She claimed it was a game that ended badly. >> We decided to play hide-and-seek. Right. >> Okay. >> But when officers found a video on her phone, the entire story changed. >> When did you do CPR? >> This morning when I found it before you called? >> Yes. 1:00 right now. I tried. I was awake, but I actually got out of the bed at like 12:30ish, whatever. So, I came downstairs and I was like, "Oh, he's in the suitcase still." And that's when I found him and I took him out. I tried doing CPR and then I called him and then I called you guys. >> What they saw wasn't just unexpected. It was disturbing. A man trapped in a suitcase calling out for help and the woman filming, laughing, and recording every second. Sarah. >> You Sarah. >> Stupid. >> Sarah. >> That's my name. Don't wear it up. Sarah. I can't [ __ ] breathe. Babe, is he? >> Yeah. >> When officers arrived at the Winter Park apartment in February 2020, they were met by a woman who seemed unusually composed. Sarah Boone calmly explained that her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., was unresponsive after what she described as a harmless night of drinks and a game of hideand- seek. She said he got into the suitcase voluntarily and somehow never made it out. But behind that calm demeanor was a story that didn't line up. >> I fell asleep. >> Okay. >> Forgetting that he was in the suitcase. >> You guys were playing the hideand go. >> Yes. >> And at some point you put him in the suitcase. >> No, he got in the suitcase. So, he thought it would be funny to be put in the suitcase. So, I was like, "Okay, well, I'm going to joke with you and I'll zip you up, make him, you know, squirm a little bit, whatever it is." But then I fell asleep. >> Mhm. >> I fell asleep. >> Where was the suitcase? >> Right where it was in it. Right down there. You zipped him in there. Thought he would be funny a little. >> It was We both were laughing about it and then I fell asleep. >> Where did you fall asleep at? >> Upstairs. >> In your bedroom. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Totally forgetting that he was in the suitcase. >> Okay. And then you came back downstairs >> this morning or this afternoon? Yes. When I got out of the park, what time? >> 12:30ish. I was awake, but I totally forgot that he was in the suitcase. >> In the interrogation room, Sarah remained casual, often shifting blame, making jokes, and denying any wrongdoing. That is until officers told her what they had found on her phone. While reviewing her phone, detectives found a set of videos that would change everything. One clip in particular showed Jorge zipped inside a suitcase, struggling and asking to be let out. His voice is clear. He's clearly distressed. But Sarah kept recording, responding with sarcasm. At one point, she says, "This is how I feel when you make me upset." It was filmed just hours before she called 911. These weren't deleted. They weren't hidden. They were sitting right there on her phone. When detectives played the video back for her in the room, her tone changed. The laughter was gone. The joke stopped. Her story that it was an accident now had a serious contradiction. >> We should probably see that that that hole that >> he eventually would have been able to get out. >> Alcohol >> based off what you're telling us, he should have been able to get out, but the video >> shows him attempting to get out, begging to get out, and he can't. >> So that's that's just what we're trying to figure out. I don't know if maybe you had too much to drink. You zipped it up all the way and then you know >> I did not zip it up all the way. >> Okay. Well, I did not zip it up all the way. >> The footage showed awareness. It showed time passing. It showed choices being made. According to investigators, Sarah recorded Jorge's cries, then left him inside the suitcase overnight. She didn't call for help until the next afternoon. Sarah Boone was taken into custody and charged in connection to the incident. Her legal team has requested mental health evaluations and the case has been delayed several times since 2020. This is a case where technology didn't just record what happened. It revealed a side of the story that would have otherwise stayed hidden. This is the case of Sarah Boone, a woman who claimed her boyfriend's passing was a tragic accident, but her own cell phone told a completely different story. A Florida woman, Sarah Boone, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty in connection with the 2020 passing of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., whom she left zipped inside a suitcase overnight. The incident occurred on February 23rd, 2020 at the couple's home in Winter Park, Florida. According to investigators, Boon and