On a chilly April late afternoon, Latvian native Angelika Graswald and her fiancé Vincent Viafore set out on a kayak trip to historic Bannerman Island in the Hudson River, a favorite spot of theirs. After spending some time on the island, the pair headed back to their launch spot in Cornwall. With darkening clouds and stiff winds, only Angelika made it back safely. Ensuing police investigations lead to suspicions of wrongdoing. The events that followed made national and international news.