When police showed up at the Southern California home of fertility doctor Eric Sills on Nov. 13, 2016, they encountered what appeared to be a terrible accident, per the Orange County DA's office: Sills' 45-year-old wife, Susann, was dead after an apparent tumble down the stairs. Sills said he'd woken up and found her that way. An autopsy and subsequent investigation, however, led authorities to eventually come to a different conclusion: homicide, with Sills as the suspect. NBC News reports he was arrested on his way to work on April 25 and subsequently charged with one count of murder. Authorities are so far keeping mum on the details of Susann Sills' death or on a possible motive.
In a statement given to People, the DA's office notes that "due to the unknown nature of the death," the homicide unit of the Orange County Sheriff's Department started looking more closely into how Sills' wife died. "After an extensive investigation," it was in November 2017 determined that Susann Sills' death was a homicide; the investigation persisted for another year and a half. Sills' father tells the Orange County Register his son's arrest is "shocking," and that "we ... are looking to see what comes out in the news just like everybody else." Per Susann Sills' obituary, the couple had twins, and Susann Sills also had two stepchildren, NBC San Diego reports. Sills was released from the Orange County Jail after posting $1 million bail. His arraignment is set for May 23. (Read about an infamous case involving a staircase.)
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