The sister -in -law of the victim of a 'cannibal murderer' speaks out after she has received the devastating news that the murderer has been liberated from her family member.
Tyree Smith, 35, was not found guilty due to insanity after being accused of the brutal murder of Angel Gonzalez with an ax and eating parts of his body in December 2011.
Smith admitted the horrible crimes, but a panel with three judges decided in July 2013 that his history with a mental illness was eligible for the insane plea, and he was committed to the Whiting Forensic Hospital.
The Van Gonzalez family remained due to sadness and paralyzed with fear that the murderer would return one day.
So much so that the sister -in -law of Gonzalez, Talitha Frazier, said that she called the hospital several times a month for five years to ensure that Smith was still there.
She was littered with fear and thought she saw her brother -in -law's murderer on the street when he was in a psychiatric facility.
Frazier said that a secretary in the facility told her to stop calling and assured her that Smith would be under their care for a long time.
Then a few weeks ago Frazier's worst fears became a reality when the Psychiatric Security Review of Connecticut granted the conditional release of Smith.
Talitha Frazier told WFSB News that her family now lives in fear after the murderer was released from her brother -in -law
Smith was arrested on January 23, 2012 in Lynn Haven, Florida after killing Gonzalez in Bridport, Connecticut
Angel 'Tun Tun' Gonzalez died in December 2011, but his mutilated body was only found in January 2012. Talitha Frazier has a photo of her brother -in -law
“We are blinded. We were hit with a big one, “Frazier told the local ABC branch WFSB news when he reminded himself of the reaction of her and her family to the release of Smith.
Smith was sentenced to 60 years in a psychiatric hospital, but an assessment council stipulated in September 2023 that his auditory and visual hallucinations had stopped.
Doctors said Smith was a 'joy' to be in the neighborhood and supported the other patients.
They added that the Smith drug had 'stabilized' and he heard no voices in his head that told him to arouse violence.
Dr. Caren Teitelbaum, a forensic psychiatrist, told the assessment council that once Smith was stable, he had a 'calming presence'.
“I really believe that the voices in his head he hears tell him:” Tell the doctors that you don't hear us so that you can get out, “Frazier said the outlet. She added that she and her family feel like Smith, “beat the system.”
Frazier does not accept Smith's apology for killing Gonzalez, a homeless man who had let Smith entered the apartment in which he squatted to escape from the cold.
“It's not fair. He gets in contact with his son, reverses his son. He can now talk to his father, Frazier told WFSB in her sit-down interview.
'Well, I can't talk to my brother -in -law … sorry. I don't want his apology. He should talk to God about that. '
Tyree Smith depicted during his preliminary guide on the charges of murder
Smith was with his lawyer, public defender Joseph Bruckmann at the Superior Court of the State
Angel 'Tun Tun' Gonzalez died through the cannibal
Smith Re -Integrates in society since September 2023 when he was placed in a group home on 'Temporary leave' from the hospital.
“Tyree Smith is a person with a psychiatric disease that requires care, custody and treatment,” the report describing his leave.
'Since his last hearing, Tyree Smith has continued to show clinical stability. Mr. Smith is medication compliant, actively involved in all recommended forms of treatment and has been symptom -free for many years. '
After his stay in the group home, the assessment council determined on 21 February that Smith was ready for a conditional release.
Although Smith is admitted to the community again, he will have strict limitations.
Psychiatric Review Board Executive Director Vanessa Cardella told the CT Post that conditional release is not 'considerably different' of temporary leave, with the only difference that the patient has been dismissed from the hospital.
“The status of temporary leave and conditional release always includes very high levels of supervision, limitations and support to guarantee both the safety of the community and the well -being of acquittal, the mission of the Psychiatric Security Review Board,” she explained.
However, the doctors admitted during the hearing that it is vital for Smith to stay in his medication, and he could again become a danger to society if he goes off.
The horrific crime took place in an abandoned apartment building where Smith used to live
Smith took over with his lawyer during his pre -guidance in Connecticut on February 1, 2012
What about the case
The formal discharge marks years of Saga in the shocking case of the 'Connecticut Cannibal Killer'.
The police were warned of the crime for the first time on December 15, 2011 when he arrived at his cousin Nicole Rabb's house and told her that he wanted to get 'blood on his hands'.
He then told her that he was planning to go to an abandoned house where he used to live, where Gonzalez was currently squatting.
The next day, Rabb saw her cousin with blood on his pants, with chopsticks and a bloody ax. He then admitted that he had 'received his blood'.
Gonzalez was remembered in a tribute after he was brutally murdered
Smith admitted that Smith had eaten the victim's eyes and said that they had hit “like an oyster in a nearby cemetery while drinking sake.
More than a month later, an inspector for a mortgage company found Gonzalez's body in the deserted house.
Frazier said earlier that she remembered that she saw Smith on the street, but had no idea that he was the murderer of her brother -in -law.
Smith was arrested on January 23, 2012 and accused of murder. He was not found guilty that the following year after the Yale University psychiatrist Dr. Reena Kapoor testified that he suffered from psychotic incidents where he heard voices who told him to kill people.
At that time, Frazier was in the courthouse and shouted: 'Justice has been served! I don't care where he serves for the rest of his life as long as it is behind closed doors. '
More than ten years later the doors have been unlocked and Smith has now re -introduced society.
