Aliza "Lizzy" Parsy : A Kill Too Close to Home

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Aliza Parsy with me today. In August 2005, 18‑year‑old Aliza “Lizzy” Parsy was found murdered in the Staten Island home she shared with her mother, her body hidden under a mattress with a towel over her face and the house staged to look ransacked. At first, detectives focused on strangers and an ex‑boyfriend, but autopsy results showed Aliza had been killed by asphyxiation, her nose and mouth covered and her neck compressed, suggesting a personal, up‑close attack rather than a random break‑in.Suspicion eventually turned to Aliza’s 27‑year‑old half‑brother, Raviv Gabbay, who lived in Brooklyn and had been given the family’s cookie‑delivery business but was in serious financial trouble. Prosecutors said Raviv went to Aliza’s house looking for cash, argued with her when he couldn’t find the money he believed was there, and then suffocated her with a pillow before trying to stage a burglary. Raviv was arrested and later pleaded guilty to first‑degree manslaughter; he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing Aliza.