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What is the Current Status of Susan Lorincz?
Susan Lorincz’s trial brought significant attention to Florida’s debated “stand your ground” law, which justifies the use of lethal force if an individual “reasonably believes” it is necessary to avert imminent harm or death. Despite her plea of not guilty, Lorincz was found guilty of manslaughter on August 16, 2024, and subsequently received a 25-year prison sentence on November 25.
During sentencing, Marion County Circuit Court Judge Robert Hodges remarked, “The shooting was entirely avoidable. In this situation, Ms. Lorincz was behind a locked door.”
Currently, Lorincz is incarcerated at the Homestead Correctional Institution in Florida City. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, her expected release date is April 8, 2048.
Lorincz is currently serving her time at Homestead Correctional Institution in Florida City, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, which lists her release date as April 8, 2048.
“I am so sorry I took AJ’s life,” Lorincz said at her sentencing hearing. “I never intended to kill her. I am just profoundly sad. Not only did a mother die but a daughter, a sister, I think of your family’s loss.”
She maintains she feared for her life that night, telling ABC affiliate WCJB from prison in September 2025, “I never even saw the shot. I was just so terrified. I remember I was shaking, I was crying. It was horrible.”
Asked if she was capable of manslaughter, she said no.
“It just makes me sick, what happened,” Lorincz said. “I just never, ever thought in a million years this would happen. It breaks my heart…I wish I could change things.”