 Lauwers was stabbed somewhere between 17 and 36 times and his eyeballs were possibly sliced out during the stabbing.During the attack, Kasso allegedly commanded Lauwers to "Say you love Satan", and Lauwers is said to have instead replied "I love my mother," before finally giving in to Kasso's demands.After the attack, Kasso and Troiano covered Lauwers' body with leaves and small branches and left it in the woods.