Key Admission in Brittanee Drexel Case Brings Long Investigation Closer to Closure

Angel Cooper Vause pleads guilty to lying about her involvement in the 2009 abduction and murder of the New York teenager.

Angel Cooper Vause admitted to lying to federal investigators about her involvement in Brittanee Drexel's 2009 abduction and murder.
Vause provided false information about Drexel's possession of her cellphone and the circumstances under which she met the couple responsible for her death.
Raymond Moody, Vause's boyfriend, previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping, and murdering Drexel and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Drexel's family expressed relief at Vause's guilty plea, seeing it as a step towards closure in the long-running case.
Vause faces up to 24 years in prison and will remain in custody until her sentencing hearing.