Imagine this. A woman zips her boyfriend inside a suitcase, leaves him there overnight, and then calmly calls 911 the next morning. >> Fire rescue. What's the location? Mercy. >> My boyfriend had said >> when questioned, she plays the victim, lied to the police, and blame her boyfriend for what had happened. >> I've had to lie to you guys three times. >> And you shouldn't have to do that. So, let's make this maybe last time. >> Now, I don't I'm not lying. But then the video plays in court, revealing her darkest secrets. >> So, you made a decision to lie? >> I did. >> Did you stay with that lie? >> I did. >> Are you telling the truth today? >> I am. >> What would make someone do this? Why did she lied? What was she really hiding? Was it the way how she treated him before she finally ended his life? >> I don't like you. I don't want to be with you. Or was it something darker? >> You pushed me. >> I pushed you. I didn't push. >> This is the chilling case of Sarah Boon. A case that shocked investigators. >> I didn't mean to leave him there. That's what I'm trying to tell you. >> Baffled the public and ultimately exposed the horrifying truth through her own phone. Stay with me because you may heard this story before, but it will get darker and even more disturbing the deeper I'm about to go. Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres Jr. had what some would call a turbulent relationship, but that's putting it lightly. Behind the doors of their Florida home, manipulation and control were constant. Sarah often painted herself as the victim, but in reality, it was Jorge who suffered. >> You're despicable. >> How am I despicable? I'm not even doing anything. >> Leave me alone. Okay. You're not going to remember. So, >> okay. Okay. Well, I'm not doing nothing right now. >> Get away from me. Get away from me. [Music] >> You do everything to me all the time. All the time. Heartache and pain is what you cause me. Heartache and pain. >> How is that? >> Keep going. >> I will scream and murder. >> Get away from me. >> Nobody's doing anything. >> I'm going to [ __ ] hurt you. >> Nobody's doing anything and you're filming it. >> Let me go. >> Nobody's doing anything. >> I'm asking you, George, to get away from me. Please get away from me. >> Get away from me. >> Yeah, I am. The hell is your function, dude? My fun. Malfunction. No, your malfunction is you, dude. >> Okay. Whatever you say. Whatever you say. >> Keep filming. You're nice. Love you. >> I don't love you. I don't like you. I don't want to be with you. [Music] Witnesses described her as controlling and unpredictable. Even worse, Sarah often turned the tables and blamed Jorge for everything. One key example was on June 18th, 2019. Police body cam footage shows Boon calling officers to her apartment during a heated argument. She was clearly intoxicated and demanded the police scare him, not arrest him, just enough to prove that she could control him if she wanted. >> It's the same guy. >> So you I'm guessing you're calling for a reason, right? >> 24 hours. >> Okay. Don't listen. Yeah, but you do realize he's here though, right? >> Have you been Have you Have you been drinking? >> I had a drink. >> It's raining. [Music] >> No, no, no. I got to keep an eye on my my >> Okay. Well, disappeared in different directions. One of the Hispanic males. >> Yeah. What's going to happen? >> Had tattoos all over him. No shirt, gray pants. >> Yeah. He's here. >> He's going to stay right here. Stay right here. He doesn't know that. He He doesn't know. No prescription. >> So, we just We left earlier. >> We respected your wish. >> Yeah, we respected your wish earlier. Okay. But he's here. >> I have to stay right here. He doesn't have to know. He doesn't have to know. >> I'll hear your hair. It's not raining. It's just sprinkling. It's okay. >> Chevy. >> Go around the corner if you want. Yes, >> sir. Hey, look. I'm literally begging you. Oh, >> but you know he's going to have to. >> No, just stay there. >> Okay. >> There's nothing you can do. >> There's nothing you can do. >> Why? >> Just the law. It's the way the law is. All right. >> So, >> I kind of want to give you a hug. >> No, you don't need to give me a hug. >> Yeah. You're kind of big and buried. >> No, that's okay. No hugs today. >> You keep coming outside. >> Let's go inside. Just go inside. >> I have to come talk to you. >> Yeah, he'll come talk to you. >> No, don't have Rachel talk. >> There you go. There you go. >> George, I'll do whatever I can. >> Okay. >> Take it easy. You know, you hear me? >> All right, >> George. >> What's your name again? I just said, >> you go call Papa, >> babe. I I had no idea. >> Jesus Christ. >> Go inside. Call one of the pop. >> What? >> You're not going to do anything for him. >> There you