Suitcase killer Sarah Boone sentenced to life in prison for sealing boyfriend in luggage & laughing as he suffocated
Sarah Boone, the killer’s girlfriend, was given a life sentence for killing her boyfriend after trapping him in a suitcase.
Boone, 46, was previously found guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her partner, Jorge Torres Jr., 42, in 2020.
At a house close to Orlando, Florida, she shut her lover in a suitcase while they played hide-and-seek while intoxicated.
Then, despite Torres Jr.’s pleas for assistance, Boone would not let him to from the luggage.
She can be heard laughing as Torres Jr. tells her he can’t breathe from inside the luggage in spooky videos she recorded on her phone the night before he passed away.
Torres is seen pushing on the luggage and attempting to exit in the recordings that were discovered on Boone’s phone. He is heard saying, “I can’t f**king breathe, seriously.”
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Boone taunts Torres in the video, and in response, he says, “That’s what I feel like when you cheat on me,” according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest form.
Torres was left stranded in the suitcase while Boone went upstairs to sleep.
The next morning, she discovered him dead inside the luggage and dialed 911.
Boone had attempted to claim that she was defending herself after being abused by her lover.
According to her defense team’s testimony, she was terrified of Torres and had “battered spouse syndrome,” among other issues.
Boone filed a request for a new trial in November, citing various grievances over the trial as well as professional misconduct.
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According to Boone, Torres willingly entered the luggage, and the two of them thought “it would be funny” after sipping wine at home.
However, before to the sentencing, the motion for a fresh trial was denied.
On Monday afternoon, Torres’ mother made the first victim impact statement in court.
She reenacted the moment she learned of her son’s death and claimed that she “didn’t hate” Boone “for what she did.”
“I can’t sleep since that day,” she remarked, fighting back tears. I find it difficult to recall that my son is no longer with me.
In an impassioned victim impact statement, Victoria, Torres’ sister, stated that Boone should “rot in jail” and that her brother “deserves justice.”
Boone also read a written statement in court before to her punishment.
Sarah Boone case
For the 2020 death of her lover, Jorge Torres Jr., Sarah Boone was convicted of second-degree murder.
On February 25, 2020, Boone was taken into custody by Orange County, Florida, police for allegedly abandoning her partner to die after zipping him in a bag.
Although she acknowledged zipping him into the suitcase, she told police she thought he could get out on his own.
Boone recorded Torres begging to exit the suitcase.
Over a year after her first trial date, she was put on trial on second-degree murder charges.
The withdrawal of public defenders to represent Boone caused several delays in the trial.
Her trial was originally scheduled for April 2023, but it was postponed until July. After that, it was pushed back to early 2024 and then to October.
On October 25, 2024, a jury debated for ninety minutes before finding Boone guilty.
Then, on December 2, 2024, she was given a life sentence.
In her statement, she made reference to Kintsukuroi, a traditional Japanese art form in which ceramics are repaired using gold to create a new piece.
In addition to leaving her “bloody” on her son’s bed, she claimed Torres had raped, strangled, beaten, and attempted to “end her.”
Boone said that she had “forgiven” Torres for years of mistreatment, including threatening her son and dogs, shattering bones in her face, and stabbing her.
She also accused social media of keeping Torres from receiving a “fair” trial and accused her family of “not doing enough” to support her.
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According to Boone, she also forgives herself “for falling in love with a monster” and “for not fighting back sooner.”
In addition, she referred to herself as “a survivor” and inquired as to whether she or Torres would have won “woman of the year” if she had passed away.
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