Woman in sex offering, death case released from prison

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman is free after serving a three-year prison sentence for luring a co-worker to her apartment in 2012 as a sex offering to her domineering boyfriend, then helping him dispose of the co-worker's body after authorities say he strangled and raped the woman.

Marriott was killed only weeks after beginning her sophomore year as a marine biology major at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

After getting immunity from prosecution, she changed her story, saying Mazzaglia killed Marriott after she rejected him.

When the witness wasn't visibly tearing up, defense attorney Joachim Barth challenged her outburst, asking "You cry without tears, Ms. McDonough?" She did not reply.

The board said McDonough could apply again once she takes mental health classes and develops a better post-release plan that involves her living out-of-state.

The parole board was concerned that she not live so close to the scene of the crimes.

Because of her notoriety, board members said, McDonough would have difficulty finding a job or even being in public near where the crime occurred.