On Friday, the Nutmeg State’s Psychiatric Security Review Board granted a conditional release to Tyree Smith, a convicted cannibal killer.
According to WFSB, Smith will remain under supervision and continue receiving mental health services as part of his release conditions.
Smith had been committed to Connecticut Valley Hospital in 2013 for a 60-year term after a three-judge panel found him not guilty by “reason of insanity” for the gruesome killing and cannibalization of Angel Gonzalez, 43.
The Gruesome Crime
In 2011, Smith brutally murdered Gonzalez, a homeless man, inside an abandoned Bridgeport home.
He used an ax to kill his victim before extracting parts of Gonzalez’s brain, an eyeball, and several organs. Smith then consumed the body parts at Lakeview Cemetery, using chopsticks and drinking sake during the act.
Psychiatrist: Smith is Rehabilitated
Smith’s doctor, forensic psychiatrist Caren Teitelbaum, testified that he has been rehabilitated and is effectively managing his psychosis through medication.
