Latvian immigrant Angelika Graswald is on track to be released from jail by the end of this year: “Woman Pleads Guilty in Fiancé’s Kayak Death on Hudson River” (nytimes). Ms. Graswald came to the U.S. as an au pair, married and divorced twice at a profit, and was on track to receive $250,000 in life insurance proceeds from the death of her fiance and kayaking companion.
Perhaps one of the New York tabloids will use this headline idea: “Immigrant to re-join the labor force”.
Readers: Can she now collect the $250,000? She pleaded to “criminally negligent homicide.” Is there an exception in a typical life insurance policy that would bar her from collecting? Also, what will her match.com profile say?
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- Angelika Graswald Life Insurance versus Child Support net present value calculation
- Is Angelika Graswald’s purported confession a little too convenient for prosecutors?
- Atlantic article on Americans who don’t work: “Technically, the 1.1 million prime-age men in prison aren’t hurting the participation rate among men, because they aren’t being counted as participants or non-participants. The government omits prisoners before it makes labor-force calculations.”
Maybe her and Casey Anthony can open up a Kids Park franchise together.
–Ed
She’s the real victim here.
There’s still something missing here, or she’s a very clumsy murderess. Apparently all she admitted was removing a 1/2 inch drain plug from the kayak, but the suspicion is there was some paddle assault too. Strange.
If all she did was remove a drain plug, I’m surprised she hasn’t sued the kayak manufacturer. That shouldn’t be fatal.
Where are the feminists shouting gender equality under the law here? It is really amazing – this woman gets less than 3 years in jail for murder (but downgraded to negligent homicide).
@german: they’re out protesting lack of gender equity in the coal mining and roofing industries.