Eric Scott Sills (left) and Susann Sills.Photo: Eric Scott Sills/Twitter; Susann Sills/Facebook
ACalifornia fertility doctorwas sentenced to 15 years in prison last Friday for staging his wife’s murder to appear like an accidental fall down the stairs, authorities said.
Prosecutors said Sills called 911 on Nov. 13, 2016, and claimed he woke up to find Susann dead at the bottom of the stairs after an apparent fall at the couple’s San Clemente home.
But evidence presented at trial showed that she died due to strangulation, and blood stains were found on a wall in a bedroom where Susann was sleeping, the release states. A clump of her hair also was found in the room, indicating that there had been a violent struggle between the couple, according to the district attorney’s office.
Sills was arrested on his way to work on April 25, 2019, authorities said.
Eric Scott Sills.Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty
Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty
The couple worked together at the Center for Advanced Genetics, a Carlsbad, Calif., IVF & infertility clinic. Susann co-founded the clinic and Sills was the medical director.
According to an obituary in theLos Angeles Times, Susann Sills, mother of twins, was born in Philadelphia and was a graduate of South Fork High School in Florida. She attended George Mason University and received her MBA in International Studies from the University of Miami in 2000.
“Mr. Sills not only killed his wife but he went one step further and tried to cover up his horrific crime,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in the release. “His actions have irreparably torn apart his family as his children have to grapple with the immeasurable pain of losing their mother at the hands of their father."
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source: people.com
