Hide and seek killer's astonishing excuse for murder
A US woman faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing her partner by zipping him up in a suitcase as she filmed herself taunting him.
Sarah Boone, 42, was arrested on Tuesday over the death of her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr, 42, who was found dead in an Orlando home on Monday afternoon.
According to court records, Boone told investigators she and Torres had been playing a game of hide-and-seek while drinking during the night. She said she zipped Torres into the suitcase before heading upstairs and passing out.
She said she woke up later and realised her boyfriend was still in the bag, where she found him unresponsive, according to the records. She called 911, and emergency responders who arrived at the home confirmed Torres had died.
Boone gave consent to let investigators search her cell phone, on which they found two videos recorded the previous evening.
In one of the clips, Boone can allegedly be seen taunting her boyfriend as he yells from inside the suitcase and tells her he can’t breathe.
“Yeah, that’s what you do when you choke me,” said Boone in the two-minute video, according to court records.
“That’s on you. Oh, that’s what I feel like when you cheat on me.”
Investigators said another clip shows the suitcase in a different position with Torres calling out for Boone.
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office wrote, “Jorge begged Sarah repeatedly telling her he could not breathe and Sarah left him in the suitcase.
“[This] therefore proves the unlawful killing of Jorge by Sarah’s actions that were imminently dangerous and demonstrated a depraved mind without regard for Jorge’s life.”