Florida Woman Found Guilty of Murder for Leaving Her Boyfriend to Die in a Suitcase

Prosecutor Dave Cacciatore Jr. takes out the suitcase in evidence as he begins the closing arguments in Defendant Sarah Boone's trial, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. Boone is charged with leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home, Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel via AP, Pool

ORLANDO, Fla.—A woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in central Florida.

Four years after Sarah Boone was arrested in the death of Jorge Torres, jurors handed down the verdict against her on Friday evening after deliberating for about 90 minutes. Boone had pleaded not guilty.