Suitcase Murder Trial

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Deadly Game Of Hide-And-Seek
S1 E1

Opening statements began in the trial where Sarah Boone was accused of intentionally zipping up a suitcase with her then boyfriend inside and killing him.

Alcohol-Induced Murder
S1 E2

Alcoholism. That's how Sarah Boone's defense began their opening statements. Her lead attorney James Owens told jurors about the alcohol addiction she and her Jorge Torres dealt with and how it often mixed in with domestic violence.

Drama At Home
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More of the drama in the torrid relationship between Jorge Torres and Sarah Boone spilled out in testimony. Prosecutors called in former neighbors of the couple.

The 911 Call
S1 E4

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Responding Officers To The Scene
S1 E5

The unedited version of the police bodycam questioning Sarah Boone on what happened played in court. Prosecutors claimed she intentionally killed her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, using a suitcase in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

Crime Scene Investigation
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Crime scene photos displayed for jurors. As officers gathered information and collected key evidence they were learning about the alcohol-induced game of hide-and-seek that led to Jorge Torres death.

Environmental Suffocation
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The State's medical examiner took the stand. Dr. Sara Zydowicz conducted the autopsy of Jorge Torres. Prosecutors told jurors Torres died of environmental suffocation when he lay in a suitcase for at least 11 hours.

Cellphone Extraction
S1 E8

Cellphone data extraction made its way into this trial.

Police Interview
S1 E9

The Defense had specific questions for a digital forensics examiner.

Gathering Incriminating Evidence
S1 E10

Jurors heard for the first time from Sarah Boone. Prosecutors brought in the police interrogation where she initially told detectives the events that led up to Jorge Torres' death. Jurors listened to her talk about what she remembered happened.

The Interrogation
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Jurors watched more unedited portions of her police interview she gave after Jorge Torres, her boyfriend. At the time detectives were still investigating his death as a potential homicide.

Sarah Boone Breaks Down
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In her second police interview Sarah Boone was more animated. The jury saw her on the video recording crying and screaming at detectives.

Denial Of Intentionality
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Jurors watched Sarah Boone deny any intention to the murder of her boyfriend in her second police interrogation. Detectives were in the beginning of their investigation trying to figure out what led to Jorge Torres being found dead in a suitcase.

Lead Detective's Conduct
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Cross-examination began on lead detective Chelsey Koepsell. It came after the jury listened and watched the police interrogation of the defendant two days after Jorge Torres suffocated to death inside a suitcase.

Defendant Takes The Stand
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Sarah Boone took the stand in her own murder trial. It came after the prosecution rested their case against her for intentionally killing Jorge Torres, her boyfriend, she was living with.

Suitcase Carrying Death
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I'm always afraid and always scared. That's what Sarah Boone told jurors on the witness stand. She tried to explain away the cell phone video she recorded while Jorge Torres was inside the suitcase pleading to get out because he couldn't breathe.

Physical And Psychological Abuse
S1 E17

The jury's attention shifted from the death of Jorge Torres to the years of domestic violence he and the defendant dealt with. Sarah Boone testified that she was a woman in fear of her life when she and Torres played a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

Domestic Violence Allegations
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Domestic and alcohol abuse came to define the violent relationship between Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres. On the stand, Boone gave jurors a timeline of events where Torres allegedly attacked and abused her.

Defendant Faces Cross-Examination
S1 E19

In her murder trial, Sarah Boone told the jury that she was shocked that she was arrested for the murder of Jorge Torres.