Woman Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shoving 87-Year-Old Vocal Coach, Gets 8 Years in Prison
- Lauren Pazienza pleaded guilty to manslaughter for fatally shoving Barbara Gustern, an 87-year-old vocal coach.
- Pazienza will serve eight years in prison under a plea deal instead of a potential maximum sentence of 25 years.
- The attack appeared random and unprovoked after Pazienza angrily left a park where she had been drinking.
- Gustern suffered a brain hemorrhage, was hospitalized, and died five days after being shoved to the ground.
- After the attack, Pazienza deleted her social media, fled to Long Island, and eventually turned herself in.