ThatsLife
  • WIN
  • News
  • Real Life
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Pets
  • Your Stars
  • Puzzles
  • Podcasts
  • Video
ThatsLife
  • WIN
  • News
  • Real Life
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Pets
  • Your Stars
  • Puzzles
  • Podcasts
  • Video
Subscribe
  1. Home
  2. Real Life

Killer sick of hubby's kinky demands pleads not sinking his kayak

She has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. - by that's life!
  • 26 Jul 2017
Killer sick of hubby's kinky demands pleads not sinking his kayak
Getty

On April 19, 2015, Angelika Graswald and her fiance, Vincent Viafore, were kayaking on New York's Hudson River.

But Mr Viafore's kayak began to fill with water and tragically capsized. The 46-year-old was not wearing a life jacket, struggled to stay afloat and drowned, The ABC reports. 

Ms Graswal was accused of sabotaging the kayak by secretly removing a drain plug, leading to his death. The 37-year-old woman allegedly watched Mr Viafore drown.

Wall Street Journal on Twitter

As PEOPLE reports, Ms Graswal has pleaded guilty to criminally neglicant homicide.

Prosecutors have claimed Ms Graswal was motivated by a life insurance plot. They argued she would have been set to receive $250,000 in life insurance benefits after Mr Viafore's death.

According to CBS’s 48 Hours, Ms Graswald was also heard confessing to the crime in a video interrogation. "I wanted him dead and now he's gone. And I'm okay with it," she said.

Joe Torres on Twitter

Grawald had also complained about their relationship, particularly Mr. Viafore’s penchant for pornography and group sex. A court previously heard that Ms Graswald told police she wanted to escape from Mr Viafore's “sex demands and threesome desires".

Her lawyer, Richard Portale, said his client “did not intend to kill him”.

"She didn’t admit she intentionally removed the drain plug so he could die. She had taken it out sometime prior to April 19 and she didn’t know there was this risk. She failed to perceive this risk,” he said.

This article first published on Marie Claire.

Subscribe to That's Life!-+ save!

Subscribe to That's Life!

Subscribe Now
Subscribe to That's Life!

Subscribe to That's Life!-+ save!

Subscribe to That's Life!

Subscribe Now
Subscribe to That's Life!

Recommended to you

There's A Better, Faster Way To Predict Sepsis
Watch 0:37

There's A Better, Faster Way To Predict Sepsis

{headline}

{headline}

My Cats Are Globetrotters

My Cats Are Globetrotters

The Travelling Bridesmaid Dress

The Travelling Bridesmaid Dress

I Helped Free An Innocent Man

I Helped Free An Innocent Man

Hero Mum: Two Minutes To Save Our Lives!

Hero Mum: Two Minutes To Save Our Lives!

{headline}

{headline}

Brave Byron: The Littlest Buckeroo

Brave Byron: The Littlest Buckeroo

I Was A Human Fireball!

I Was A Human Fireball!

I'm An Eco Mum

I'm An Eco Mum

{headline}

{headline}

I've Made $40,000 Selling Trash

I've Made $40,000 Selling Trash

Ruby's Legacy

Ruby's Legacy

Can You Believe We're Twins!

Can You Believe We're Twins!

Meet Rave Granny

Meet Rave Granny

There Was A Snake In Our Bed!

There Was A Snake In Our Bed!

I'm a Waste Warrior

I'm a Waste Warrior

Truckies Saved My Boy's Birthday

Truckies Saved My Boy's Birthday

ThatsLife
  • Gold Club
  • Online Entry FAQ
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms
  • Competitions
  • Privacy Policy
ThatsLife Magazine Subscribe
  • Gold Club
  • Online Entry FAQ
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms
  • Competitions
  • Privacy Policy

Brands

  • New Idea
  • Who
  • Girlfriend
  • Practical Parenting

Our Network

  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • BHG Shop
  • marie claire
  • Beauty Crew
  • Women's Weekly Food
  • Bounty Parents
  • Home Beautiful
  • Hard to Find
  • Australian Women's Weekly
© 2023 Are Media PTY LTD
All products are independently selected, tested or recommended by our team of experts. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Are Media and its brands may have generated text partially using generative AI. Upon generating draft language, our editors review, edit, and revise it to their own liking. We take ultimate responsibility for the content of our publications.
Get more from

Magazine Subscription Offer

Subscribe to That's Life!-+ save!

Shop This Offer
Subscribe to That's Life!