go. Call >> answer. >> You can't do anything. >> Babe, >> stop screaming at him. >> See, she don't listen. >> I know. I know. I'm >> No. No. No. No. No. No. Go back inside. >> Go back inside. >> Go back inside. Jesus. Do you need Jesus right now? >> I don't need Jesus. Go inside. Go inside. Why do you keep coming out here causing problems? >> Here's what's going to happen, bud. You're going to take the ride back down and because it's almost 2:00 in the afternoon, you're going to see a judge tomorrow morning. She won't be able to see her today. And it might be the same judge that gave you the no contact order. Okay? Listen, from here on out, bud. Until that case is resolved, you cannot come here, okay? Or have contact with her, even if she invites you. Okay. She called us earlier. She told us that you you guys had a no contact order. Okay. She didn't want anything to do with you like charges, nothing. But we told her because it's domestic. Said it has to. Okay. So, all right. But just make sure he's got nothing on him. >> I know him. >> Hey, you don't have anything on you, right, bud? >> Okay. We'll make it as cordial as it can be. Okay. We promise, man. All right. Because of a pre-trial no contact order from just 3 days earlier, Jorge was arrested anyway. In fact, Sarah had called the police on him four times in 3 days. That alone paints a picture of someone not only manipulative but dangerous. Just 2 days earlier, Sarah admitted to the police that she had lied at least three times before. She confessed to deceiving the very people she called for help. So, why did she keep calling? And why lie? It wasn't about fear. Sarah used police as a tool, not for protection, but as a threat she could wave over Jorge's head. She wanted him to fear that at any moment, one wrong move, and she could ruin his life with a single phone call. >> I love you. >> I know it sounds like you guys need to probably not hang out with her anymore. >> Hello. I know >> him three weeks ago, >> but this also isn't the first time. So with both you guys with the cops out here. >> No, >> I've had to lie to you guys three times. >> And you shouldn't have to do that. So let's make this maybe the last time. >> Now I I'm not lying. >> Okay. And I appreciate that. Okay. You have any more questions? >> Can I get drunk? >> That's I get in trouble with that. Okay. Have a good day. Okay, that's good enough. I know. Thank you. >> I love it. >> Okay, have a good day. >> And whatever the [ __ ] he says, a dick. >> This wasn't just a chaotic relationship. This was manipulation weaponized through the justice system. In the weeks and months leading up to Jorge Torres Jr.'s 's tragic death. Sarah Boone was captured on multiple videos exhibiting a disturbing pattern of psychological manipulation and emotional control over him. While to outsiders their relationship may have seemed complex but private, the videos told a different story, one marked by dominance, gaslighting, and power games. In several recorded interactions, some filmed by Boon herself, she can be seen using tactics often associated with emotional abuse. She would mock Jorge during moments of vulnerability, belittle him in passive aggressive tones, or accuse him of wrongdoing with no clear justification, only to quickly shift into moments of affection or apology. >> Yes, I'm missing my mustache right now. And later on, everything's going to go off. Truth, >> facts. >> Truth and facts. All of this is going to be missing later on. We'll take another video again later on when it happens. Love y'all who ever watches this video. >> No, that's not approved. >> The FDA says it's approved. >> So, it's going to be a good day all day. >> Yes, it is. Even when I shave all of this? >> Yes. Even when I shave all of this off. All day. It's >> going to be an amazing day. >> It's What time right now? Shabbo. >> Say 9:30. 7 o'clock maybe. Shabbo. That's what we doing later on. >> You can stop filming now. >> It's going to be a great day. Today's a great day to be to have a great day. Boom. Cut. Somebody come in with a with a Can somebody come in with a Can you not amazing? >> Then you got out of sorts and pushed me and he stole my phone and called Gray. >> I got out of sorts. Why is it that I got out of sorts? >> You pushed me. >> I pushed you. I didn't push you. How do I get out of source all of a sudden? I don't want to hear it. >> You drink too much and you're upset. >> Drink too much. >> Go get your [ __ ] card [ __ ] >> What are you talking about? >> Your [ __ ] paper. >> Don't hit women. >> Have I hit you? No. Where are you going with this? This cycle of degradation followed by brief affection appeared to keep Jorge in a state of emotional confusion, constantly trying to appease her, win back her approval, or avoid