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Suitcase Murder Trial
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. Owens argued that the suitcase Torres was zipped in was a physical restraint to block a potential attack in Boone's attempt at self-defense. Domestic violence was a running theme in the relationship between the defendant and the victim.
S1, EP22 "Constant Drama At Home"
Cross-examination began with the Defense's forensic psychologist. On the stand, Dr. Michael Brannon confirmed that Sarah Boone was a victim of battered woman syndrome in her turbulent and violent relationship with Jorge Torres. Next, a former neighbor of Sarah Boone took the stand. She recalled to the jury in seeing the defendant with a black eye.
S1, EP23 "Dr. Julie Harper"
A seasoned forensic psychologist explained to jurors how she evaluates the mental health of a person. Dr. Julie Harper testified that she met with the defendant nine times after she was accused of killing her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. She diagnosed Sarah Boone with low self-esteem, depression, alcoholism, narcissism, and PTSD after the full psychological evaluation.
S1, EP24 "Intimate Partner Violence"
Forensic psychologist Dr. Julie Harper diagnosed Sarah Boone with PTSD, citing trauma from intimate partner violence. She went on to say that Boone's anxiety and low self-esteem kept her from moving on from her allegedly abusive boyfriend. The jury listened to the effects of intimate partner violence. Boone's defense alleged she was a battered woman who acted out in self-defense when she zipped up her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, in a suitcase and left him to die overnight.
S1, EP21 "Battered Woman Syndrome"
A forensic psychologist testified for Sarah Boone's defense. Jurors will hear more about the mental health issues she claimed to be experiencing at the time her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, lost his life suffocating in a suitcase. On the stand in her murder trial was Dr. Michael Brannon, a forensic psychologist, who evaluated the defendant and diagnosed her with battered woman syndrome.
