SOMERSET COUNTY — Award-Winning Investigative Journalism — DELIVERED TO WWW.OURTOWNJOHNSTOWN.COM YOUR DOOR! madeinsomersetcounty.com WEEK OF Johnstown man charged JULY 29,- AUGUST 4 2020 in 2016 slaying BRUCE SIWY undetermined because of her [email protected] body’s state of decomposition. On this same day, a Cambria FAMILY VALUES Kaylene Renee Roedel’s ex- County inmate who had served boyfriend has been charged with time with Rowe gave corrections her murder. officer a statement that In a criminal complaint filed indicated Rowe had mentioned at the office of district Judge on several occasions that he Michael Musulin, Johnstown wanted to kill Roedel upon his police say that 46-year-old release from jail. ARONE Christopher George Rowe killed In July of 2017, a Roedel on Aug. 4, 2016. Her Photo from Facebook Photo from Facebook Pennsylvania State Police crime GIVES body was discovered in the Christopher George Rowe Kaylene Renee Roedel lab report concluded that blood BACK WITH wooded area of Riders Road by found in Roedel’s underwear hikers on the Honan Avenue was a positive match to Rowe’s trail three days later. Magisterial District Judge 47-1-01 EAGLE DOCKET DNA. A woman told police Rowe is charged with felony Docket Number: MJ-47101-CR-0000228-2020 later that month that Rowe had Criminal Docket SCOUT counts of murder of the first asked her to provide a fake alibi Commonwealth of Pennsylvania degree, aggravated assault v. for the night that Roedel went PROJECT Christopher George Rowe and involuntary deviate sexual Page 1 of 2 missing. The following month, a intercourse with a person CASE INFORMATION — B1 Judge Assigned: Magisterial District Judge Michael J. Issue Date: 07/20/2020 juvenile at the Cambria County unconscious, and misdemeanor Musulin OTN: U 894480-6 File Date: 07/20/2020 Child Advocacy Center said that counts of abuse of corpse Arresting Agency: Johnstown Police Dept Arrest Date: Complaint/Incident #: 20160807M9331 Disposition: he heard Rowe state that he and making false reports. His County: Cambria Disposition Date: killed the mother of his child. A arraignment was scheduled for Township: Johnstown City Case Status: Active STATUS INFORMATION woman who once dated Rowe noon July 27. Case Status Status Date Processing Status Active 07/20/2020 Awaiting Preliminary Hearing admitted that day that she had “This case involved a lot of CALENDAR EVENTS provided Rowe with a false alibi SPORTS Case Calendar Schedule Schedule moving pieces,” Johnstown Det. Event Type Start Date Start Time Room Judge Name Status at his request for the night of Preliminary Arraignment 07/27/2020 12:00 pm Magisterial District Judge Scheduled Sgt. Cory Adams said. Michael J. Musulin Roedel’s murder. PENN DEFENDANT INFORMATION Name: Rowe, Christopher George Sex: Male Another one of Rowe’s ex’s — — — Date of Birth: 07/08/1974 Race: White told police in December of 2017 HIGHLANDS Address(es): Home that Rowe admitted he had Outlined in the affidavit of Mercer, PA 16137 ATHLETES Advised of His Right to Apply for Assignment of Counsel? No “crushed (Roedel’s) throat with probable cause is a timeline of Public Defender Requested by the Defendant? No Application Provided for Appointment of Public Defender? No his 2 bare hands” and “drove EARN ALL- the case. Has the Defendant Been Fingerprinted? No around with her body in the Police said that Rowe was in CASE PARTICIPANTS Participant Type Participant Name backseat” of her own Blazer. ACADEMIC jail on domestic assault charges Arresting Officer Adams, Cory M. Defendant Rowe, Christopher George She added that Rowe took her TEAM against Roedel less than a to the site where he’d dumped week before she was killed. An Roedel’s body and that he said officer had stated that Rowe had — B4 she’d be the next one they found choked her in June of that year, there if she ever told anyone then punched her in the face MDJS 1200 Printed: 07/21/2020 6:41 am Recent entries made in the court filing offices may not be immediately reflected on these docket sheets . Neither the courts of the Unified Judicial System of about his confession. and head. But Roedel attended the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts assumes any liability for inaccurate or delayed data , errors or Chargesomissions on these fi docketled sheets. against Docket sheet Christopher information should not be Georgeused in place of aRowe criminal history on background July check 18., which can only be According to police, forensic provided by the Pennsylvania State Police. Employers who do not comply with the provisions of the Criminal History Record Information Act (18 Pa.C.S. a bond reduction hearing at Section 9101 et seq.) may