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In 2007, a killer preyed on shoppers at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, FL. A sketch based on a description by a woman who survived an attack bears a close resemblance to Israel Keyes. Though LE has not stated a connection between the Boca Raton murders and IK, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
March 23, 2007 -- Randi Gorenberg, a wife and mother, was carjacked in the mall parking lot at 1:00 in the afternoon. In 2009, a task force determined Gorenberg's murder was unrelated to the other attacks. The killing remains unsolved.
4 Years After, No Leads In Boca Mall Murder Case
New Theories, Still No Suspect in Deadly Attacks
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March 23, 2007 -- Randi Gorenberg, a wife and mother, was carjacked in the mall parking lot at 1:00 in the afternoon. In 2009, a task force determined Gorenberg's murder was unrelated to the other attacks. The killing remains unsolved.
4 Years After, No Leads In Boca Mall Murder Case
Police release stills of suspects in Boca Town Center Mall murderMarch 23, 2011 5:48 PM
Four years ago, on March 23rd 2007, Randi Gorenberg was carjacked after leaving the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton just after 1 p.m. After being driven around for a time, Gorenberg was shot and then her body dumped out of her black 2007 Mercedes Benz GL450 SUV. She was left for dead in the parking lot of the South County Civic Center in Delray Beach, police said.
Five years later: Boca mall murders remain unsolvedWSVN
Posted 09/28/08 at 6:55 am EDT Last Updated 09/29/08 at 6:55 am EDT
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance with identifying the two suspects wanted for making several purchases using Randi Gorenberg's stolen credit card number in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
August 7, 2007 - Jane Doe and her young son are kidnapped from the Town Center Mall parking lot by a man hiding in the back seat of her black Lincoln Navigator. JD and her son survive, and her description is used to make the sketch which resembles IK.Sun Sentinel
December 12, 2012|By Ed Komenda
A special task force had been formed between Boca Raton police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, but it disbanded in 2009.
That's when investigators determined the Bochicchio murders were not connected to the killing of Randi Gorenberg, a 52-year-old woman last seen alive as she drove away from Town Center in her black Mercedes.
New Theories, Still No Suspect in Deadly Attacks
Police hunt Florida mall killer of 3Jan. 28, 2009
By THOMAS BERMAN via 20/20
Jane Doe said it all began as a normal shopping trip. She drove to the mall with her young son and parked her black Lincoln Navigator near the Nordstrom department store.
After about two hours of shopping, she walked back to the vehicle and placed her son in his car seat in the rear passenger side. Then, she said, after putting some shopping bags in the front passenger seat and the stroller in the back, she walked around the SUV to the driver's seat.
Only then, she said, did she hear her son cry out for her. That's when, she said, she looked back into the car and was shocked to see a man seated there next to her boy holding a gun to his head.
New sketch released in Boca Mall murder caseUSA Today
Posted 3/22/2008 3:06 PM
"Take whatever you want, just don't hurt us," she tells him. The man orders the woman to drive to an ATM where she withdraws $600.
He then orders her into the back seat, where he binds her feet with plastic ties, secures her hands with cheap novelty handcuffs and fixes her neck to the headrest with another tie.
He's calm but threatens to kill her. She doesn't resist. They drive back to the mall where he puts a pair of blacked-out swim goggles over her eyes.
He asks if she's OK, even gets her a drink of water and her inhaler for asthma. Then he disappears.
The woman eventually frees herself.
"He took my license and told me if his picture was on the news that he would come after me ... and my son," she would later say. "I'm terrified."
December 12, 2007-The Bochicchio CaseWFLX Lindsey Cohen, reporterPosted: Feb 15, 2008 8:53 AM CDT
Police released Thursday the newest rendition of the person they believe terrorized three women on three separate occasions at the Boca mall over the past year.
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Boca Raton Police Department
Shortly before midnight on December 12, 2007, a security guard at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, FL. noticed a black 2007 Chrysler Aspen with the engine running, parked in the lot on the south side of the Sears department store. He called the Boca Raton Police Services Communications Center on a non-emergency line and asked for an officer to check it out. Officers found Nancy Bochicchio (47 years of age) and her daughter, Joey Bochicchio-Hauser (7 years of age), in an SUV bound and shot.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Nancy and Joey entered the Mall through Entrance #4 (between the Sears and Neiman Marcus department stores) at approximately 2:19 p.m. They left the building through the same doors at approximately 3:11 p.m. Boca Raton investigators believe that they were abducted and then taken to an ATM where they were forced to withdraw $500. A 911 call from Nancy’s cellular phone was received by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, but was disconnected before dispatchers could answer it. The operator tried to call back to Nancy’s phone, but received no response.
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. There is no information to determine whether Nancy and Joey were shot at the Town Center Mall or other location(s). There are no facts available regarding when the vehicle was returned to the Town Center Mall parking lot.
On December 14, 2007, a reward poster was released with a sketch (generated by the victim of the August 7th case at the Town Center Mall which is featured on this site) and a reward of $350,000 offered by the City of Boca Raton. Dozens of investigators worked tirelessly canvassing various locations, scrutinizing hours of surveillance video, processing and evaluating evidence, and following up on leads.
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Boca Raton investigators are still pursuing hundreds of leads and continue to work with law enforcement partners from around the region and throughout the country. A task force was formed on January 31st, 2007 to investigate recent high profile cases including the murder of Randi Gorenberg and the Bochicchio murders. The task force consists of detectives from the Boca Raton Police Services Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The task force provides an opportunity to improve communication and coordination into solving these cases.
America’s Most Wanted profiled this case three times on their program, the most recent being February 16, 2008. For this episode, AMW commissioned forensic artist John McMahon to enhance the original sketch, which was provided by the August 7th victim. The sketch, in addition to the original sketch, is included on this site. The local media outlets continue to do a thorough job of ensuring extensive coverage.
While there is presently no physical or forensic evidence directly linking this case to any other investigations, there are enough similarities to lead Boca Raton investigators to believe this case is related to the August 7, 2007 Town Center Mall Carjacking incident (see “Other Cases” on this site).
More links:
http://www.today.com/id/24920708/ns/today-today_news/t/terror-mall/#.Ui-FDz_ivAy