From: jcs
On an unspecified date, a 911 call was placed by 42-year-old Sarah Boone, reporting that her boyfriend, 42-year-old George Torres Jr., was dead [00:00:15]. Boone informed the dispatcher that she and Torres had been playing a game of hide-and-seek the previous night, during which she “put him in a case” [00:00:28]. She then stated she fell asleep and woke up to find him dead in the suitcase [00:00:35]. Boone claimed she had attempted to give him CPR [00:00:55].
At the time of the 911 call, Sarah Boone was unaware that she had recorded two videos on her phone the night before [00:02:08]. The first video, recorded at 11:12 PM, showed Boone laughing while Torres was zipped inside the suitcase, with Torres repeatedly asking to be let out and stating he couldn’t breathe [00:02:11]. The second video, recorded 11 minutes later, depicted the same scene, but the suitcase had been flipped over and was in a different area of the apartment [00:02:21]. Boone appeared heavily intoxicated in both videos [00:02:30].
Police Arrival and Initial Statements
Upon the arrival of officers, including an officer whose temperament was noted as “perfect for the situation” [00:08:00], they began to gather information. Boone reiterated her story: they were doing a puzzle, drinking wine, and then decided to play hide-and-seek [00:03:26]. She claimed Torres got into the suitcase because he “thought it’d be funny,” and she zipped him up as a joke, but then fell asleep upstairs [00:05:20].
Boone’s ex-husband, Brian, was present at the scene. He confirmed that Boone had called him over and that she needed to go outside for a drink and cigarette after he advised her to call 911 [00:04:41]. Brian also informed officers that George Torres was on parole due to domestic violence against Sarah, and that Sarah had previously bailed him out multiple times after such incidents [00:04:54].
Officers secured the scene, preventing Sarah from accessing any personal items like her cigarettes, as everything was considered evidence [00:06:08]. The ex-husband was confirmed to be taking custody of Boone’s nine-year-old child, who was at school [00:06:13]. Officers then awaited the arrival of investigators [00:06:29].
The investigators arrived and began questioning Sarah. She again explained that Torres decided to get into the suitcase, and she zipped him up jokingly, then went upstairs and fell asleep [00:07:01]. Boone expressed fear for her life, stating that Torres’s family had “never liked me” and would “kill me” [00:07:26]. The detectives reassured her [00:07:48].
Sarah was asked to stay elsewhere for the night and report to the police station the following day for further questioning [00:08:04]. She stayed with her ex-husband and arrived at the Sheriff’s Office the next day at 3:51 PM with a handwritten page of questions [00:08:14]. This marked the transition into a formal interrogation where the evidence from her phone, including the videos, would be presented.