Where is Susan Lorincz now?
Lorinc pleaded not guilty at trial, calling attention to Florida's controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law, which allows the use of deadly force if a person, according to statute“reasonably believes that the use or threat of use of such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm.”
But Lorinc was convicted of manslaughter August 16, 2024 She was sentenced on November 25 to 25 years in prison.
“I believe the shooting was completely unnecessary,” Marion County Circuit Court Judge. Robert Hodges said in court. “In this case, Ms. Lorinc was behind the door. The door was locked.”
Lorintz is currently serving time at Homestead Correctional Facility in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, which lists her release date as April 8, 2048.
“I’m very sorry that I took AJ’s life,” Lorincz said at her sentencing hearing. “I never intended to kill her. I'm just very sad. Not only the mother died, but also the daughter, sister, I think about the loss of your family.”
She claims she feared for her life that night, saying ABC WCJB Branch from prison in September 2025: “I didn’t even see the shot. I was so terrified. I remember I was shaking and crying. It was terrible.”
When asked if she was capable of manslaughter, she answered “no.”
“What happened just makes me sick,” Lorinc said. “I just never, never thought in a million years that this would happen. It breaks my heart… I wish I could change the situation.”