Torres had been drinking heavily that night when Boon suggested they play a game of hideand seek. At some point, Torres ended up inside a blue suitcase and Boon zipped it closed. >> You're despicable. >> How am I despicable? I'm not even doing anything. >> Leave me alone. >> Okay. >> You're not going to remember. >> Okay. Okay. Well, I'm not doing nothing right now. Get away from me. Get away from me. >> You do everything to me all the time. All the time. Heartache and pain is what you cause me. Heartache and pain. >> Keep going. I don't love you. I don't like you. I don't want to be with you. for everything you've done to me. >> Sarah, >> for everything you've done to me. Sour. >> You suck >> you. >> Sarah, >> stupid. >> Sarah, >> that's my name. Don't wear it up. Sarah, I can't [ __ ] breathe, babe. Servey. >> Yeah, that's when you do when you choke me. terror. >> Boon initially told authorities that she believed Torres would be able to get out on his own and claimed she passed out after going upstairs to sleep. When she woke up the next morning and found him unresponsive in the suitcase, she called 911. >> But we're drinking. We had a bottle of wine last night. >> Okay. >> So then it's like we decided to play hide and seek, right? >> Okay. >> So he gets in the suitcase. >> I fell asleep. >> Okay. >> Forgetting that he was in the suitcase. playing the hide and go >> and at some point you put him in the suitcase. >> No, he got in the suitcase. So he thought it'd be funny to be put in the suitcase. So I was like, "Okay, well I'm going to joke with you and I'll zip you up, make him, you know, squirm a little bit, whatever it is." But then I fell asleep. >> Mhm. >> I tried I The problem is is I fell asleep. I fell asleep. When did you do CPR? >> This morning when I found it. >> Before you called. >> Yes. It's 1:00 right now. I tried I was awake but I actually got out of the bed at like 12:30ish whatever. So I came downstairs and I was like he's in the suitcase still >> and that's when I found him and I took him out and tried doing CPR and then I called him and then I called you guys. >> So you were playing and who zipped him up in >> I did but then I fell asleep. >> Okay. Okay. So you're okay. I don't I wasn't here. I'm just trying to figure out what happened. and I fell asleep. So, I don't know if he suffocated or like had an aneurysm or a heart attack or what. >> What kind of medical conditions did he have? >> None that I know of. >> Nothing that you know of any medical. All we had was a bottle of wine. Literally just a bottle of wine. >> Okay. >> Doing puzzle artwork. Then we decided to play hide and seek. >> Mhm. >> That's all that happened. >> Okay. Apple. So, I don't know if he had a heart attack or what in there. Like, I don't know what happened. First responders arrived and confirmed that Torres had passed away. During the investigation, detectives found two disturbing videos on Boon's phone that contradicted her initial statements. >> Also, in the video, you can't see any holes. There's nohere in that where the zipper separates and you can see a hole. If there's a hole, he's pushing on it, begging you to get out. We should probably see that that that hole that >> he essentially would have been able to get out. alcohol. >> Based off what you're telling us, he should have been able to get out. But the video shows him attempting to get out, begging to get out, and he can't. So, that's that's just what we're trying to figure out. I don't know if maybe you had too much to drink. You zipped it up all the way, and then you know, >> I did not zip it up all the way. >> Okay. Well, I did not zip it up all the way. >> This is horrific. Okay. Horrific. It is terrible. Yeah. So >> horrific. >> I don't think I'll ever be right because of this. Ever be right. I didn't mean to leave him there. That's what I'm trying to tell you. >> You got up and walked away. How is that not intentionally leaving him there? >> Because I'm looking at the hole knowing that it's it's there. He'll get out. No. >> Because you don't >> then he doesn't. But you don't go check on him. >> You say you're up for 30 minutes and he doesn't come up. You don't go down and check on him. I'm in the bed. >> You even move off. >> You move You admit to moving the suitcase like over. So >> you roll it over. Like it's not like >> I didn't want it to bend like that. >> Don't >> you didn't want him to be upside down? How do you get upside down? >> I You guys are killing me right now. I promise you on my son's life it was not intentional. I promise you. Okay. >> On Lucas's life it was not intentional. I don't know you. I can't say I know anything about you. I don't know what is what would be a true statement or what not. I mean