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Netflix’s ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Puts Florida Killing Back in Focus as Susan Lorincz Serves 25-Year Sentence

A bodycam-driven release refocuses attention on Florida’s self-defense rules.

Overview

  • The film reconstructs the dispute, shooting and police response using bodycam, 911 audio and interrogation footage, and it debuted to 16.7 million views with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, according to reports.
  • Investigators say Lorincz shot 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens through her locked front door after a clash that began with complaints about neighborhood children and a roller skate thrown at Owens’ son.
  • A Marion County jury found Lorincz guilty of manslaughter on August 16, 2024, and a judge imposed a 25-year prison term in November 2024.
  • Lorincz, 61, is incarcerated at Homestead Correctional Institution with a projected April 8, 2048 release date and has discussed the case in a television interview from prison.
  • Sheriff Billy Woods defended a four-day delay in arresting Lorincz by citing investigative steps and Florida law, while saying the shooting did not meet Stand Your Ground, and Owens’ children now live with their grandmother.