triggering her next outburst. Buen's psychological tactics weren't always loud or aggressive. At times, they were covert, subtle remarks aimed at undermining Jorge's self-worth or isolating him emotionally. I'm turning this off. >> Turn whatever whatever it is that you have off. >> Okay. >> You can film me. Take a picture of whatever you want. >> You mentally you're automatically. >> Do I forget about it? >> No, I don't. >> I'm not doing anything to you. >> No, I never do. >> I'm not doing anything to you. By manipulating the narrative of who was the victim and who was the abuser, she maintained control, making it increasingly difficult for Jorge to recognize the toxicity for what it was. On February 24th, 2020, Sarah claimed she was drinking wine with Jorge and playing a game of hide-and-seek at home. According to her, it was all in good fun until it wasn't. She claimed Jorge voluntarily got into the suitcase as part of their game. But what kind of game ends with someone zipped inside, left overnight, and never let out? That night, she recorded two disturbing videos on her phone. In them, Jorge can be heard pleading to be let out. He says he can't breathe. And what does Sarah do? She mocks him. She laughs. She tells him, "That's on you, >> Sarah. I can't breathe." >> That's on you, >> Sarah. I can't breathe. It's on you >> s >> realome might want to get video for it extra cuz I got this >> terrest. >> Does that sound like a joke to you? No, it doesn't. So why did she later stated that they were just playing a game >> for everything you've done to me? Sarah >> for everything you've done to me. >> Sarah, >> you suck you >> stupid. >> Sarah, >> that's my name. Don't wear it up. >> I can't [ __ ] breathe, babe. Seriously. >> Yeah, that's when you do when you choke me. Sarah, I can't I can't breathe, babe. >> Oh, that's what I feel like when you string on me. >> Sarah, >> [ __ ] you. >> Breathe, Sarah. >> Yeah, you should probably shut the up. Oh sh. >> The next morning, Sarah Boon called 911. Her voice was calm, unbothered, almost robotic. She tells the dispatcher that her boyfriend is unresponsive, no panic, no urgency, no emotional connection whatsoever. [Applause] Fire rescue, what's the location? Mercy. >> My boyfriend is dead. Tell me exactly what happened there. Uh >> my boyfriend and I were playing last night and >> I put him in his case and we were playing and like kind of hideand-seek kind of thing. So I fell asleep and I woke up and he was dead in the suitcase. So I don't know what happened. I don't know what happened. >> Okay. What's the apartment number? >> Three. >> Um I don't know. >> Apartment three. >> Yes. like he has like blood coming out of his mouth and I don't know like he had like an aneurysm. >> Right. Okay. All right. Okay. Listen, we're getting help out there to you. >> All right. Okay. Okay. >> Okay. 40 Yeah, man. Listen, we're on our way out there. You're at 407716 864 84. Okay. Is he hanging from somewhere or what, ma'am? >> No, I pulled him out of the suitcase. I tried giving him CPR out. >> Okay. So, he was in a suitcase. >> Yes. and I fell asleep. >> Okay. How old is the How old is the boyfriend, ma'am? >> 42 year old male. >> All right. Okay. Where are we where send help out there? Sheriff anywhere out there? >> Yes, sir. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Listen to me. Okay. That I just see I just need to confirm this. I I understand. I just need to confirm this. Is he Is he awake at all? Is he conscious at all? >> No. He's purple. >> Is he right? Is he breathing? >> No. >> All right. I need you to get I need you to get him on the floor in his back for me. Okay. >> I did. I did. I tried giving him CPR. >> All right. >> I tried giving him CPR. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Nothing happened. He's purple. >> Okay. Listen to me. There's a defi later, but I need you to get it for me. Okay. >> What is it? >> You have an AED. You have an AED available? >> No. >> All right. Do you ride by him now? >> I'm sorry. >> You are you right by him now? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. Let him flat. Okay. Ma'am ma'am. Ma'am, listen. So, listen. Is he cold and stiff? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Well, he's not necessarily cold, but he's stiff, >> right? Okay. All right. Listen to me. Listen. Listen to me. I want you to lay him flat on his back for me on the floor. I did >> removing the pillows. Okay. >> Yes, I did. >> All right. Okay. When >> he's stiff and purple, >> right? Okay. Listen. Okay, ma'am. That's fine. We're still going to do to compressions on him. Okay. >> All right. Place the heel of your hand on his breast bone. Right in center of the chest. Right between the nipples. >> Yes. Would you hand on top of that hand, >> baby? I'm telling you, just by looking at him, you can tell. >> Okay. And >> please. Okay. He just gurgled. >> Okay. Okay. Listen to me. >> All right. I want to play I want you to place the heel of your hand. >> Okay. Right between right between his chest. Right between his breast bones. Put your other Put your other hand on top of that hand. >> We want We want to pump his chest on me hard and fast. Going under twice per second. I'm doing it again. >> Okay. No, no, just keep on pumping. That's all you need to do for me. Keep on pumping his chest for me. That's I don't need you to stop and talk or anything. I just want you to count out loud for me. Okay. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. This is This is >> Okay, ma'am. Just keep on pumping his chest. That's all you need to do for me. Okay. >> Yes. Come on. Please hurry up. >> Okay. Ma'am. Ma'am, they're driving there as fast as they can. Okay. Don't stop to say hurry up. Just keep on pumping and counting. >> I'm still doing it while I'm pumping you. Okay. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Good. And you found them in a suitcase. You said >> yes. We were playing hide and seek last night. I fell asleep. >> I think they're here. >> Right. I just keep on popping the [ __ ] until they take over. Okay, >> I am I am >> okay. >> When paramedics and officers arrive, she begins to shift. Now realizing this could lead to her arrest, she suddenly acts distraught. She paces, she cries, she screams, but it's not grief. It's fear. Fear of what happens next. >> Who was he to you? Boyfriend? >> Yes. For like three and a half years. >> What happened? >> He and I, we drank last night. We had a >> Can you pass this to the uh around to the FD guys? Stop. They need to sign that for sure. >> He and I are putting a puzzle together. We've been doing some artwork together. >> You are putting a puzzle together. >> Yes, we have a puzzle that we started in there. Okay. >> We've been doing art trying taking stuff off the wall to make new art put up there. Like having a good time with one another, 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. Okay. >> Who is this guy? >> That's my ex-husband. My former husband. >> How did he live here with your guy? No, I called him over here. >> Okay. Okay. >> I didn't know what to do. >> Okay. >> I didn't know what to do. >> Okay. >> So, then he came over here. >> Here, let's talk in private. Okay. >> I called you guys. >> Mhm. >> I tried. I 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. >> Did he get here before the fire department got here? Who? >> Your husband. Your ex-husband? >> Okay. Where did he at? >> Uh, right down the street. >> Okay. So, you were playing and who victed him up in >> I did, but then I fell asleep. >> Okay. Okay. You're okay. I don't I wasn't here. I'm just trying to figure out what happened. >> 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 you 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. So, I don't know if he had a heart attack or what in there. Like, I don't know what happened. So, how long were you doing CPR on him prior to you calling 911? You tried that all morning? Yes. >> Okay. >> And then I called him while I was >> What time did you start? Probably a ballpark. >> Here, let me fill this deputy in. Okay. >> Please, may I have my Dr. Pepper? I am cut out. Okay. >> During her interview with detectives, she insists it was an accident, that they were both drinking, laughing, and playing games. But when investigators confront her with the two videos on her own phone, video she forgot she even recorded, her story begins to crumble. >> 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 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. This is horrific. Okay. Horrific. It is terrible. >> 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 >> 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 >> roll it. >> You roll it over. Like it's not like >> I didn't want him to be like that. >> Don't >> you didn't want him to be upside down. How do you even get upside down? >> Right. >> 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, but 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 it means. >> I hope you take that to heart. >> Why didn't she let him out? Why didn't she call for help sooner? Why did she mock him while he begged for air? She had no answers, just more lies. In court, the video was played. The jury watched Jorge plead for his life. They heard her voice saying, "That's what it feels like when you cheat on me." And yet, Sarah continued to blame him. Other videos shows how she tried to control him, how she belittle him as if he was her puppet. She told the court he abused her, that he manipulated her. But evidence, police reports, and