you're promising on your son's life. That's fine. >> That's how much it means. >> Sorry. That's how much that's how much it means. >> I hope you take that to heart. >> Boon was taken into custody and charged accordingly. During her pre-trial phase, she changed legal representation multiple times, reportedly going through at least eight different attorneys. She also rejected a 15-year plea deal offered by prosecutors, maintaining that she was not responsible for the outcome. Boon claimed that she had been in a difficult and unhealthy relationship with Torres and insisted that she never intended to cause harm. Her legal team argued that she had experienced fear and emotional pressure throughout their time together. However, the prosecution focused on Boon's choices during and after the incident, especially the videos, which showed a clear lack of concern for Torres's well-being. They argued that Boon consciously left him inside the suitcase and chose not to call for help until the following day. One of the most pivotal and tense moments in Sarah Boon's trial came when prosecutors asked her to demonstrate how Jorge Torres ended up inside the suitcase. She was surprised but complied. Under direct questioning, she was asked to show how Torres got in and whether it would have been physically possible for him to zip himself inside without help. Miss Boon, can you demonstrate for the jury where Mr. Torres's head was and how his body was positioned in the suitcase, if you don't mind? >> His back was this way and his head was here. >> All right. And then is it fair to say his feet are kind of down here, which would be the front left corner from your perspective in the jury box? >> Yeah. >> And then his knees are kind of tucked up towards his face. >> If I remember correctly, yes, that's the position. >> Okay. All right. Can you help me understand how it was that your zip did shut? Can Can you show us where you say you left an opening that his hand cut out of? >> It would it be easier to put it down here. >> I didn't want to make it go down there. If you're happy doing that, I like it. Hold on. Hold on. Does she need to be more involved? >> Yes. Agreed. She's going to be manipulating it. What do you want her to do? >> Just demonstrate how she zipped it shut. >> This was not this hard either. >> This was right here. >> Okay. About right there, ma'am. >> Sure. >> I assume this one was much closer. >> It's not over there. Where did Where did you leave? >> You asked me where I zipped it. >> When When you say that was zipped shut, show us. >> Are you talking about how I zipped it or >> when you're done zipping it shut and he's inside of it? Where are the zipper components? >> Just tell me what I mean. It was the corner. I mean, it's not >> Yes, this one was From what I can remember, that's how he was coming with his hand out. It was like this from the corner. >> Okay. >> Boon explained that the suitcase was large enough for Torres to enter on his own and that he climbed in voluntarily during a drunken playful moment. However, prosecutors questioned this explanation, citing the position in which Torres was found, folded in a way that indicated restricted space and movement, likely making it impossible for him to get out on his own. As Boon demonstrated how she zipped the suitcase, courtroom observers noted her calm and composed demeanor, which some described as indifferent. Prosecutors use this moment to reinforce the idea that sealing someone completely inside a suitcase with no access to air or help was not something that could simply be brushed off as unintentional. >> All right. And so it ends in hideand seek after arts and puzzles. Correct. >> He says tag you're it, but you run and go upstairs and hide, right? >> Yes. >> So does that mean he's it and he's supposed to come find you? >> No. So, do you both hide? >> No. >> Okay. How does this work? >> I I don't know how to tell you. I >> Okay. >> I was it and I I went ahead. >> I mean, my understanding of the rules of hide-and-seek is one person will be it. Cover his or her eyes and count to like 20 and then go find the person that's hiding. Is that your familiarity with the rules too or you guys have house rules? I understand how they hide and seek. >> Explain to me what was your expectation. You go up to the shower. Were you expecting him to come find you? >> I was. >> Okay. And after a while, he did not come find you. >> And that's when you return downstairs. >> Correct. >> And because of the way your townhouse is set up, you can kind of see over where the suitcase is and that he's trying to hide in there, but it's not successfully hidden just yet. I mean, yes, you have to come down a good ways in order to be able, >> right? But you saw you