Florida Man Gets 20 To Life In Angel Serbay Cold Case Murder

YONKERS, NY — A cold case that has haunted Westchester for nearly two decades is finally closed with the sentencing of Christopher Gonzalez today.

The Florida man was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for the 2005 murder of Yonkers resident Angel Serbay, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced.

"Angel Serbay was murdered and inhumanely left on the side of the road, and now 18 years later we have gotten justice for her family, friends and community." Rocah said. "Today’s sentence holds this defendant accountable for his heinous crime. Our Cold Case Bureau remains committed to solving the hundreds of open homicides in Westchester County."

SEE ALSO:

• Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Chilling 2005 Murder Of Yonkers Woman
• Wrapped in Sheet, Dumped On The Sprain

On September 3, 2005, Christopher Gonzalez strangled the 25-year-old victim to death and disposed of her body in a sheet on the shoulder of the Sprain Brook Parkway, where she was discovered by a passerby who contacted the New York State Police (NYSP).

An investigation conducted by the NYSP and NYPD forensically linked the victim’s death to a 2000 Bronx cold case, and Gonzalez's DNA ultimately connected him to both murders. The 41-year-old was located in Florida by the NYPD and NYSP and extradited to the Bronx on December 8, 2017. Gonzalez, who was in the custody of the NYC Department of Corrections, was charged in Westchester County on May 16, 2019.

On January 18, 2023, Gonzalez pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree.

"While I am grateful that her murderer, Christopher Gonzalez, was eventually caught and am thankful that law enforcement never gave up on catching him, the years of waiting have taken a toll on me and have been excruciating...I do not forgive Christopher Gonzalez," the victim's mother said in a statement read in court. "I believe him to be an evil, ruthless, soulless man."

Rocah thanked the NYSP, the NYPD, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Bronx DA's Office for their assistance. The case was prosecuted by Major Crimes Bureau Chief Nadine Nagler and Bureau Chief James Bavero, both of the Trials and Investigations Division.