be subject to civil liability as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. Section 9183. experts concluded in 2018 and the Cambria County Court of in 2019 that there was sufficient started her final shift at 3:30 p.m. that day when Roedel Common Pleas on July 31, and evidence to prove that Roedel Cheaters the following day. A did not arrive to pick up her Rowe was released the following was murdered, mostly likely bartender said she saw her leave son. day. through strangulation. A doctor WEEKLY work alone in her red Blazer at According to the affidavit, Roedel’s co-workers at also concluded that she had RECIPE WINNER approximately 2:10 a.m. Aug. 4. Blairsville police were Cheaters Bar in New Alexandria been sexually assaulted before Though police believe she was dispatched to Roedel’s home REBECCA later told police that Rowe her death. killed within hours of leaving around 10:39 p.m. that evening LENSBAUER came in and watched her the Adams said the opinions of – A4 the bar, Adams would not to check on her. There they following day. He was soon the forensic scientists became comment on where he believes found Rowe and his new thrown out of the bar by the final piece of the puzzle the murder took place. girlfriend loading both Roedel’s employees after his comments, in filing the charges. He also The report states that Blazer and a U-Haul with the insults and threats against her thanked Cambria County Roedel’s Blazer was caught belongings Rowe still had at began to escalate. detectives and police from the on a business surveillance Roedel’s residence. ARE YOU DOWNSIZING? When Roedel returned to her Richland Township, Stonycreek camera entering Riders Road at When officers searched NEED MONEY FOR TAXES? home in Blairsville in the early Township, Blairsville and West DID YOU INHERIT A COLLECTION? approximately 2:40 a.m. Aug. 6 the Blazer at Rowe’s new morning hours, police were Hills departments for their — two days after she was killed. girlfriend’s place along Cypress WE CAN HELP! dispatched to another domestic assistance. Someone drove the Blazer away Avenue in Johnstown the dispute between the two. Roedel “This was an unusual WE BUY ALL COINS 17 minutes later. following day, they found that told police she had to use mace investigation — the fact that it GOLD-SILVER Cellphone records indicate the vehicle’s back seat only had against Rowe, who had fled passed through a lot of hands,” that Roedel’s phone and a been cleaned and vacuumed. PAPER MONEY by the time an officer arrived. Adams said, noting that it phone Rowe had borrowed from JOHN PAUL SAROSI, INC. She told a friend later that day was handled by multiple city 106 Market Street ∙ Downtown Johnstown his new girlfriend were hitting — — — that she re-admitted Rowe into detectives since the outset M-F 10-5 Eve/Sat by appt. a tower with GPS coordinates 1-814-535-5766 ∙ 1-800-334-1163 the home around 4 a.m. so he because of turnover in the wouldn’t cause another scene near where her body was The report notes that Roedel’s SO-853602-1 SINCE 1974 - WE PAY MORE! ranks. with the neighbors. discovered. Roedel’s family filed autopsy was conducted Aug. According to police, Roedel a missing persons report around 8 at Forensic DX in Windber. Her death was originally ruled (See CHARGED, A4) Water authority OKs sewer line purchase Johnstown collection system to soon change hands SO-853925-1 KATIE SMOLEN controversy. the board being transparent and separate ad every time for every Our Town Correspondent Activist John DeBartola ques- honest. I’m considering taking committee meeting because the tioned the authority’s transpar- legal action if you don’t redo all cost adds up pretty substantial- The Greater Johnstown Water ency. the things you passed,” DeBarto- ly,” Barbin said. “We chose to Authority approved the purchase Board members passed reso- la said. enter this blanket advertisement of the city’s sewer collection lutions to obtain a bond issuance Barbin said that he looked that said we were going to do TThere’here’s NONO system. not to exceed $45 million and at the ad that the authority ran committee meetings on Tuesdays There’s NO William Gleason Barbin, take a $2 million loan — at 3.5% once DeBartola raised a concern. at 3 p.m. In general, it’s a fair FFeeee UUnlessnless solicitor for the authority, said interest — from the water capital He had it in his report to ask argument that John makes that they expect to be able to take redemption fund to the sewer the authority to ratify the vote. it was not sufficiently advertised WWee HHaveave the bonds to the market in the operations, with the $2 million Barbin noted that, while it was to give the public notice.