| Jogger abducted, killed by someone familiar with area, investigator says Amy L. Edwards, Sarah Lundy and Walter Pacheco Orlando Sentinel Staff Writers 2:02 PM EDT, June 12, 2008 | A jogger killed Tuesday night in east Orange County was abducted from the trail by someone familiar with the area, a sheriff's investigator said today. Nicole Ganguzza, a graduate student at the University of Central Florida, probably was killed where she was found, off the Little Econ Greenway just north of Colonial Drive, sheriff's Sgt. Allen Lee said. |
Police think it is someone who knows the area near this park.
Television viewers will have their hearts broken to hear the sadness in this woman's voice.
| On Wednesday night, Jessica Gallo came to the overpass on Econlockhatchee Trail to pray for Ganguzza's family. Gallo said Ganguzza was her marriage counselor. "She's just truly a great person. Just wonderful. I mean she helped so many people," Gallo said. "My prayers are with her family. In my heart, she's my family, and I love her so much," she said. |
Who is this person that kills young women in Orlando? Is it the same person who "disappeared" Jennifer Kesse two years ago? On the surface, one would say no, it is clearly another person. Even so, I wager that the police are double-checking very carefully.
And there seem to be undercurrents. From the same news report:
- "Investigators think the killer planned the attack carefully and may have sat off the trail, working up his nerve, Lee said." So perhaps the bloodhounds found this beaten down patch of grass near the trail? If working up nerve, was Ganguzza the planned victim or just the first potential victim to come by?
- "Detectives have searched transient camps in the area ..." This is a small similarity to the Jennifer Kesse case. There is a transient camp behind the shopping center near where her car was found.
- "Investigators planned to review surveillance tapes from local convenience stores for any signs of Ganguzza." I hope they find something, but why are they looking for signs of Ganguzza at convenience stores? Not the murderer? She was jogging the trails. Did the reporters make an error here? Or have the police inadvertently let slip a small piece of evidence? Usually they are very careful to avoid that.
I sincerely hope that this guy gets caught quickly, and then the police can get back on the Jennifer Kesse case.
Soon, oh Lord.
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