witness testimonies painted a very different picture. She wasn't the victim. Jorge was. I presented him with the state dinner and um sat down and uh was getting ready to start playing the movie and um he starts being very rude and cursing the steak and finding fault with it. And then um you know I'm having to encourage him to eat. You know, if you want me to cut it up for you, I will cut it up for you. did you want some more sour cream for your your potato? What can I do to make you happier? And um then he started to pull on me and kept saying that, excuse me, that I just want to [ __ ] you. [ __ ] you on the steak and [ __ ] you on the on the potatoes. And I took offense to that and I kept trying to encourage him to eat. I started to eat. >> Is this just him really drunk and saying nonsense? I don't know why he was so angry that day. I don't know if it's because I was I I got steak. I don't know. I most of the time I don't know the reason why. Um so um I couldn't take it anymore. Obviously I was not going to be able to eat. So I started to crawl off of the bed to leave um just just the bedroom. And he told me again that I'm not going anywhere. and he stabbed me in my leg and it crunched. You could hear a noise that it made and blood just started to come out of my leg just like a fountain. So, I got off of the bed. He's starting to freak out and um grabbed me a towel. Um I got a wet towel and I'm sitting here holding the towel and um it's increasingly becoming even more and more saturated saturated by the minute. It's just minutes. So, I'm going my through towels and towels and I said, "George, I think I need to go to the hospital. This is not This is not stopping to bleed. That this is serious." And um he got on his knees and begged me, "Please don't call the police. Please don't call the police. Please don't call the police." >> Miss Moon, >> tell the jury why you lied to the police. I lied to the police basically everyone because I was extremely fearful of being arrested. I made the first attempt of me calling 911 by telling them what happened and I thought that they were going to help me but instead I was arrested for calling 911. So, you made a decision to lie. >> I did. >> Did you stay with that lie? >> I did. >> Are you telling the truth today? >> I am. >> Forensic psychologists reviewing the case noted classic signs of coercive control in the relationship where one partner uses mental and emotional manipulation to dominate the other. >> Narcissism. You did not find. I um found narcissistic traits >> in terms of your opinion that she suffers from narcissistic personality disorder. >> No, sir. I said narcissistic traits. >> Okay. So, you don't have an opinion that she suffers from narcissistic personality disorder? >> Correct. She suffers she has she displays narcissistic traits. You expressed an opinion that she suffers from alcohol use syndrome. >> Alcohol use disorder. >> Alcohol use disorder. >> Correct. >> Is that still your opinion? >> Yes, it is. >> Jorge, by many accounts, had become a shell of his former self, visibly distressed in videos, yet still trying to meet Boon's constantly shifting emotional demands. 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. Judge, the the letters that have been coming to your honor, uh the derogatory berating of my services in this case, uh I can't effectively represent her. Uh I she doesn't trust me. She calls me a a dud, I think, a buffoon. Uh on and on and on and on. And no one should have to endure that type of uh derogatory comments and expect to effectively represent someone. >> 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. 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. >> 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. 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 the perspective in the jury box? >> 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 you zip it shut? What you want her to do? Just demonstrate how she zipped it shut. Not hard. >> This one right here. >> Right there. >> Sure. I assume this one was much closer. >> It's not over there. Where did you >> You ask me where I zipped it. >> When When you say that was zipped shut, show us. >> I'm talking about how I zipped it. Or >> when you're done zipping it shut and he's inside of it, where are the zipper compartments? Just tell me I mean this one I can remember that's how he was coming with his hand out. It was like this from the corner. >> Okay. >> As Boon demonstrated how she zipped the suitcase, courtroom observers noted her calm and composed demeanor, which some described as indifferent. Prosecutors used 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 your it, but you run and go upstairs and hide, right?" >> So, does that mean he's it and he's supposed