Sarah Boone case: New trial date set for Florida woman accused of leaving boyfriend to die in suitcase
New evidence released in Sarah Boone case
Sarah Boone is accused of killing her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., in Feb. 2020 inside their home in Winter Park after allegedly locking him inside a suitcase. Boone told deputies that she and Torres were playing a game of hide-and-seek and that she fell asleep. When she woke up, she said she found her boyfriend dead in the suitcase. The Florida State Attorney's Office released video allegedly recorded on Boone's cell phone that appears to show a conversation between her and Torres. Content warning: This video may be graphic and disturbing to some.
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The trial for Sarah Boone, a Florida woman accused of zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die after a game of hide and seek, has been delayed until to Oct. 2, 2023, officials said Friday. The trial was originally set to begin on Monday.
There are two more hearings scheduled for September. On Sept. 17, officials will meet to determine whether an expert will be approved and paid. The other September date is for Boone's next pre-trial hearing.
Boone is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr.
In Feb. 2020, Boone called 911 to report Torres was dead inside their apartment in Winter Park. She told 911 dispatchers that she and Torres were playing a game of hide-and-seek the night before and during the game, both "jokingly thought it would be funny if Jorge got in the suitcase," the arrest report stated.
Boone told Orange County deputies she and Torres had been drinking wine. She claims she went upstairs to a bedroom and fell asleep, leaving Torres in the suitcase where he died.
FULL: Sarah Boone police interrogation
Sarah Boone is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., who died after being zipped inside a suitcase. Boone said the two were playing hide-and-seek and that she fell asleep, and later came down and found him dead. Prosecutors said videos found on Boone's cell phone show her taunting him, as he begs for help and says he cannot breathe. Warning: Video may be disturbing to some.
Ahead of the trial, the state released body camera video from the scene, Boone's interview with detectives and the disturbing videos from her cellphone from the night Torres died.
The videos appeared to show Torres zipped inside the suitcase, occasionally moving, and seemingly begging Sarah to let him out. In the video, it seems Boone repeatedly taunts him.
"Sarah, I can't breathe, babe," Torres said, according to the video.
"That's on you," she responds.
"Sarah, I can't breathe," he said again.
"That's on you," Boone responds, even laughing.