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What Happened To Ajike Owens? The Disturbing True Story Behind ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
- On October 17, 2025, Netflix released The Perfect Neighbor, a documentary chronicling the June 2023 shooting death of Ajike 'AJ' Owens by neighbor Susan Lorincz in Ocala, Florida.
- Susan Lorincz repeatedly called police about neighborhood children over a two-year period, recording mostly Black children under 12 playing in a neighbor's yard in Ocala, Florida.
- Police footage and call logs show a shot was fired two minutes after a 911 call ended; a.380-caliber bullet struck Ajike 'AJ' Owens in the chest, killing her at the hospital.
- A jury convicted Susan Lorincz of manslaughter in August 2024, and she is now serving a 25-year prison sentence; Netflix and filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir say the film honors Ajike 'AJ' Owens' memory and transforms grief into purpose.
- The case sits against Stand Your Ground laws now in around 38 states, with director Geeta Gandbhir repurposing police bodycam footage to expose flaws and invert its usual role.
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Susan Lorincz is the subject of the new Netflix documentary movie The Perfect Neighbor and the film follows what led to her shooting and killing neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens, plus the aftermath of the deadly crime. The documentary uses police body-cam footage, real 9-1-1 audio calls, police interrogation footage and more to tell the story of what happened in that Florida neighborhood. On the night of the shooting, Susan had called the police to com…
The Devastating True Story Behind The Perfect Neighbor: Where Susan Lorincz Is After Killing Ajike Owens
After repeatedly calling the cops on kids in her Florida neighborhood, Susan Lorincz killed mother of four Ajike "AJ" Owens. The story unfolds in Netflix's haunting documentary The Perfect Neighbor.
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