Suitcase killer Sarah Boone showed no emotion as the jury found her guilty of second-degree murder

Sarah Boone was found guilty of second-degree murder after her boyfriend was found “stiff and purple” in a suitcase.

Boone, 47, of Winter Park, Florida, is on trial following the 2020 death of 42-year-old Jorge Torres.

During her sentencing, Boone remained emotionless as Judge Kraynick read the guilty verdict.

Her current defense attorney, James Owens, said outside the courthouse that Boone was “in shock” and she felt like she “had a defense.”

Prosecutor Andrew Bain said: “This is a very terrible murder… Justice has been served today with the sentencing of Sarah Boone.”

Jorge Torres, 42, was found dead in 2020 after being stuffed into a suitcase by his girlfriend, Boone

Torres’ family was emotional outside the courtroom and declined to speak to the media.

Boone spent much of her time in court representing herself after eight previous attorneys were fired or resigned.

After several complaints about her representation, Boone wrote her own ad for an attorney that read, “Inmate Seeks Attorney.” She wrote on the hand-drawn ad: “Looking for a successful challenge?” Ready for your close-up on national television? Are you zealous with a certain passion?’

“Show the WORLD who you are with your raw creativity, exceptional expertise and confident ingenuity,” the ad continued, ending with the words “An epic opportunity awaits” and “Invest in the oppressed.”

Before the trial, she had rejected a request for a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter. She had also made a bold request for professional hair and makeup during her trial, but it was rejected.

Boone had claimed that the couple had drunkenly played a game of hide-and-seek, during which Torres willingly climbed into the suitcase.

Prosecutors argued that she had no regard for Torres’ life while defending her on the grounds that she was a victim of abuse syndrome.

On Tuesday, she testified: “I looked over and saw him sitting down in the suitcase. “I zipped it up. “We thought it was funny and joked that he was so small he could fit in the suitcase.”

Boone told the court how she hit her boyfriend’s hand with a baseball bat to stop him from coming out and withdrawing his hand

Boone demonstrated the creepy way she put her boyfriend in the suitcase

As closing arguments ended Friday, Boone’s defense attorneys requested a mistrial after members of Torres’ family left the room as footage of him zip-locked into the suitcase was shown.

The request was rejected.

Boone had taken two videos of Torres trapped in the suitcase, in which he was struggling and could be heard telling her he couldn’t breathe.

To which Boone replied, “That’s on you,” before Torres was later heard laughing and shouting, “I can’t breathe.”

“Yeah, that’s what you do when you choke me… Oh, that’s what I feel when you cheat on me… For everything you did to me, you fucking idiot,” Boone was heard saying videos.

Boone had claimed that her boyfriend was abusive towards her. She told the court that Torres threatened to “unrecognize” her or she would have “lost my life.”

A former neighbor testified that she saw marks on Boone’s arm and neck, and Boone would discuss the abuse during the conversation, Orlando News 6 reported.

She testified that she did not let him out because he tried to escape violently and that he was angry, expressing that she was “always afraid.”

“His hand started coming through and so I shook the suitcase to try to get his hand back in. I told him please stop doing this to me,” she told the court.

“He always told me he would unidentify me or I would have lost my life,” she added, before explaining that she used a baseball bat to push his hand back in and hit his hand.

Under cross-examination, she admitted that she wanted to let Torres know how she felt as she dealt with his alleged abuse.

Boone then went upstairs and “passed out” before waking up the next morning to find Torres still in the suitcase.

“His hand started coming through and so I shook the suitcase to try to get his hand back in. I told him please stop doing this to me,” she told the court

Boone told the court she was “horrified” and could not describe the “feeling of horror” upon discovering his body

A detective had pointed out to her that she had refused to release him while he had “begged for your release,” to which she had replied, “That was not intentional.” I will put my hand on the Bible. It wasn’t intentional.’

When she called 911, she described him as “stiff and purple” and had blood coming from his mouth. It was later determined that Torres died as a result of positional asphyxia.

During the call, Boone was heard emotionlessly recounting what happened.

When asked about the nature of her emergency, she had calmly said, “My friend is dead.”

The 911 dispatcher then initiated CPR on Boone while she protested that she had already tried and told her to “hurry up.”

She told the court she was “horrified” and could not describe the “feeling of horror” upon discovering his body.

According to the arrest report, the autopsy revealed that Torres had scratches on his back, a large scratch on his neck, a cut lip, contusions on his left shoulder and contusions on his forehead due to “blunt force trauma,” Fox 35 reported.

Boone was arrested in 2018 for assault for strangling her boyfriend, and Torres was charged with assault for an alcohol-related altercation

Both Boone and Torres had a history of violence. She was arrested on an assault charge in 2018 after the attempted strangulation of Torres, and he was charged with assault following an alcohol-related argument at her home.

According to the affidavit, Boone wrapped her hands around his neck and attempted to strangle him, prompting Torres to kick her.

A year later, Torres was arrested on battery charges twice within a month.

Defense attorney Owen responded to the question by saying that Boone was “convinced in her head” that she had no intention of killing Torress and that “it was just a circumstance.”

He continued, “I think she felt bad about any murder conviction or any suggestion that she was somehow criminally responsible for Jorge’s death, and I think that was her attitude.”

After four years of litigation, unpredictable setbacks and multiple preliminary hearings, Boone is expected to receive her sentence on December 2nd.