October 27th 2024.
In a tragic turn of events, a woman from Florida has been convicted of second-degree murder after authorities discovered that she had zipped her boyfriend into a suitcase and left him to die in 2020. The woman, 47-year-old Sarah Boone, initially claimed that her boyfriend, 42-year-old Jorge Torres Jr., had accidentally become trapped in the suitcase and died while they were playing hide-and-seek. However, further investigation revealed a much darker and deliberate motive behind his death.
According to court records, the couple had been spending the evening drinking chardonnay and doing puzzles in their apartment in Winter Park, Florida. It was during this innocent and seemingly fun night that they decided to play a game of hide-and-seek. As a part of the game, they thought it would be amusing to see if they could fit inside a suitcase together. Little did they know, this decision would have devastating consequences.
Boone, in an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, admitted to zipping Torres into a blue suitcase, assuming that he could easily get himself out as two of his fingers were sticking out. She then went upstairs to bed, thinking that he would join her soon after. However, the next morning, she woke up to find him still in the suitcase and not breathing. It was a tragic end to what they thought was a harmless game.
During the trial, it was revealed that Boone had recorded videos on her phone of Torres desperately pleading to be released while she laughed and ignored him. In the videos, he can be heard telling her that he can't breathe and asking to be let out, to which she responded with taunts and insults. It was a chilling and disturbing display of her callousness towards his suffering.
Boone's defence team argued that she was a victim of Battered Spouse Syndrome and acted out of fear for her own life. However, this defence was ultimately rejected by the jury, who found her guilty of second-degree murder. In her defence, Boone testified for almost five hours, claiming that she believed Torres could get out of the suitcase on his own. The verdict was a shock to her and her attorney, while Torres' family was understandably emotional and declined to speak to the media.
Boone is now scheduled to be sentenced on December 2nd at 1:30 pm, according to a release from the state attorney's office. It is a tragic and senseless end to a relationship that started with innocent fun but turned into a nightmare. May justice be served for the victim and his loved ones.
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