Tiffany Hilliard

Tiffany N. Hilliard is being released on parole after serving her minimum jail sentence for the 2017 crime of helping to dispose of the body of a murdered Kittanning man.

Hilliard, 32, pleaded guilty last August to felony robbery and abuse of a corpse in the death of 55-year-old Gregory W. Bosko. She was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in Butler County Prison, but has since served the minimum requirement of the sentence after receiving credit for time served in 2017.

With her parole, she will be admitted to a drug rehabilitation facility where District Attorney Richard Goldinger said during a court hearing Thursday that they will “keep tabs” on her “just so we know her whereabouts when we need her down the road.”

Bosko's family met Judge Timothy McCune's decision Thursday to release Hilliard with dismay. One family member interrupted the court proceeding by shouting, “May I speak, your honor?”

McCune referred the family members to Goldinger, who offered no argument against Hilliard's request to be paroled.

Goldinger took the group of about a dozen family members outside the courtroom. One family member who refused to identify himself yelled at Goldinger, “I want her in there longer.”

“Keep your voice down,” Goldinger said.

Bosko's relatives persisted. “Why weren't any of us involved in this?” one asked, referring to Thursday's court proceedings. Goldinger began walking away from the group, ending the conversation, but then one of the family members said, “If it were your family, it would be different.”

Goldinger turned and said, “Don't give me that crap. She's not the one (who) cut his throat.”

According to Hilliard's lawyer, Charles Nedz, a deal was struck with the district attorney's office: Hilliard would plead guilty to felony robbery and abuse of a corpse and serve the 18 to 36 months in county prison instead of a state facility. She also agreed to testify in the upcoming murder trial of Joshua K. Greaves, 36, who authorities believe killed Bosko by slashing his throat. In return, Goldinger “took that into consideration in the plea deal,” Nedz said.

“She earned the right to parole,” Nedz said. “She received glowing recommendations from the jail's treatment staff.”

Goldinger said none of the family members had told him they wanted to make a statement during Thursday's hearing.

“Obviously, they lost a loved one, so emotions run high,” Goldinger said. “Especially when they're in a court with a person involved.”

Goldinger wouldn't comment on what role Hilliard will play in Greaves' trial. He noted that his office is still pursuing the death penalty against Greaves.

Hilliard was first arrested in March 2017 after police found her and Greaves in the 300 block of West Wayne Street in a vehicle owned by Bosko. Police say they were called to investigate a report of the couple using drugs in the car.

Hilliard and Greaves quickly emerged as persons of interest in Bosko's killing. His body was found in a wooded area along Redbud Road on April 1, 2017. County Coroner William Young III ruled Bosko's death a homicide, saying his throat had been cut “multiple times.”

Police, in court documents, said Hilliard told investigators that Greaves killed Bosko during a drug deal in Lyndora, and that afterward she helped him hide the body.

According to Nedz, Hilliard cooperated with investigators throughout the investigation.

Greaves was charged with criminal homicide, felony robbery and related charges in that case.