JANESVILLE
Julian D. Collazo was found guilty of murdering Christine Scaccia-Lubeck in 2017, a jury decided after about 90 minutes of deliberation Wednesday.
No reaction by Collazo could be detected as Judge Barbara McCrory read the verdict, but Scaccia-Lubeckâs mother, Diane Somers, sobbed.
The family has waited 2½ years to hear a guilty verdict, including waiting through a previous trial in which the jury could not reach a verdict.
Co-prosecutor Jerry Urbik said afterward that the wait took an emotional toll on the family.
Collazo, 24, must be sentenced to life in the prison system, but that could include supervised release. Urbik said the state will ask that Collazo not be given extended supervision because of the brutal nature of the crime.
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