In Winter Park, Florida, Sarah Boone was convicted of second-degree murder in 2024 for allegedly suffocating her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., after trapping him in a suitcase during a game of hide-and-seek. He was found dead the next day, leading to her life prison sentence.
In July 2020, 56-year-old James Whitaker disappeared in Hocking County, Ohio. Investigators identified his housemates, 19-year-old Melody Dixon and her father, Michael Dixon. Melody, already interrogated, faced charges including tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. She received a 9-year sentence, below prosecutors' requested 13 years.
On December 26, 2021, 68-year-old Alberto Garza Sr. was murdered at his Lubbock, Texas, home, with 42-year-old Timothy Lovato seriously injured. Joshua Walker, 44, was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder.