Crime & Safety
Graswald, Convicted Of Killing Fiancé, To Be Released From Prison
She was released early because of time served.
BEDFORD, NY — Angelika Graswald, who was convicted in the 2015 death of her fiancé, will be released from prison Thursday. She was sentenced in Orange County Court Nov. 8 for criminally negligent homicide in the death of Vincent Viafore.
Graswald was incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility after her sentencing, but before that, she was in the Orange County Jail, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.
Time served counted toward her sentence of 1-1/3 to four years.
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Graswald pleaded guilty in July, admitting in court that she caused the drowning death of Viafore.
She could be deported after she finishes parole because she is a Latvian citizen with U.S. permanent residence.
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Viafore’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in October alleging Graswald was responsible and liable for her fiancé’s death.
For more details, read the complete Poughkeepsie Journal article here.
Photo credit: Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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