Healthy 'N Fit Owner Robert Sepe Get Maximum Sententance For Killing His Fiancee

The family of bludgeoning victim Janette Carlucci rejected an apology from Robert Sepe, who was sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life in prison for beating her to death with a baseball bat last year.

"There is no excuse, no explanation, no apology we accept," said Melissa Smith, the victim's cousin.

Sepe, a Cortlandt businessman, had been convicted of second-degree murder for killing Carlucci - his 41-year-old fiancee - on March 22, 2008, in their home.

The attack happened when Carlucci would not cancel plans to host Easter dinner. She was beaten so badly she had to be identified through dental records.

Sepe, meanwhile, fled upstate to Binghamton, where he kept state police at bay for hours, threatening to kill himself by jumping off an overpass.

Westchester County Judge Barbara Zambelli, who presided over Sepe's trial in May, said it was impossible to imagine the horror Carlucci felt as her pleas for mercy were ignored during the vicious attack. She gave Sepe the maximum sentence allowed by law.

As the judge told Sepe his fate, the victim's teenage daughter, Candice Carlucci, fought back tears as she nodded her head in approval. Outside the courtroom, she threw her arms around her father, Anthony Carlucci, who held her in a comforting embrace.

Sepe, 54, had claimed he suffered from an "extreme emotional disturbance" and testified in his own defense that he was in a frenzied, delusional state when he hit Carlucci. He also testified that he had been taking several prescription medications for panic attacks and depression at that time.

Defense attorney Bruce Bendish asked the judge yesterday for a sentence of 15 years to life, noting Sepe's history with psychological problems.

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