The person at the center of this case
Sarah Rae Boehm, 14-year-old female
Cold Case · Open - Unsolved
31 years waiting · since 1994
SARAH RAE BOEHM
Justice for Sarah Rae Boehm, 14-year-old female — the trail went cold in 1994, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is the connection between these two murders? Were they committed by the same perpetrator, and if so, how did he target and abduct victims from different states?
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location
Lead #2Why were both bodies deposited in the same remote Ohio state park? What significance did this location hold to the killer?
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evidence
Lead #3What physical or forensic evidence links the two cases? Were there matching DNA, fibers, or other trace evidence?
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm disappeared from her home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1994, and was found murdered in Berlin Reservoir, Portage County, Ohio four months later. Her case is believed connected to the murder of seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez, whose body was discovered nearby in the same state park after she went missing on August 25, 1994—Kathryn had been strangled. The FBI and local law enforcement from both Pennsylvania and Ohio continue seeking information about how these two young women came to be murdered in the same remote location and whether a single perpetrator is responsible.
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FBI (Pittsburgh Field Office), Portage County Sheriff, Beaver County Police
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witness
Lead #4Were there any witnesses to either disappearance or to suspicious activity near Berlin Reservoir or the oil road in late summer/fall 1994?
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timeline
Lead #5How did a Pennsylvania teenager end up in Ohio? What was the timeline and method of abduction for Sarah Boehm?
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Source Narrative
Murder Victim Alliance, Portage County, Ohio November 4, 1994 Caution: Sarah Rae Boehm, a fourteen-year-old female teen, was reported missing by her parents on July 14, 1994, to local law enforcement in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Several months later, on November 4, 1994, Sarah's remains were discovered in the "Berlin Reservoir," located within an Ohio state park, Portage County, Ohio.
This rural community in Ohio was located approximately two hours away from the victim's home in Pennsylvania. Additionally, Kathryn Menendez , another female teen victim, went missing on August 25, 1994, and her nude body was found several days later on an oil road near the "Berlin Reservoir." Kathryn had been strangled to death.
Both Sarah and Kathryn's bodies were located approximately 1/2 mile apart in the same Ohio state park. Seventeen-year-old Kathryn was from Portage County, Ohio.
Information is being sought in both cases. Specifically, how Boehm from Pennsylvania ended up murdered in Ohio and information regarding the murder of Menendez.
Investigators believe the two cases may be related. The FBI from both Pennsylvania and Ohio have been working closely with local law enforcement from Portage County, Ohio, as well as Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Remarks: Sarah had a scraped knee from a bicycle wreck. She also had both ears pierced with one traditional hole in each ear.
Timeline of Events
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1994-07-14
Sarah Rae Boehm reported missing
Sarah Rae Boehm, age 14, was reported missing by her parents to local law enforcement in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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1994-08-25
Kathryn Menendez reported missing
Seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez from Portage County, Ohio went missing.
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1994-11-04
Sarah Rae Boehm's remains discovered
Sarah's remains were discovered in Berlin Reservoir, Portage County, Ohio, approximately two hours from her Pennsylvania home.
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1994-08-29
Kathryn Menendez's body discovered
Kathryn Menendez's nude body was found several days after her disappearance on an oil road near Berlin Reservoir, approximately 1/2 mile from where Sarah was found. She had been strangled.
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 27, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 27, 2026