Florida's Sarah Boone Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Orange County 'Suitcase Murder' Case

Oct 26, 2024, 06:18 PM

Sarah Boone, a 47-year-old woman from Winter Park, Florida, has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, 42. The jury reached the verdict after deliberating for less than two hours on Friday evening. The case, known as the 'suitcase murder,' involved Boone zipping Torres inside a suitcase and leaving him to suffocate. Boone initially described the incident as a drunken game of hide-and-seek gone wrong. During the trial, videos from Boone's phone showed Torres struggling to get out of the suitcase and saying he couldn't breathe. Boone represented herself for much of the trial. The verdict was delivered by an Orange County jury.