When A Domestic Abuser Ends Up Locked In A Suitcase By The Person He Abused

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

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Did Sarah Boone really mean to kill her boyfriend, or was she simply a victim trying to protect herself? The so-called "suitcase murder" trial is a wild one, filled with bizarre twists and questions about abuse, self-defense, and mental health. Sarah Boone zipped her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, into a suitcase, taunted him while he begged for help, and filmed the whole thing. Now, was this a case of self-defense from an abusive partner, or was Boone just as dangerous as the man she allegedly feared? The trial's testimony reveals a complex and disturbing relationship, with Boone's mental state called into question. She acted like a scared child at times, even asking the judge for Pop-Tarts and snacks, raising doubts about her competence. Could battered spouse syndrome be her defense, or will the chilling video footage seal her fate? What would you do if you were trapped in a situation like Boone's?

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0:26.4	Welcome to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Fattis.
0:34.0	The suitcase murder trial.
0:35.8	That's probably what you know it as.
0:37.0	Sarah Boone is her name.
0:38.4	She's the woman who put her boyfriend in that suitcase, zipped it up, and then videotaped, taunting him, and making fun of him as he begged for his life.
0:49.4	Sounds pretty horrible, doesn't it?
0:51.6	Is it though when you understand more of the case and you learn more about
0:57.2	the boyfriend George Torres, who seemed pretty abusive, and she seemed to be kind of taking a lot of
1:04.6	it? Was this evil? Was this a horrible person just trying to kill someone that she hated?
1:11.7	Or is this someone who, if I let this man out, he's probably going to kill me.
1:15.3	Join me to discuss Eric Fattis, defense attorney, former prosecutor.
1:19.3	It's a weird case. Sarah Boone, clearly, someone who's not the healthiest in the mind,
1:24.9	doesn't make the greatest of choices, just regular observations
1:28.0	that I can make based on what we've seen about her so far. Certainly doesn't make her
1:32.8	anyone who should be the recipient of any sort of violent abuse. And if that did occur,
1:39.0	it's not good. We now have video that we've seen of George, the boyfriend, before he was dead,
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