Satanist killer gets life in Florida prison
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Satanist killer gets life in Florida prison*
September 22, 2007 10:31am
Article from: The Associated Press
AN admitted Satanist convicted of brutally killing a romantic rival and
then butchering him has been sentenced to life in a Florida prison.
Lazaro Galindo, who represented himself, told the Miami court he was God
and that he would unite the Catholic and Satanic religions.
He also maintained his innocence, saying he felt "the actual killer is
still loose on the street".
A jury deliberated for just over two hours last month before convicting
Galindo of second degree murder.
Calling the murder "appalling" and "gruesome", Miami-Dade Circuit Judge
Peter Adrien ordered Galindo serve a life sentence, virtually
guaranteeing he will die in prison.
In a confession nearly 40 pages long, the 26-year-old detailed how he
stabbed and beat Argelio Gonzalez and then spent two days inside his
caravan home dismembering the man. Police found an altar and a cauldron
filled with knives and metal weapons.
Galindo had initially petitioned the court to wear his Satanic garb to
trial, but said he had found God the day it was scheduled to begin.
Galindo is serving a 45 year sentence for molesting a 13-year-old. His
life term will start after that sentence concludes.