A man who admitted to killing his two aunts in Spring Valley has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, closing a wrenching case in a Rockland County courtroom. The sentencing hearing was emotional, with the victims' family pleading for the harshest punishment available under the law.
The defendant, Alan Abad, also known as Alina Abad, of Westwood, New Jersey, showed no expression as relatives of the two women he killed addressed the court. The family asked Rockland County Judge Kevin Russo to impose the maximum sentence of life without parole, telling him their family does not get a second chance and urging him not to give one to the man who took the victims away.
Abad admitted to killing both of his aunts in February 2025 at a home on Gessner Drive in Spring Valley. The case centered on a brutal attack inside the home, one that left two members of his own family dead and shattered the relatives who survived them.
Prosecutors said Abad struck both aunts with his hands and with other blunt objects around the home. According to the medical findings described in court, one of the women, Anabeli, died of spine fractures and brain hemorrhages, while the other, Eveline Aguilar, died of blows to the head, face and abdomen.
In the end, Judge Russo imposed a sentence of 25 years to life. Under that sentence, Abad becomes eligible for parole in 25 years, when he will be 45 years old, a prospect that fell short of the permanent imprisonment the victims' loved ones had sought.
Prosecutors had also pushed for the toughest possible outcome. District Attorney Tom Walsh said he had wanted life without parole and that his office vigorously advocated on the family's behalf, seeking the maximum penalty allowed under the law, while offering his sincere condolences to the grieving relatives.
Even with the sentence handed down, key questions about the case remained unanswered. Neither the prosecution nor the defense offered a more detailed sequence of events or a motive for why Abad killed his aunts, leaving the family to confront a loss for which no explanation was given in court.