Steven Lorenzo agrees with prosecution's suggestion he receive the death penalty

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February 6, 2023 at 9:14 p.m.

Life in prison or death. Hillsborough County Judge Christopher Sabella will decide on which one to sentence Steven Lorenzo with at some point this week. Last December, Lorenzo pleaded guilty to drugging, torturing, raping, murdering, and dismembering Jason Galehouse and Michael Wachholtz in 2003. "The State of Florida stands before your honor today to humbly ask you to impose the ultimate, the harshest, the most severe punishment allowed by the laws of this state," said State Attorney Susan Lopez.

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