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When Jason Galehouse, 26, went missing from a gay nightclub in December 2003, he was finishing up his first semester se·mes·ter  
n.
One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year.



[German, from Latin (cursus) s
 studying interior design in Tampa, Fla. "He was a florist, he had a beautiful voice, sang really well, everybody liked him," says longtime long·time  
adj.
Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit.


longtime
Adjective
 best friend Tyler, who declined to give his full name.

Tyler says he and his friends were holding out hope that Galehouse was still alive until a Chicago man, Scott Schweickert, 39, was arrested on May 19. Schweickert has been charged in connection with the deaths of Galehouse and another Tampa gay man, Michael Wachholtz. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 police, he admitted his involvement in the crimes, in which the two men were allegedly drugged, raped, and murdered, and in the case of Galehouse, dismembered.

A second suspect in the case, Steven Lorenzo, has been in jail since November on charges he drugged and raped six men at his home. Lorenzo has not been charged in the deaths of Galehouse and Wachholtz, but blood found at his home this year could connect him to the crimes, police said. Lorenzo's attorney has admitted that his client is "promiscuous" but said he is not a murderer.

Concerned that police were not paying enough attention to Galehouse's disappearance, Tyler and other friends established a Web site early on to gather and disseminate dis·sem·i·nate  
v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates

v.tr.
1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.

2.
 information about the case. Thanks in part to their work, six of Lorenzo's alleged rape victims came forward. "These guys were drugged up in a gay bar, and they'd wake up in bondage BONDAGE. Slavery. . They were embarrassed about going to the police," Tyler says.

Steve Cole, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain  Office, which is prosecuting the case, says, "Our office has taken this very seriously from the beginning. We continue to reach out to the community at large, and especially to the gay community, for more information concerning this case. We're more than willing to listen."

Schweickert is being charged as an accessory after the fact Noun 1. accessory after the fact - a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
accessary, accessory - someone who helps another person commit a crime
 and, if convicted, could face 10 years in prison. Lorenzo is awaiting trial in October on federal drug charges. If convicted, he faces 20 years in prison on each count.
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Title Annotation:CRIME
Author:VanDeCarr, Paul
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 5, 2005
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