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The Perfect Neighbor on Netflix BROKE Us

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Susan Lorenz admits she called 11-year-olds a slur and still says, “I’m the perfect neighbor.”

1. This Feels Criminal covers The Perfect Neighbor, the Netflix documentary about AJ Owens and Susan Lorenz in Ocala, Florida. 2. The hosts name AJ Owens as a 35-year-old mother of four and Susan Lorenz as the neighbor at the center of the dispute. 3. The episode asks what happens when repeated complaints, police calls, and a neighborhood feud end in a fatal encounter. 4. The hosts say the documentary is built from body cam footage, interrogation-room footage, and 911 calls. 5. They explain that Gita Gondabier directed the film and that the project is personal because her sister-in-law was close friends with AJ. 6. They describe Ocala as a mid-sized city in north central Florida and frame the story as a Florida stand-your-ground case. 7. AJ’s children are named as Isaac, Africa, Titus, and Israel. 8. The hosts say AJ worked at McDonald’s and rearranged shifts so she could attend games and activities. 9. They describe the neighborhood as a duplex community where kids play football, kickball, and tag on a shared grass lot. 10. One property owner says he did not mind the children playing there, while Susan’s landlord only controlled a small section of the lot. 11. The hosts say Susan repeatedly complained that the children were trespassing on land she did not own. 12. They note that police told her the matter was civil unless the children entered her actual property. 13. The hosts summarize a February 25, 2022 call in which Susan said AJ hit her with a no-trespassing sign. 14. They say AJ told police she tossed the sign behind her and did not mean to hit anyone. 15. The hosts note that neighbors and police saw no clear evidence supporting Susan’s version of that exchange. 16. They describe later calls where Susan said the children were loud, then said she had called them derogatory names, and then called herself “the perfect neighbor.” 17. The hosts’ tone is angry, exhausted, and direct, with frequent back-and-forth commentary and sarcastic reactions. 18. The episode uses clips from police calls and body cam footage to let the documentary footage drive the pacing. 19. Listeners interested in true-crime documentary analysis and Florida legal disputes. 20. Listeners who want a spoiler-light recap of the case.

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A furious, human look at a case that refuses to stay in the background.

The Perfect Neighbor centers the killing of AJ Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four, and the outrage that followed around race, fear, and Florida's stand your ground laws.

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A raw Netflix case recap that never lets you stay detached.

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