A California fertility doctor who strangled his wife to death and then tried to cover it up was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison.
E. Scott Sills, 58, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in December 2023 and sentenced to 15 years in prison. according to To the district prosecutor’s office. Sills is accused of strangling his wife, Susan Sills, 45, after she told emergency services that she had fallen down the stairs at their San Clemente home, the prosecutor’s office said.
Despite defense claims that suggested Susan may have been disoriented due to a migraine or painkillers, prosecutors presented evidence of a violent struggle, including blood stains in the bedroom and clumps of Susan’s hair. submitted.
A Southern California doctor convicted of strangling his wife and calling 911 to say she had fallen down the stairs has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced. https://t.co/0SB9ILaEQo
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On the morning of November 13, 2016, a 911 call made by Sills himself began the investigation. However, evidence later showed that Susan had been strangled to death, and Sills was arrested in 2019, the news release states. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer condemned Sills’ actions. (Related article: ‘It’s over’: Texas man who shot his wife in the head gets 10 years in prison)
“Mr. Sills not only murdered his wife, he went a step further and attempted to cover up his horrific crime,” Spitzer said in a statement. “His actions have irreparably torn his family apart, and his children must grapple with the immense pain of losing their mother at the hands of their father. This is the ultimate betrayal by their father. , he will now spend the rest of his life in state prison.”
