Steven Lorenzo, 46 possible SK of gay men

[mysteriew]

Florida is riveted to the sensational trial of a Tampa man accused of plying gay men with the date rape drug GHB and then sexually assaulting them amid further allegations he is implicated in a series of gay murders.

The trial of Steven Lorenzo, 46, has been shown pictures of S&M gay sex, videos, samples of the drug, and teased with speculation about the killings of two other victims for which he is not charged.

Lorenzo is on trial for the date rapes of seven young gay men.

The evidence shown to jurors in federal court was seized from Lorenzo’s Tampa home in June of 2004. It includes graphic pictures and videos of Lorenzo having sex with several of the victims. The men are shown tied up on Lorenzo's bed and were taken at various times.

The prosecution says it will present testimony from an associate of Lorenzo, Scott Schweickert, who also is facing trial on date rape charges. Schweickert has implicated Lorenzo in the murders of two other gay men.

Police say that authorities in several other states where gay men have disappeared and where Schweickert have lived or visited have expressed interest in the case.

Police say they are continuing to investigate Lorenzo in connection with the murders and charges could be filed soon.
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/10/102905drugTrial.htm

[mysteriew]

A lead investigator in the case against Steven Lorenzo says up to five men Lorenzo is accused of drugging and abusing could be dead.

Tampa Police Detective Charles Massucci testified last week about thousands of digital images found on Lorenzo's computer that show men bound in sexually explicit positions. Investigators say two of the victims -- Jason Galehouse and Michael Wachholtz -- were killed. Now, Massucci says up to three others may have been killed as well.

While investigators do not know the identity of the three other possible victims, Massucci referred to them as "Bobby," "Karl" and "Atlanta 10," the same names Lorenzo used to label their photos.
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBYX7G9QFE.html

[mysteriew]

A Tampa man was found guilty Thursday in federal court of nine counts of drugging young men to rape and torture them.

Two of the victims of Steven Lorenzo ended up dead, and he is likely to face murder charges in state court later.

The jury deliberated about three hours over two days before finding Lorenzo, 46, guilty of slipping the date rape drug, GHB, into the drinks of all nine victims and then sexually torturing them at his home.

Michael Wachholtz and Jason Galehouse, both 26, were killed. The other seven victims all testified about meeting Lorenzo at bars and either losing track of their drinks or having Lorenzo serve them drinks before they lost consciousness.
http://www.wftv.com/news/5298893/detail.html

[amandab]

I've always wondered if he played a part in the disappearance of Mark Jackson.

[PonderingThings]

http://news.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBY1F9GZIE.html


On Friday morning in federal court, Lorenzo received a 200-year prison sentence for drugging and raping nine men.

One of them is dead; another is missing and presumed dead.
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The article is about the father of Mark Thompson. He believes his son is another victim, but his son has not been officially added to the victim list.

Mark Thompson disappeared October 31 2001, Halloween, in Clearwater, Florida. He has not been found.

http://www.mispers.com/mthompson.html
http://www.mispers.com/images/mthompson.jpg

Excerpt from the article:

On Halloween night 2001, Thompson's son Mark left a Clearwater apartment to visit area bars. Friends and family have heard nothing from the 30-year-old since. Days later, his Ford Ranger pickup was found about 10 blocks from Lorenzo's Seminole Heights home. Thompson was known to frequent the same Tampa gay bar where Lorenzo met some of his victims.