testified those before you left the bottom. >> Yes. >> All right. And then you come over there and thinking that it's funny, you zip him shut. Correct. >> Yes. They both thought it was funny. >> Okay. So, once he was zipped into there, there's some amount of time, but you don't remember specifically before you start taking the two-minute video. Correct. >> Yes. And then you take the second video and you go upstairs and go to bed. Correct. >> I apparently went upstairs and I used the phone to make a phone call. >> Okay. >> And then I fell asleep. >> All right. And at the point in time when you left and went upstairs, he was still inside the suitcase. Correct. >> Correct. >> Was he still asking for you and calling your name? >> I can. >> Did you say sh to him again? >> I don't remember. >> Did you tell him that this was his problem and it's on you again? Don't remember. >> Did you do anything to help him escape from the predicament that you zipped him up in? >> No other questions. >> Medical experts later testified that the condition in which Torres was found along with the physical markings made Boon's version of events hard to believe. The demonstration became a key moment in the trial, showing not only the sequence of events, but also the conscious decisions Boon made throughout the night. On October 25th, 2024, a jury found Sarah Boon responsible for Torres's death after less than 90 minutes of deliberation. >> Members of our jury, good evening. I understand that you've come to a verdict in this case. >> Yes. >> If you could please hand the verdict form to the deputy, please. Thank you, sir. >> Madame Clerk, if you could please publish the verdict. >> And the circuit court of the ninth judicial circuit and in Orange County, Florida, case number 2020 CF2603, the state of Florida versus Sarah. The jury find the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree as charged in the information. So say we all dated at Orlando Orange County, Florida on this 25th day of October 2024. The form has been signed by the person. >> Madam clerk, please poll our jury. >> Jury number one, is this your true and correct verdict? >> Yes, it is. >> Jury number two, is this your true and correct verdict? Yes, it is. Jury number three, is this your verdict? Jury number four, is this your true incorrect verdict? Yes. Jury number five, is this your true incorrect verdict? Yes. Jury number six, is this your true incorrect? >> Yes, ma'am. >> On December 2nd, 2024, she was formally sentenced to life in prison without parole by circuit judge Michael Kraik. Members of Torres's family gave heartfelt impact statements describing the emotional toll of losing him. His mother shared that she still looks out the window sometimes, hoping to see him walk through the door. It was a good son. He was a perfect but he was a good son. And every time that he come here, every time he just stand in that boy, he said, "Mom, mom, I love you, >> Mom. I love you." I say, "I know you love." They come and give me a hug. And they he look at his father and he said, "Pop, you're my hero. You're my hero. It was a father. It was my son. It was an uncle. It was a cousin. And it was a friend. And it was a nephew. She killed. She don't kill only my son. I feel sad for her. I don't feel sorry. I feel sad. And I don't hate her. >> Really, I don't. I don't have that in my heart. I never hate nobody. Judge Kraik stated that the nature of the incident, Boon's lack of response, and the behavior shown in the video warranted the maximum sentence. Court pronounces sentence as follows. Miss Boon, court sentences you to life in the Department of Corrections with credit time served that Madame Clerk will provide to you momentarily. There are also court costs and costs of prosecution which madame clerk will give you the totals of momentarily. Due to the court levying a life sentence, the court is inclined to liquidate those to a civil judgment unless I hear opposition from the state. >> The case received national attention due to the unusual nature of the situation and the disturbing video evidence. While Goon claimed it was all a terrible mistake or the result of alcohol and poor judgment, the court ultimately ruled otherwise. In the end, the case is a reminder of how quickly things can escalate in a volatile relationship, especially when substances, poor decision-making, and emotional conflict are involved. Sarah Boon is now serving a life sentence. While the family of Jorge Torres Jr. continues to grieve a loss that changed their lives forever. Do you believe this was a harmless mistake or did she intentionally leave him in there knowing what would happen? Drop your thoughts in the comments. 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