In broad daylight, three mothers—two with their young children—vanished from the upscale Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida. Each case seemed eerily similar: women abducted in a place that should have been safe, their fates sealed just moments after stepping into the parking lot.

Only one mother and her child would survive, escaping after a harrowing ordeal. But why were they spared while the others were brutally executed?

Today, we will be covering the murders of Randi Gorenberg, and Nancy & Joey Bochicchio- as well as the abduction of Jane and Johnny Doe. Better known as the Boca Mall Murders, these cases remain unsolved, and as terrifying and unsettling today as they were when they first happened in 2007.

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SOURCES

1. ⁠https://cbs12.com/news/cbs12-news-i-team/still-unsolved-17-years-since-jane-doe-abduction-and-boca-raton-town-center-mall-murders-south-florida-news-true-crime-august-6-2024⁠

2. ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/230114684212556/⁠

3. ⁠https://www.wptv.com/news/crime/the-missing-piece⁠

4. ⁠'The Missing Piece:' Unraveling mystery of Boca Raton mall murders 17 years later⁠

5. ⁠Nancy & Joey Bochicchio | Boca Raton, FL⁠

6. ⁠https://www.wpbf.com/article/fbi-boca-town-center-killer-bought-flex-ties-duct-tape-in-miami-dade/1327394⁠

7. ⁠https://bronxjusticenews.com/bronx-justice-news-investigation-cold-boca-mall-murders-still-reverberating-in-nyc/⁠

8. ⁠https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213219895/nancy-jo_ann-bochicchio⁠

9. ⁠https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/03/23/at-upscale-boca-mall-killer-finds-his-marks/28617168007/⁠

10. ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24920708⁠

11. ⁠https://bocamag.com/what-happened-to-jane-doe/⁠

When a 17-year-old mother of two young children finds her youngest baby not breathing, she runs for help. But instead of sympathy, she received a death sentence. This is the story of Sabrina Butler-Smith - the first woman in U.S. history to be exonerated from death row. Her story isn't just about injustice - it's about how quickly the system can turn a tragedy into a nightmare. But it's also about how a teenager transformed from a grieving, convicted killer into one of our country's most powerful voices for justice reform.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of infant death and child abuse.

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ADVOCATE & SOURCES

Witness To Innocence

Death Penalty | Equal Justice Initiative

Red Cross | Infant CPR

Infant CPR | American Heart Association CPR & First Aid

Sabrina Butler-Smith: The fight for freedom of the first woman ever to be exonerated from death row in the US | The Independent By Rachel Sharp

Sabrina Butler-Smith's Fight for Freedom | Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom

Mississippi | Death Penalty Information Center

Sabrina Butler - National Registry of Exonerations

BUTLER v. STATE | 608 So. 2d 314 | Miss. | Judgment | Law | CaseMine

Speaking with the Senator - Death Row Exoneree Sabrina Butler Porter

When Christmas of 1988 came and went without a word from 54-year-old, Cam Lyman, a reclusive multi-millionaire, his family grew concerned. They had no idea that he had abandoned his 40-acre estate the year before, ominously leaving behind a phone ripped off the wall. Even more troubling, Cam’s beloved 58 prize-winning show dogs- were allegedly left alone in their kennels, unfed and unattended. It was completely out of character for someone who had dedicated their entire life to these animals.

This is the story of Cam Lyman.

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A HUGE thank you to Jesse Hawke over at ⁠⁠The Inky Pawprint⁠⁠ for their input and advice on not just today’s case- but several. Jesse is not only a researcher, and writer working behind the scenes for some of your favorite podcasts but is also a first-class human being. I would like to dedicate today’s episode to Jesse’s beloved cat Rory- who I hope will not be alarmed or offended by the insane number of dogs in today’s episode. **********************

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SOURCES:

⁠Mystery Shrouds Millionaire's Disappearance: Enigma: Cam Lyman- Los Angeles Times⁠ by Elizabeth Mehren

⁠Skeleton Identified as Missing Millionaire - Los Angeles Times ⁠by Terrence Petty Oct

⁠Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina - Season 5 Episode 9⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-cam-lyman-clumber-s/10904524/⁠

⁠Cam Lyman | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki⁠

⁠Finally, missing can rest in peace ⁠by Terrence Petty, October 16, 1998

ADVOCATE: ⁠transgenderlawcenter.org