Sarah Boone’s new attorney plans to argue self-defense at suitcase murder trial

Sarah Boone’s new attorney plans to argue self-defense at suitcase murder trial

The state obtained video evidence Boone recorded on her phone of Torres Jr. in the suitcase before he suffocated to death.

Sarah Boone to Claim Self-Defense at Murder Trial

Sarah Boone’s attorney, James Owens, told a surprised judge that his client planned to argue that she killed Jose Torres in self-defense, not by accident. (9/19/24)

Sarah Boone defense alleges boyfriend's suitcase death was out of self-defense, not accidental

Sarah Boone was in court Thursday with her ninth lawyer. She is accused of zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and then leaving him to suffocate while she stood over him, laughing as he begged her to let him out.