CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBTW) — It’s been nearly a decade since the FBI first set their sights on Timothy Taylor Jr. as the person responsible for the violent rape and murder of Brittanee Drexel.
Taylor, who was a teenager when Drexel disappeared in 2009 while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, has never been publicly cleared as her killer despite a confession by Raymond Moody that he was responsible for ending the 17-year-old Drexel’s life.
On Monday, Moody’s 56-year-old girlfriend Angel Vause will appear in U.S. District Court where she’s expected to change her plea after rejecting a deal last month on two charges of lying to investigators — a move that could send her to prison for 16 years.
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But that’s enough for Taylor’s mother, Joan.
“Our hearts are with Brittanee’s family and loved ones who deserve justice and closure,” she said at a Sunday news conference in front of the Charleston courthouse that Vause will be inside of. “However, justice cannot be served by falsely accusing innocent individuals while allowing others who may have been involved to evade scrutiny.”