Police hunt Boca Raton killer of 2 moms, 1 child

'It's a nightmare'
"I can imagine Joey screaming," Bruno said sobbing, her hands clenched around a wad of tear-soaked tissues. "Every time I think of it, it's a nightmare."

Joey would have turned 8 a week after her death. Instead of birthday presents, Bruno bought coffins.

"I have the same dream all the time of her ... just looking down on me and she says, 'You gotta get him ... You gotta catch him,'" Bruno said. "I pray every day that it haunts him ... I pray that he has the nightmares that we all have."

Nancy and Joey are buried by Nancy's parents in a crypt in New York. Bruno bought slots beside them for her and her husband. "We always said we'd be together until the end," she said.

Bruno has sued the mall's owner, Simon Property Group, alleging negligence in failing to provide enough security. The August victim has also sued. Simon officials did not respond directly to the allegations, but said the mall is upgrading its surveillance capabilities.

"These crimes are still under investigation and many crucial questions remain unanswered," Simon Property spokeswoman Billie Scott said.

A task force has been formed to catch the killer. The city is offering a $350,000 reward. Police have followed up on more than 800 tips.

While they haven't definitively linked the Gorenberg case with the others, it appears they're all connected.

"Someone is obviously noticing women in high-end SUVs at the mall and targeting them," said Capt. Jack Strenges of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Numb to violence  
Evidence shows Gorenberg may have been trying to leap from her vehicle when she was shot. Bochicchio may have been trying to free herself from the handcuffs.

"It would appear that when they try to resist, he murders them," Strenges said.

Former FBI profiler Mark Safarik said if the same person killed Gorenberg, he may have learned from that experience that his victims would be more easily controlled if they had small children.

"He's now going to get the cooperation that he didn't get with his first victim," Safarik said. "Control is really a big issue for this guy. It's the control that keeps him calm, and when he loses control, things go bad, so I think he learned from the first case."

Safarik said the attacker likely has a violent criminal past and is a local who knows the area. He's impulsive, doesn't consider consequences and is numbed to violence.

"You've got to be pretty desensitized to shoot a 7-year-old," Safarik said. "And my guess is this guy isn't going to have a problem doing it again."

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