Child killer Robert Serritella dies in prison: A mother's final justice

Child killer Robert Serritella dies in prison: A mother's final justice

Child killer Robert Serritella died in state prison while serving a 45-year sentence for the murder of Skokie teenager David Chereck, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. After strangling 15-year-old Chereck, Serritella remained free for two decades. He was eventually prosecuted only after a TV news investigation did what law enforcement didn’t: We bothered to look for him. “You’re a seeker of the truth … and I like that, my friend.” Those were the w…