HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — As Angel Vause waits to hear how long she’ll be in prison for lying to federal agents during their investigation into Brittanee Drexel’s kidnapping and murder, her legal team is seeking a sentence far lower than what prosecutors want.
A sentencing memorandum filed Feb. 3 in U.S. District Court’s Charleston division by Vause’s attorney Charles W. Cochran is requesting a maximum of 87 months — or 7.25 years — for the 57-old, who in September pleaded guilty to three counts of lying to the FBI over the course of their probe into Drexel’s disappearance and death.
The nine-page document outlines a woman with a troubled past who was manipulated by Raymond Moody — the man who in 2022 admitted to kidnapping, raping and murdering Drexel and is now spending life in prison…