Patrick disappeared approximately 1/2 block from where Paul Kochu lived. I live in Pittsburgh and work in Birmingham Towers - which is right next to the Birmingham Bridge and directly across the street from Paul Kochu's home. I YET AGAIN have to go to work seeing every telephone pole posted with another MISSING poster.
The rumor is that the Smiley Face Killer theory is actually being investigated. With the Smiley Face theory, all of the victims were found to have drowned and were located in or near bodies of water. All of the victims were white males, many were college students, and usually popular and athletic. And finally, most of the victims simply disappeared after a night of drinking and socializing with friends. Every one of these cases fits.
This is THREE (3) disappearances of white males that all are very similar in build, height, etc. Paul Kochu disappeared on 12/16/14; Dakota James on 1/25/17; now Patrick on 11/15/17. Paul and Dakota could have been Brothers and BOTH attended Duquesne University. in appearance and all three disappeared in almost identical situations, at the same time of year Nov, Dec. and Jan. ALL WERE ON FOOT.
I, myself, am also concerned as there is A FOURTH that should be included - the 12/7/11 disappearance and death of Jimmy Slack, who disappeared from the North Side after attending a concert at Stage AE, which is right next to the river, also. Again, death was undetermined when his body was found in the river. This was an odd case went to a concert with a friend who he separated from. That friend reached Slack on his cell phone at 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. and he said, "I am still partying." At 3am, he said he would probably walk home.
Jimmy Slack 25 y.o. 510, 165 lbs. Blonde hair/blue eyes 12/07/11
Paul Kochu - 22 y.o. 61, 180 lbs. Brown Hair/blue eyes 12/16/14
Dakota James 23 y.o. 58, 140 lbs. Brown Hair//blue eyes 01/25/17
Patrick Rohal 30 y.o (looks younger) 58, 170 lbs. brown hair/brown eyes 11/15/17
Statistics from the county medical examiners office show that the bodies of only six victims of accidental or undetermined drownings were recovered from the Mon, the Allegheny or the Ohio in winter months during a 10-year span between 2006 and 2016. Two of those are listed right here.
Paul Kochu was found without clothing and it is public knowledge that his case is NOT closed and it is considered a Suspicious death.
If you want to go even further . . . these men also disappeared without a trace
Zackery Sheets 19 y.o. 59, 160 lbs. Brown hair/blue eyes disappeared from Plum (Pgh), PA on 02/19/17. Plum borders the Allegheny River. Disappeared at 10:30 at night, on foot.
Donald Smetlak 25 y.o. 61, 230 lbs. Brown hair/hazel eyes. Disappeared from Oakland (Pgh.) 01/28/06. This is directly across from the South Side where Kochu and Rohal disappeared. Last contact was around 4:00 pm on the day of disappearance he was supposed to go see a friend that evening. Car was found in middle of Winter in Oakland with the windows down.
A VERY LONG STRETCH . . .
Andrew Karis 19 y.o. 58, 130 lbs. Brown Hair/Hazel eyes. Disappeared from CMU (in Oakland/Pgh) 03/01/93 and has never been heard from again. Suspicious circumstances. POSSIBLE that he might have been in NYC and San Francisco in 1995.
