Female ‘Suitcase Killer,’ Charged With Fatally Zipping Her Boyfriend Into Luggage During ‘Drunk Hide and Seek,’ Claims She Was ‘Battered Spouse’
A shocking video, which authorities say was taken by the killer, shows a suitcase wobbling on the floor as a male voice begs to be let out.

It’s been more than four years since Sarah Boone became known as the alleged “suitcase killer.” Now, ahead of her murder trial, she wants a judge to let her lawyer rely on so-called battered spouse syndrome as his defense – something prosecutors are taking serious issue with.
Ms. Boone is currently facing a second degree murder charge after her late boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr. was found dead zipped inside a suitcase outside the home they shared at Winter Park, Florida. She has previously claimed the tragedy resulted from drunken hide-and-seek gone wrong, but now she wants to rely on battered spouse syndrome in her defense.
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