Syracuse, N.Y. – The mother of a man stabbed to death in Clay told his killer in court on Friday that “I hope you rot in prison, and hell.”

Richard Losee, 45, was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison for killing his neighbor, Scott Lamica, 50, in September 2024. He had pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder.

Prosecutors said Losee thought Lamica was having a relationship with his girlfriend. Prosecutor Robert Moran said Losee had discovered that his girlfriend and Lamica were texting the day before he killed Lamica.

Jacqueline Lamica, the mother of the victim, gave an emotional statement in court, at times crying and sobbing.

“Because of this heinous act, you have destroyed more lives than you will ever know” she said. “And that includes your own.”

Jacqueline Lamica

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