The "kayak killer" is returned to the water

On parole after completing a short sentence for intentional homicide, Angelika Graswald deserved a profile in the magazine She. The main photo of the article, paradoxically or ironically, shows "The Kayak Killer", as nicknamed the Yellow New York Press, immersed in the water of a bathtub.

In 2015, Graswald, born in Latvia, declared that her boyfriend died in an accident on the Hudson River when he spilled his kayak. But when the body of Vincent Viafore – One month after his drowning, the police challenged the version. In 2017, the woman, then 37 years old, agreed to an agreement with the public prosecutor to declare guilty of manslaughter.

If in its initial version Viafore, 46, had lost control of his kayak On a very windy day on the frozen river, 50 miles north of New York, in his recognition of criminal negligence, he also stated that she had removed the plugs of her fiance's boatReason why the water came in and destabilized the kayak. He also said that I knew that he was missing a clip in the oar.

On the other hand, he was not wearing a lifejacket and had been drinking alcoholand five minutes after falling into the water, he disappeared from the eyes of his girlfriend on April 17, 2015.

Sentenced to a maximum of four years in prisonFor whom the two and a half years of detention during the judicial proceedings were calculated, Graswald came to claim that he had tried to recover the $ 250,000 life insurance. of her boyfriend and that she did not regret what she had done, since the man forced to have bad against his will.

After 11 hours of interrogation by the police, the suspect still broke down Is declared "euphoric" for the death of Viafore. "I wanted him to die, and now he's dead," he said, although he did not take his responsibilities.

In She he explained that euphoria was due to hypomania, a mood of expansion, hyperactivity or irritation, which is considered mild form of bipolar disorder and what can happen after trauma. He expressed it during the interrogation, he added, because he never imagined that he was suspicious and because he thought this exchange was "therapeutic".

She stated that the media condemned her for her coldness, but that it was a cultural characteristic: "Russian women are not supposed to cry."

In the profile of She – "which includes a Graswald's bizarre photo session immersed in his bathtub"How did he The New York Post-, the woman tells her life on probation: she works in Orange County, near the place of the accident, and came back to practice kayaking.

"I do not regret what happened"he said. "I do not think" what would have happened if … ", emphasized Graswald, who he adopted evangelism in prison. "It's the wonder of being reborn as a Christian, you know you have a bright future."

In the new interview, he stated that the the events that occurred that tragic day are between her and God. "In short, I'm the only person to have survived, and the only one to know, so it's between God and I. We're going to stop there, I do not care what others think."

He had affectionate words for ViaforeHe said that he had saved her by telling her to call the emergency instead of trying to save him. The operator gave instructions for her to row to the coast when sending help.

"Vince loved me, I loved him, he said that he would die for me if necessary, and I think so. He saved me somehow. I had the naivety to believe that I could help himHe added, "I was in such a situation previously on the Hudson River, dangerous and had managed to get out, so I thought I could do it too. "