'20/20' Interview To Feature Kayak Killer Graswald

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Angelika Graswald, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the drowning death of her fiancé, will be interviewed for the first time on television since she was released from prison. Graswald will be appear on “20/20” with anchor Elizabeth Vargas at 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.

Graswald was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of Vincent Viafore.

They were kayaking on the Hudson River April 19, 2015, when, Graswald said, she removed the plug from Viafore’s kayak and admitted she knew the locking clip to his paddle was missing.

Graswald was arrested April 30, 2015. Viafore’s body was found floating in the Hudson River in the vicinity of West Point May 23, 2015.

According to a publicist for ABC News, the program will include footage of Graswald being released from prison, her 911 call and interrogation tape and interviews with her defense attorney Richard Portale, Vincent Viafore’s mother Mary Ann Viafore and kayak expert Todd Wright.

Vincent Viafore’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Dutchess County against Graswald. The suit alleges Graswald is responsible and liable for his death due to negligence, recklessness and carelessness, among other reasons.

Graswald was incarcerated at Bedford Hills after her sentencing, but had been held in Orange County Jail since her arrest. Time served counted toward her sentence of 1-1/3 to four years.

As a U.S. permanent resident, Graswald, who is from Latvia, may face deportation after she finishes parole.

Photo caption: Angelika Graswald, left, and Elizabeth Vargas. Photo credit: ABC News.