In the wake of Netflix’s The Perfect Neighbor, many viewers have asked what happened next to Susan Lorincz in real life. Here’s where she is now, what the courts decided, and what public records and reputable reporting say about her current status.
Where is Susan Lorincz today
Susan Lorincz is currently being held in the Florida Department of Corrections at Homestead Correctional Institution in South Florida.
What happened after she was taken into custody
After the 2023 incident in Ocala, the case proceeded through the court system. Lorincz was later found guilty of homicide with a weapon (August 2024) and sentenced to 25 years in state prison (November 25, 2024).
What her sentence and timeline look like
Multiple outlets reporting from Florida corrections records say she is serving a 25-year sentence, and her projected release date has been reported as April 8, 2048.
Has she spoken publicly since then
Yes. Reporting in 2025 notes she gave comments from prison to local media, expressing regret about the outcome of the incident.
How the Netflix documentary connects to her “now” status
Netflix’s The Perfect Neighbor (2025) revisits the events and the community context largely through official recordings and related materials, and Netflix frames the story as one shaped by escalating neighborhood conflict and prejudice.
