2007 Boca Raton mall murders: Watch what police have to say
The slayings of Nancy Bochicchio, 47, and her daughter, Joey Bochicchio-Hauser, 7, shocked the community and drew national attention. They were found bound and shot in an SUV in the parking lot of the Town Center mall shortly before midnight Dec. 12, 2007.
Boca Raton police, in an interview with the Sun Sentinel and a video released Tuesday, are updating the public on what’s known about the Bochicchios’ case and a separate kidnapping likely carried out by the same man.
As the 10-year anniversary nears, finding the killer remains a high priority.
“We’re still working this. We’re going to continue to work this,” says Police Capt. Matthew Duggan, whose agency has combed through more than 2,000 leads. “And if you know something, please come forward.”
According to police’s timeline:
— About 2 p.m., Nancy and Joey entered the mall.
— At 3:11 p.m., they’re seen on surveillance video leaving the mall from the Sears entrance.
— At 3:14 p.m., there was a call from Nancy Bochicchio’s phone to 911, but it immediately hung up. A dispatcher called back within a minute but got no answer.
— At 3:19 p.m., Bochicchio is seen on video surveillance withdrawing money from an ATM right by the mall. “She’s seen taking the money out, and there appear to be people in the back seat of the car,” Duggan says.
Police determined that right after the money was withdrawn, the SUV was back at the mall, with the engine running. Later that night, a mall security guard noticed Bochicchio’s black 2007 Chrysler Aspen parked near the south side of Sears at the mall.
Officers found Nancy and Joey dead, both of them with single gunshot wounds to their heads. “It was apparent to us that they had been, what amounted to, executed in the rear of the vehicle,” Duggan said.
“What was unique about the case is it appeared that they had been bound in a pretty unique manner,” he said. The restraints included handcuffs, zip ties and goggles.
Boca Raton police instantly saw similarities to a kidnapping case that happened at the mall months earlier. “We immediately knew that there were definitely links between that case and the August case,” Duggan says.
2007 Boca Raton mall murders: Watch what police have to say
Police are putting one of South Florida’s most high-profile unsolved cases — the 2007 Boca Raton mall murders — back in the spotlight. The slayings of Nancy Bochicchio, 47, and he…
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