Overview
- Released in October 2025, The Perfect Neighbor reconstructs the case using police bodycam, 911 recordings and interrogation footage.
- On June 2, 2023, Susan Lorincz fired through her locked front door, killing unarmed neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens; a jury convicted her of manslaughter in August 2024 and she was sentenced to 25 years that November.
- Lorincz, now incarcerated at Homestead Correctional Institution, has a projected release date of April 8, 2048.
- Authorities logged roughly six to eight prior incidents involving neighborhood children, and affidavits note Lorincz’s admitted use of racial slurs, which framed prosecutors’ rejection of her self-defense claim.
- Coverage reports the documentary drew 16.7 million first-week views and a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, fueling renewed discussion of policing decisions and self-defense statutes.