Win At All Costs

During Patty Rorrer’s 18-day trial in February 1998, prosecution pushed a circumstantial motive of a fatal-attraction murder. The prosecution painted a picture of a woman so enraged when her former boyfriend’s wife hung up the phone on her that she drove to Pennsylvania from her home in North Carolina, forced Joann Katrinak and her baby at gunpoint into the car, took them outside of town and murdered them.  She was convicted with almost no physical evidence or murder weapon. She is currently serving a life sentence at SCI Muncy in Pennsylvania.

During Patty Rorrer’s 18-day trial in February 1998, prosecution pushed a circumstantial motive of a fatal-attraction murder. The prosecution painted a picture of a woman so enraged when her former boyfriend’s wife hung up the phone on her that she drove to Pennsylvania from her home in North Carolina, forced Joann Katrinak and her baby at gunpoint into the car, took them outside of town and murdered them.  She was convicted with almost no physical evidence or murder weapon. She is currently serving a life sentence at SCI Muncy in Pennsylvania.

In 1989, Drew Whitley was convicted of the murder of a McDonald's night shift manager.  He was sentenced to life and served 17 years.  In 2006, DNA evidence exonerated Drew of his conviction.  

In 1989, Drew Whitley was convicted of the murder of a McDonald's night shift manager.  He was sentenced to life and served 17 years.  In 2006, DNA evidence exonerated Drew of his conviction.    

Rodney Matthews received multiple life sentences for smuggling plane loads of illegal drugs into the United States under the guise of the government. In this second installment, Matthews discusses his post-conviction efforts along with warnings for pilots who may be commissioned by the United States Government to commit crimes that could put them behind bars for life.

Rodney Matthews received multiple life sentences for smuggling plane loads of illegal drugs into the United States under the guise of the government. That might seem like a strange way to fight the war on drugs, but it’s a common tactic used in government sting operations. The object is to snare key leaders in drug smuggling operations. In this case, it succeeded only in putting more drugs onto America’s streets.

When Joe Hall's mother learned that a young man was gunned down in Pittsburgh, she feared that it was her son. She drove to the scene to find that it wasn't her child. Neither knew the gang banger who was murdered. Eventually, Joe was charged and convicted of the murder. He has been in prison for more than 11 years for what many believe is one of the strangest murder cases to ever come through the Allegheny County Court system.  After listening to the Win at all Costs Podcast, an eye-witness to the murder has come forward causing a dramatic turn of events. Now Joe Hall and his mother believe justice may finally be served.  

When Joe Hall's mother learned that a young man was gunned down in Pittsburgh, she feared that it was her son. She drove to the scene to find that it wasn't her child. Neither knew the gang banger who was murdered. Eventually, Joe was charged and convicted of the murder. He has been in prison for more than 11 years for what many believe is one of the strangest murder cases to ever come through the Allegheny County Court system. 

Krishaun Davis was a promising athlete and student who got tied up in the streets and gangs. Eventually, he was wrongly accused of a robbery. This is his story.

Krishaun Davis was a promising athlete and student who got tied up in the streets and gangs. Eventually, he was wrongly accused of a robbery. This is his story.

Krishaun Davis was a promising athlete and student who got tied up in the streets and gangs. Eventually, he was wrongly accused of a robbery. This is his story.

Krishaun Davis was a promising athlete and student who got tied up in the streets and gangs. Eventually, he was wrongly accused of a robbery. This is his story.

Pittsburgh native, Terrell Johnson, tells his story of being wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime. 

Pittsburgh native, Terrell Johnson, tells his story of being wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime. 

Pittsburgh native, Terrell Johnson, tells his story of being wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime. 

Pittsburgh native, Terrell Johnson, tells his story of being wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime.