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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, EP27 "Symptoms Of A Battered Woman"
The State's forensic psychiatrist continued answering probing questions under cross-examination. Boone's defense team was challenging her mental health report that dismissed the idea that her diagnosis of battered women's syndrome was what led her to kill her boyfriend in self-defense. Next, prosecutors delivered police bodycam footage that brought in some nuance to the troubled relationship between the defendant and the victim over the years.
S1, EP28 "The Police Bodycam Footage"
Police bodycam video dominated the State's rebuttal case. During the defendant's unstable relationship with Jorge Torres, police arrived several times over domestic abuse allegations. Sometimes they both would be arrested and booked. These domestic calls involving Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres was the theme in the prosecution's rebuttal. For the first time, Torres' perspective was captured on camera.
S1, EP29 "Drama Played Out On Camera"
The drama in the relationship of Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres made its way to the jury in the form of police bodycam video. In the months and years before Torres died trapped in a suitcase he and Boone fought enough times for police to make several calls to their home. The 911 calls and bodycam footage showed a different perspective in the torn relationship between the two. Jurors would decide later- was Boone really trapped in the relationship due to years of being abused by her boyfriend?
S1, EP30 "Hearing From Jorge Torres"
Jurors got a glimpse of Jorge Torres in the months before he was killed in a suitcase. One of the police bodycam videos showed him being arrested for violating a no-contact order he had against the defendant. Next, more incidents between Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres was shown to jurors. They included 911 calls, police bodycam footage and even cell phone video, Boone recorded to document what was going on at home.
