Overview
- Visiting Judge Lorraine C. Diamond imposed five to 15 years for second-degree manslaughter and one and one‑third to four years for evidence tampering, to run concurrently.
- A Saratoga County jury convicted Ronald Rayher in May after less than three hours of deliberation on manslaughter and tampering charges.
- Prosecutors said Rayher administered homemade chloroform during sexual role-play, left Krider’s body in his basement for four days, and discarded the victim’s belongings before calling 911 on April 9, 2024.
- Diamond called the death “tragic and wholly preventable,” citing a breach of professional trust, as Krider’s family delivered emotional victim impact statements at sentencing.
- Rayher’s bid for a new trial was rejected on Sept. 10, and his attorney says he will appeal, arguing Rayher panicked and has no prior criminal record.