it is the case of sarah boone, aka the suitcase killer, who shockingly zipped her boyfriend inside a piece of luggage, then ignored his desperate pleas to let him out. hanser. when he died, it was her story that became unzipped, she claims. it began like most games of adult hide and seek, he thought it would be funny to be put in the suitcase. >> so i was like, okay, well, i'm going to joke with you and i'll zip you up and make him squirm a little bit. but then i fell asleep. >> when sarah boone awoke her boyfriend, 42 year old jorge torres junior, was long dead. he suffocated in the suitcase. >> this was totally like, not intentional. like that's what i'm scared about, too. >> but second degree murder charges in orange county, florida were certainly intentional. 46 year old sarah boone has been held for years without bail and facing off against the criminal court system. now after an attempt at self-representation and eight dismissed attorneys later, the florida mom is finally getting her day in court. herro you? thank you sarah. >> stupid. i can't even durzi. >> yeah, that's when y

. >> remember sarah boone, the florida woman accused of killing her boyfriend, george torres jr, by suffocatingaimed it was an accident. they were playing a game of hide and seek and he got in the suitcase and suffocated. she recorded it all on her cell phone. boone's ninth lawyer, who she found through a handwritten ad, says it was self-defense. meanwhile, her sixth, seventh and eighth attorneys told a judge they want to get paid. they were awarded $15,000 each. now, an update on a story we covered here. ali abu laban, aka gym kid, the tiktok star known for his scarface impressions. well, he's posted an apology to social media for murdering his wife and another man before heading to prison. part of his statement to the victim's family and his fans reads i am so sorry for my actions and i am ashamed at how pathetic and selfish i had been. he goes on to say i'm sorry for letting you all down and now i must pay my dues. abu laban was given two life sentences without parole for the murders and 50 more years in prison for gun charges. that's it for today's true crime news. i'm ana garcia. join us n