A woman facing trial for the murder of her fiancé two years ago abruptly pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, July 24.
Angelika Graswald, a Latvian national, was charged for intentionally removing a drain plug from her fiancé Vincent Viafore’s kayak and pushing a floating paddle away from him before watching him drown at the Hudson River back in 2015, Pix 11 reports.
Graswald, from Poughkeepsie, was facing murder and manslaughter charges while in custody awaiting trial. Officials argued the motive for murder was the $250,000 life insurance from her fiancé.
FILE PHOTO: Angelika Graswald in this undated handout photo provided by the New York State Police. New York State Police/Handout/Reuters
