Florida Woman Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder For Zipping Her Boyfriend In A Suitcase

A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday after officials reported that she zipped her boyfriend inside a suitcase and abandoned him in 2020, per CNN. 
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A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday after officials reported that she zipped her boyfriend inside a suitcase and abandoned him in 2020, per CNN

Sarah Boone, now 47, claimed that her boyfriend got trapped in the suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, as noted in court documents. The couple had been drinking chardonnay and working on puzzles in their Winter Park apartment. They thought

“it would be funny”

to climb into a suitcase as part of the game, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

When Boone zipped Jorge Torres Jr., 42, inside a blue suitcase, two of his fingers protruded, leading her to believe he could escape. She then went upstairs to sleep, thinking he would free himself and come join her. However, when she woke up, she found him still in the suitcase and not breathing, as stated in the affidavit.

“Evidence presented during the trial included videos found on Boone’s phone where Torres could be heard frantically pleading to be released while Boone laughed and rebuffed him several times,”

a release from State Attorney Andrew Bain’s office said.

“In the videos she recorded, the victim could be heard telling the defendant he could not breathe and asking to be let out of the suitcase,”

the release added.

“Boone responded with, ‘That’s what you get,’ ‘That’s what I feel like when you cheat on me’ and other taunts.”

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