Sleepy Hollow Man Indicted on Murder, Strangulation Charges

Sleepy Hollow’s Christopher Howson was indicted April 8 on murder in the second degree and strangulation in the first degree, charges following the January death of his wife Theresa Gorski, Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced.

Gorski was allegedly strangled by her husband in their home in the Webber Park neighborhood. Howson, whom the DA’s office reports worked freelance from home as a software programmer, called 911 the morning of January 5 to report he had strangled his wife.

for the Bronx Legal Aid Society helping kids from homes with histories of violence, was taken off life support at Phelps Memorial Hospital four days after the incident. She died Jan. 9.

Her sister Jo Anne Gorski, of western Connecticut, received custody of the couple's two daughters. There's been a protective order out against Howson, who has been held ever since at Westchester County Jail in Valhalla.

DiFiore said Howson is expected back in court on April 25. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison.