Randi Gorenberg's Story In The Media - 2008 (Only Randi)

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Gorenberg Lawyer Responds to Detectives' Claims

December 12, 2008 - 8:59 PM
Chuck Weber
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On Friday night, a lawyer representing Stewart Gorenberg reacted to statements made earlier in the day by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Attorney Guy Fronstin said his client had nothing to do with his wife's murder and said Gorenberg denied going to prostitutes.

The murder of Randi Gorenberg in March of 2007 remains unsolved. The Boca Raton woman was last seen alive on surveillance video at the Town Center Mall. Her body turned up outside the South County Civic Center near Delray Beach. Deputies located the black Mercedes SUV she was driving not far away. The SUV was her husband's.

Releasing new information about the case Friday, Sheriff's detectives said Randi's husband Stewart, a Broward County chiropractor, was having sex with several prostitutes in Broward starting in 2001. Detectives asked people to come forward with information on Mr. Gorenberg's relationships and said he had not been ruled out as a suspect.

In response, attorney Fronstin said the Gorengerg family appreciates how detectives are working hard on the case, but they are also frustrated by detectives' statements. "Dr. Gorenberg denies going to prostitutes," said Fronstin. The lawyer added he himself has seen no evidence of that either.

Fronstin also read a prepared statement. In it he said, "Dr. Gorenberg had absolutely nothing to do with his wife's murder and he is a victim of this crime. It is unconscionable that PBSO detectives are treating a victim this way."

Fronstin's statement described detectives as desperate for leads in the case. "The Gorenberg family and our community would be much better served if detectives were searching for the true murderer as opposed to spending their time and our taxpayer dollars investigating Dr. Gorenberg," Fronstin said in his statement.

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Mother of Randi Gorenberg Speaks Out

December 12, 2008 - 11:08 PM
Althea Paul

Randi's Gorenberg's mother speaks out about the latest twist into the investigation of her daughter's murder.

"I'm just very shocked and very upset," said Randi Gorenberg's mother, Idey Elias.

In a press conference Friday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office announced Randi's husband, Stewart Gorenberg, could have been the target of the murder - because he was having sex with several Broward County prostitutes.

"I did not know any of this. None of it. So, it came as a shock," said Elias.

The sheriff's office says Stewart Gorenberg started having sexual encounters with call girls in 2001 and it was still going on, twice weekly around the time of his wife's murder.

Randi Gorenberg was shot and killed March 2007 after leaving the Boca Town Center Mall. She was driving her husband's black Mercedes Benz SUV that day.

"He very well could have been targeted by someone who knew he was going there visiting these ladies and may have followed him," said Sgt. William Springer, with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The new revelations prompted Guy Fronstin - attorney for Stewart Gorenberg - to respond with this -

"The statement released by PBSO regarding Dr. Gorenberg is totally false. Dr. Gorenberg had absolutely nothing to do with his wife's murder and HE is a victim of this crime."

Now , as Elias copes with the news - she still searches for answers.

"We need closure and badly. It's a very tough time and if anyone knows anything, contact the detectives." said Elias.

Elias says she does not know whether her daughter knew about these alleged sexual encounters.

Meanwhile, investigators are asking anyone who may have had a sexual relationship with Stewart Gorenberg or who may have seen the black Mercedes in high crime areas in Broward County, to come forward.

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Slain Boca woman's husband did not see prostitutes, lawyer says

By CHRISTINA DeNARDO

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Saturday, December 13, 2008

An attorney for Stewart Gorenberg today accused Palm Beach County sheriff's investigators of wasting taxpayer money investigating the Broward chiropractor and said his client had never seen prostitutes as the investigators alleged a day earlier.

Sheriff's Sgt. William Springer said Friday that because Gorenberg was seeing prostitutes in a high-crime area of Broward County, he may have been the target instead of his wife, Randi Gorenberg, when the Boca Raton woman was fatally shot and shoved from the couple's black Mercedes sport utility vehicle behind the South County Civic Center west of Delray Beach in March 2007. Stewart Gorenberg, not his wife, usually drove the vehicle.

But Springer also said Stewart Gorenberg had not been eliminated as a suspect in his wife's death.

Guy Frostin, a West Palm Beach attorney, responded today, "Dr. Gorenberg had absolutely nothing to do with his wife's murder. Unfortunately detectives have no leads and their statements are a desperate and misguided attempt to create a lead. As long as detectives continue in this direction this heinous crime will never be solved."

Frostin said Gorenberg had never consorted with prostitutes.

Investigators said Friday that Gorenberg had been seeing prostitutes in high crime areas since 2002 and someone who knew his black Mercedes from his visits may have followed the vehicle with the intention of robbing him.

Before she was killed, Randi Gorenberg was shopping at the Town Center at Boca Raton. Several items including her $600 purse, Puma sneakers and wallet were missing from the Mercedes when it was found.

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PBSO: Gorenberg killer may have been looking for husband

By Marc Freeman |South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 13, 2008

Randi Gorenberg's killer may have been targeting her husband, who investigators think frequented crime-ridden areas of Broward County to meet prostitutes, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office revealed Friday.

Stewart Gorenberg's activities are at the forefront of the high-profile investigation into the abduction and slaying of his wife nearly 19 months ago, Sgt. William Springer said at a news conference. Gorenberg has not been charged with any crimes related to the new information. But he "has not been totally eliminated as a suspect," Springer said.

Randi Gorenberg, 52, was last seen alive as she left the Town Center at Boca Raton mall in her black Mercedes SUV at 1:16 p.m. March 23, 2007. She was found about 40 minutes later, shot in the head and dumped at a park west of Delray Beach.

The mother of two, who lived with her husband and son in a $2.2 million home in the Boniello Acres community west of Boca Raton, was robbed of her purse, phone and shoes.

Springer said Stewart Gorenberg, a chiropractor with offices in Fort Lauderdale, usually drove the Mercedes.

"We believe it may be possible he was the intended target that day," he said.

But Gorenberg's attorney, Guy Fronstin, said the authorities are wrong.

"He did not frequent prostitutes," Fronstin said. "It's that simple."

The crime has remained unsolved despite the efforts of more than a dozen detectives and national and local media attention.

Gorenberg, who is not cooperating with authorities, was seeing a prostitute twice a week up to his wife's murder and "had contact" with a prostitute after his wife's death, Springer said.

When reached by phone Friday, Gorenberg referred all questions to Fronstin.

"Dr. Gorenberg had absolutely nothing to do with his wife's murder and he is a victim of this crime," Fronstin said. "It is unconscionable that Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detectives are treating a victim this way. Unfortunately detectives have no leads and their statement is a desperate and misguided attempt to create a lead."

Investigators have also looked into whether Gorenberg's killer had a role in the carjacking, robbery and murder of Nancy Bochicchio, 47, and her daughter, Joey Bochicchio-Hauser, 7. They were shopping at the same mall hours before they were found bound and shot to death in their SUV in the mall's parking lot on Dec. 12, 2007.

But Boca Raton Police Chief Dan Alexander said last week there was no forensic evidence linking the crimes.

On Friday, Springer said the Sheriff's Office needs the public's help for information about Stewart Gorenberg's alleged use of prostitutes in Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale and the areas he's thought to have visited since 2001.

Detectives have been focusing on Gorenberg for the last four to five months, Springer said. They revealed these new details from the investigation:

Gorenberg, 53, was the primary driver of the Mercedes his wife was using the day she died. He had been seen driving the SUV often in neighborhoods in Broward County where "high-end" vehicles stand out. Springer did not name the specific areas.

As a john, he used the name "Mike" and paid $100 to $150 for each sexual encounter with women he met through escort services. Detectives have interviewed some of the women, whom Springer did not identify.

Marc Freeman can be reached at mjfreeman@SunSentinel.com or 561-243-6642.