From: jcs
Sarah Boone’s legal journey began following the death of her boyfriend, George Torres Jr., who was found deceased in a suitcase. Her initial claims of an accident were quickly challenged by crucial evidence discovered during the investigation.
Initial Investigation and Evidence Discovery
On the day George Torres Jr. was found dead, Sarah Boone called 911 stating her boyfriend was dead, explaining they were “playing last night” and she put him in a suitcase during a “hide and seek kind of thing” before she fell asleep [00:00:28]. She claimed she woke up to find him dead, unaware of what happened [00:00:35]. She also stated she had attempted CPR [00:00:55].
However, investigators uncovered critical videos recorded by Sarah Boone on her phone from the night before [00:02:08].
- The first video, taken at 11:12 PM, shows Sarah laughing at George while he is zipped inside the suitcase. In this video, George is heard repeatedly asking to be let out and stating he “can’t breathe” [00:02:12].
- A second video, recorded 11 minutes later, shows the same situation, but the suitcase had been flipped over and moved to a different area of the apartment [00:02:21]. Sarah appeared “unmistakably and heavily intoxicated” in these videos [00:02:30].
Interrogation and Arrest
Sarah Boone’s arrest and questioning by police began when she was first interviewed at her apartment. She reiterated her story about playing hide and seek, drinking wine, and falling asleep [00:03:27]. Her ex-husband, who was present, informed police that George Torres Jr. had been arrested multiple times for domestic violence against Sarah, and she had consistently bailed him out [00:05:01].
The following day, Sarah voluntarily attended the Sheriff’s Office at 3:51 PM, bringing a handwritten list of questions [00:08:12]. During this interrogation, investigators informed her about the autopsy findings, which revealed injuries to George’s left shoulder, a cut near his lip, and bruising on his forehead and skull [00:09:03]. Forensics later confirmed these injuries occurred the night he died and were not present before he entered the apartment [00:09:21]. Sarah denied any knowledge of how George sustained these injuries, asserting they “had a good time” [00:09:54].
The detectives then revealed the videos found on her phone. Sarah initially claimed she didn’t remember recording them [00:18:12]. As the videos were played, showing George struggling and stating he couldn’t breathe, Sarah became distressed, denying her actions were intentional [00:19:34]. She admitted to flipping the suitcase over [00:20:08] but insisted she did not intend to leave him in there [00:21:24]. Despite George’s pleas in the video, Sarah is heard laughing and saying “f*** you” [00:21:19], which she dismissed as their normal interaction [00:22:07].
Towards the end of the interrogation, detectives directly confronted Sarah: “You realize you’re the person that killed him, right?” [00:30:04]. Sarah denied this, stating it was “not intentionally” [00:30:06]. The interrogation culminated in her arrest.
Legal Proceedings and Defense Challenges
Sarah Boone was taken to the Orange County Jail at 5:44 PM on February 2020 [00:36:05]. She was charged with second-degree murder and held without bond [00:36:10].
Her case has faced significant defense challenges since her arrest. She has been working with her seventh attorney [00:36:26]. Six of her previous attorneys have filed motions to withdraw from her case [00:36:28], all citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason [00:36:32]. As of the transcript’s date, a trial date was set for April 10th of the current year [00:36:24].