Overview
- 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.