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Feb 7, 2008 10:54 am US/Eastern
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Unsolved Boca Murders May Be Work Of Serial Killer
Palm Beach Crimestoppers: 1-800-458-TIPS / Boca Police: 561-338-1352
$350,000 Reward Offered For Info That Leads To The Killer
BOCA RATON (CBS4) ―
The person who killed a Boca Raton mother and her 7-year old daughter in December may be the work of a serial killer. That's the new opinion of Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw who was interviewed by John Walsh, during a taping of the TV Show "America's Most Wanted".
The show, taped Wednesday, focuses on the shooting deaths of Randi Gorenberg and Nancy Bochicchio and her 7-year old daughter, Joey.
In addition, the Boca Raton Police Services Department has established a MySpace Web page dedicated to the Bochicchio investigation which has previously unreleased details about the December 12th murders of Bochiccio and her daughter.
Click Here to view the MySpace page.
On the site, police state that the suspect(s) "used a variety of material to bind and control Joey and Nancy, including duct tape, plastic ties, handcuffs and goggles. "Their hands, feet, and neck were bound to restrict their movement in the vehicle. When they were discovered, the bindings on Nancy's wrists were broken. There is no direct evidence to suggest who broke the bonds or whether Nancy resisted the suspect(s) in any way."
The Web site report also reveals that Nancy Bochicchio made a 911 call to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, but that the phone went dead. Attempts to call back were unsuccessful.
During Wednesday's taping of "America's Most Wanted", Sheriff Bradshaw said that "all signs are there" linking the murders of the Bochicchios in December and Randi Gorenberg in March, as well as an August 7th robbery, to the work of a serial killer preying on women at Town Center mall.
Both Randi Gorenberg and Nancy and Joey Bochiccio were killed after visiting the Boca Town Center Mall.
So what are the similarities between the cases?
Sheriff Bradshaw has revealed that dark goggles or masks were pulled over the heads of Nancy Bochicchio and the August 7th robbery victim. In addition, he said, the Bochicchio's and the August 7th victim were bound using plastic flexcuffs. It's believed the August 7th victim and her 2-year old son weren't hurt because she cooperated with the suspect and did not try to fight back.
Randi Gorenberg, 52, was shot and killed in Palm Beach County on March 23rd, 2007. She was last seen leaving the Town Center Mall walking toward her vehicle in the middle of the afternoon. Police believe she got in her Mercedes GL450 SUV but may have been carjacked. Her SUV was driven to Delray Beach, about five miles away, where she was shot in the head and dumped in the street in broad daylight.
On December 12th, someone killed Nancy Bochicchio, 47, and her 7-year-old daughter, Joey Bochicchio-Hauser. The mother and daughter were robbed, bound and then shot to death, and their bodies were found in their SUV in the parking lot of the Town Center Mall during the height of the holiday shopping season.
In between these two crimes was the August 7th incident. A mother and her 2-year old son were held up at gunpoint in the parking lot of the same mall and she was also driving an SUV. They were not shot.
Adam Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted, also said that he believes the killer is familiar with Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties and is probably still in South Florida.
The Boca Raton Police Department and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office created a task force to work on these cases in January.
If you have any information for investigators please call Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at
1-800-458-TIPS.
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