Florida woman found guilty of murder for leaving her boyfriend to die in a suitcase
- A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder for leaving her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., zipped in a suitcase, ultimately resulting in his death on February 23, 2020.
- Evidence included videos on Boone's phone where Torres can be heard pleading for help while Boone laughed and dismissed him.
- Boone initially claimed that she and Torres were playing hide-and-seek when he got into the suitcase, but detectives charged her after finding the videos.
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Florida Woman Found Guilty of Murder for Leaving Her Boyfriend to Die in a Suitcase
ORLANDO, Fla.—A woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in central Florida. Four years after Sarah Boone was arrested in the death of Jorge Torres, jurors handed down the verdict against her on Friday evening after deliberating for about 90 minutes. Boone had pleaded not guilty. Boone initially told detectives with the Orange County Sheriff…
Court finds Florida 'suitcase killer' guilty after she put boyfriend in case and left
Sarah Boone was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Jorge Torres, four years after her initial arrest in the case. She could spend the rest of her life in prison
Woman who zipped her boyfriend in a suitcase found guilty of second-degree murder
A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday after authorities said she zipped her boyfriend up in a suitcase and left him for dead back in 2020.Sarah Boone, now 47, told authorities her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, court records show. The Florida couple had been drinking chardonnay and doing puzzles in their Winter Park apartment.READ MORE: 'Adult crime, adult time': Incoming…


‘Suitcase killer’ in Florida learns fate after boyfriend’s murder as 911 call captures victim’s state
close Video 911 call released in ‘suitcase killer’ trial Prosecutors released 911 audio from the Sarah Boone investigation in Winter Park, Fla. (WOFL) A Florida woman accused of suffocating her boyfriend inside a suitcase was found guilty of murder on Friday following a 10-day trial. Sarah Boone, 46, was arrested and charged in the death of her boyfriend, 42-year-old Jorge Torres, in February 2020 in their Winter Park, Florida, apartment…
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