Killer and rapist: Jorge Torrez has indicated that he would rather face the death penalty than trial for the murders of two Illinois girls in 2005 and laughed when he heard one of the girl's father's was convicted of the killings An ex-marine charged with fatally stabbing and raping two young girls in 2005, might never stand trial for their killings - and laughed when he was told the father of one of the children wrongly spent five years in prison for the crime. Illinois native, Jorge Torrez, was found guilty earlier this month of another murder - that of Navy sailor Amanda Snell - and has refused to defend himself as the jury decides whether to sentence him to death or life without parole for that crime.
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Jorge Torrez, 25, is currently facing sentencing in Virginia for the murder of US Navy sailor, Amanda Snell
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He has refused to defend himself and his defense team believe this indicates he wants the death penalty
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Torrez is also suspected of murdering Laura Hobbs, 8, and her friend Krystal Tobias, 9, in 2005 in Illinois
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DNA evidence and a recorded confession to another inmate strongly links him to the brutal raping and stabbing
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Jerry Hobbs, the father of Laura, was wrongly convicted of their murders in 2005
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He was released in 2010 and received a payout of $8 million
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Torrez reportedly laughed when he was told the victim's father had been found guilty
Torrez lived eight doors down from @placeholder in the barracks.