to come find you? >> No. >> So, 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 you're familiarity with the rules, too, or do you guys have house rules? >> I understand how they >> 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? Yes. And that's when you return downstairs. >> 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 you testified those before you got to the bottom. >> Yes. >> All right. And then you come over there and thinking that it's funny, you zip them shut. Correct. >> Yes. We 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. >> Yeah. >> 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. >> 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? >> Did you say sh to him again? >> Don't remember. >> Did you tell him that this was his problem? 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. >> 2020 5:01 p.m. 41 seconds. And it's from what is uh PN owner. Does that mean it's from the device? >> Yes. >> What's the content of that text message? >> Sorry. What was the line light on number? >> 17167. >> Uh and bless you and all of you too. I'll get rid of him. >> Then the next three are also outgoing messages. What do they indicate as far as content? Uh starting with 17168 then I'll be better followed by 17169 UGG and 17170 uh Torres. >> The evidence was overwhelming. The jury deliberated. It didn't take long. Sarah Boon was found guilty of secondderee homicide. >> 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. in the circuit court of the nth judicial circuit and in Orange County, Florida. Case number 2020 CF2603 the state of Florida versus Sarah Bur. We 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 pull 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 true verdict? Jury number four, is this your true and correct verdict? >> Yes. >> Jury number five, is this your true and correct verdict? >> Yes. Jury number six, is this your true incorrect verdict? >> Yes, ma'am. >> In court, she showed little remorse. Her statements focused more on defending herself than acknowledging what had happened. Even after the verdict, she continued to blame Jorge. No accountability, no ownership of what she had done. >> I don't know what else it is that I can say and convey to the Torres family. How this happened. The ifs and wise and how really don't matter. It happened and I am sorry. >> At sentencing, the judge made it clear this was not an accident. It was the consequence of a pattern of toxic, manipulative, and abusive behavior. Sarah Boone was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> Court pronounces sentence as follows. Miss Boon, court sentences you to life in the Department of Corrections. >> Jorge Torres Jr. was a man trying to make things work. Friends described him as kind, patient, and hopeful that their relationship could improve. But Sarah Boone turned his love into fear. She used the legal system to control him. She filmed his final moments, mocking his suffering, then lied to police about it. 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. >> Sometime when I look out the window, I'm waiting for him to come and say, "Mom, I love you. Such a simple thing as using a suitcase is so triggering. I try not to close it all the way. >> Me and my siblings actually spoke to our fathers that night. Um, and we have a lot of experiences with Miss Boon that do not speak to what the media is stating. she is a victim or um a gentle individual. I'm sure she's loved over there at jail due to the fact that Sarah Boone is very very calculated. Um she by no means is a kind and sweet, soft-spoken woman. She is very calculated, very devious, very conniving. Um, my father was sheltered and bered. He was kept from us. He was the real victim in this situation. >> It was a good son. He wasn't perfect, but it was a good suit. And every time that he come here, every time he just stand in that wall, he said, "Mom, mom, I love you. >> Mom, I love you." I say, "I know you love me." 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." He 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. >> This case is a disturbing reminder that not all abusers look the same and not all victims are believed right away. While the final act of Jorge's death was horrifying, the slow psychological erosion captured in these videos painted a deeper tragedy. One in which manipulation, control, and emotional abuse had been simmering long before it boiled over. So, what do you think? Was this truly just a game that went wrong, or was it a cold and calculated act hidden behind a mask of emotional instability? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. And if you want more real cases like this where truth unravels in the courtroom, click the next video on your screen and I'll see you