Angel Vause sentenced to 18 years for making false statements in killing of Brittanee Drexel
Angel Vause (provided photo)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Angel Vause, the girlfriend of the man who killed and raped Chili teen Brittanee Drexel, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for making false statements.
Vause pleaded guilty back in September to lying to FBI agents about her role in Drexel’s disappearance in Myrtle Beach back in 2009. A judge in South Carolina read her sentence on Thursday.
In May of 2022, investigators found Drexel’s remains in a wooded area in Georgetown, about 45 minutes south of Myrtle Beach. Raymond Moody pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Originally, Vause claimed that she and Moody saw Drexel walking on the strip in Myrtle Beach and approached her about “partying” with them. She claimed that Drexel willingly got in their SUV. But in a three-count indictment, the FBI said that was a lie and Drexel was abducted.
Vause later admitted to being in the car with Moody when the teen was kidnapped. She faced up to 24 years in prison. Drexel’s mother spoke at the sentencing.
“I don’t believe in closure. I believe in a resolution and, no, I don’t believe it was significant for what she did. But, these were lying charges, so I’m glad the judge gave her the full 18 years,” Dawn Conley said.