ORLANDO, Fla. (Court TV) — A woman convicted of killing her boyfriend by zipping him into a suitcase has sent another letter to the court demanding help after her attorney refused to file further documents on her behalf.
Sarah Boone is sworn in during her trial for killing her boyfriend at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (POOL/Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Sarah Boone, 48, is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after a jury found her guilty of murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr. The couple had been playing a game of hide-and-seek while drinking in February 2020 when the victim decided to hide in a suitcase. Prosecutors said that Boone zipped Torres into the bag so he couldn’t get out and then beat him with a baseball bat when he pleaded for release.
Boone went through nine attorneys before standing trial in 2024; in the months after, three more attorneys withdrew from her case, despite no hearings or filings. In November 2025, the court appointed David Maldonado as Boone’s 13th attorney…