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title: The Trial of Sarah Boone - A Public Defender’s Worst  Nightmare
description: "The bizarre case of Sarah Boone, who went through eight public defenders after her boyfriend Jorge Torres was found dead inside a suitcase. From drunken hide-and-seek claims to damning video evidence, this is the story of a defendant who became her own worst enemy."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-trial-of-sarah-boone-public-defenders-worst-nightmare.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-trial-of-sarah-boone-public-defenders-worst-nightmare
datePublished: 2026-06-16
dateModified: 2026-06-16
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-trial-of-sarah-boone-public-defenders-worst-nightmare.md.summary.md
---

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The bizarre case of Sarah Boone, who went through eight public defenders after her boyfriend Jorge Torres was found dead inside a suitcase. From drunken hide-and-seek claims to damning video evidence, this is the story of a defendant who became her own worst enemy.
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