Center Moriches home where Thomas Valva died fails to sell at auction

The bidding for the house on Bittersweet Lane in Center Moriches started at $634,200.

News 12 Staff

Sep 20, 2023, 4:44 PM

Updated 237 days ago

Share:

The house where 8-year-old Thomas Valva died failed to sell during an auction this morning at Brookhaven Town Hall.
News 12 has learned the bid for the house on Bittersweet Lane in Center Moriches started at $634,200.
Nobody bid on the house and the house will now go back to the bank.
Valva died after being forced to sleep in the home's freezing garage in January of 2020.
Valva’s father Michael and his ex-fiancée are both serving 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of the child’s murder.   


More from News 12
2:13
State DEC: Additional chemical drums found at Bethpage Community Park

State DEC: Additional chemical drums found at Bethpage Community Park

2:09
Cloudy and rainy Wednesday ahead; On and off showers through Thursday

Cloudy and rainy Wednesday ahead; On and off showers through Thursday

1:10
Nassau Community College Board of Trustees approves new budget

Nassau Community College Board of Trustees approves new budget

2:07
Police: 5 Huntington-area businesses busted for selling flavored vapes to minors

Police: 5 Huntington-area businesses busted for selling flavored vapes to minors

0:26
Police: East Patchogue man arrested for pushing 79-year-old in Commack parking lot

Police: East Patchogue man arrested for pushing 79-year-old in Commack parking lot

2:14
Police: Israeli flag ripped down from Kings Park diner by man in antisemitic clothing

Police: Israeli flag ripped down from Kings Park diner by man in antisemitic clothing

1:43
Veteran runs marathons to raise money for nonprofit Paws of War

Veteran runs marathons to raise money for nonprofit Paws of War

0:39
Red Lobster to close dozens of restaurants, including Stony Brook location

Red Lobster to close dozens of restaurants, including Stony Brook location

0:21
3 women wanted for stealing $9,000 worth of handbags from Huntington Station store

3 women wanted for stealing $9,000 worth of handbags from Huntington Station store

1:26
Scholar Athlete: Madison DeMaio

Scholar Athlete: Madison DeMaio

1:53
Commack girl dances for doctors following successful kidney transplant surgery

Commack girl dances for doctors following successful kidney transplant surgery

2:15
DEC: 6 more concrete blocks, some containing chemical drums, found buried at Bethpage Park

DEC: 6 more concrete blocks, some containing chemical drums, found buried at Bethpage Park

1:36
Nassau Community College Board of Trustees set to vote on proposed budget

Nassau Community College Board of Trustees set to vote on proposed budget

0:28
Stony Brook University faculty votes against censuring school president over protest arrests

Stony Brook University faculty votes against censuring school president over protest arrests

1:58
Made on Long Island: Magical Slumber Parties in Islip Terrace

Made on Long Island: Magical Slumber Parties in Islip Terrace

0:21
Police: Man seriously injured after bicyclist crashes into vehicle in Wading River

Police: Man seriously injured after bicyclist crashes into vehicle in Wading River

0:22
Police: 4 hospitalized after SUV crashes into store in West Babylon

Police: 4 hospitalized after SUV crashes into store in West Babylon

0:23
Police: Illegal gun seized minutes after shooting in Freeport

Police: Illegal gun seized minutes after shooting in Freeport

2:50
A grave mistake - Stranger buried in Suffolk man's family plot exposes lack of burial society regulation

A grave mistake - Stranger buried in Suffolk man's family plot exposes lack of burial society regulation

0:27
Suffolk police: 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in Commack crash

Suffolk police: 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in Commack crash