AN ENGAGEMENT ended in death as a daughter witnessed a crime scene involving her mother and her mother's late fiancé.
As Stephanie Fernandes stood trial for Andrew Wagner's alleged murder, her daughter Angelina testified in her defense.
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Where is Angelina Fernandes now?
Following her mother Stephanie's trial, Angelina went to college to study forensic psychology.
She hopes to devote her future career to helping crime victims and children.
While expressing her anticipation of eventually reuniting with her mother, Angelina told Peter Van Sant via 48 Hours: "When she's out of jail, she'll be able to see all of my successes.
"She'll be able to see everything that I've accomplished.
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"I want to accomplish all of my dreams so my mom can experience happiness afterward."
Regarding her mother's prison sentence, she said: "He [Andrew Wagner] was abusive and my mom was his victim.
"His family is going to believe what they want to believe.
"I can't imagine the pain they're going through. I don't think they want to see their deceased son that way.
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"So they're blaming my mom for all of the wrongs he's done toward her."
What was Stephanie Fernandes' trial verdict?
On June 23, 2022, a jury found Stephanie Fernandes guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
Despite the dismissal of her initial murder charge, Stephanie was sentenced to 8-10 years in prison on October 14 of the same year.
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Throughout the case, she maintained her innocence and insisted Andrew's death was in self-defense.
She is serving her sentence at Massachusetts Correctional Institution Framingham; she'll be eligible for parole in 2026.
Why was Stephanie on trial?
On May 7, 2014, Stephanie fatally stabbed her fiancé Andrew Wagner.
That night, the two were in a verbal altercation that turned physical as the ordeal occurred.
An autopsy confirmed Andrew's cause of death was a stab wound to the neck.
Although the incident transpired that year, the investigation didn't go to trial for seven years because of procedural arguments and later covid-19 complications.
"So I was sleeping, and I heard the door slam shut, and it woke me up," Angelina remembered of that night.
"I just heard my mom from outside screaming and crying 'Help me, help me.'
"There was blood everywhere. Then, I saw them [emergency services] giving CPR to him."
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On March 11, 2023, Stephanie's case was revisited in an episode of 48 Hours titled What Angelina Saw.
What Angelina Saw is available to stream via Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
