US EditionCalifornia fertility doctor gets 15 years to life for wife's murder
- A fertility doctor from San Clemente was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of his wife, which was initially believed to be an accident. Evidence revealed she died from strangulation.
- Eric Scott Sills, the founder of an infertility clinic in Carlsbad, was convicted for second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Susann.
- Susann was found dead in their home after falling down the stairs, but it was later determined to be a homicide. Sills was arrested in 2019 and found guilty by a jury.
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California Fertility Doctor Gets 15 Years to Life for Wife’s Murder
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Southern California fertility doctor was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of his wife in an incident authorities said was made to look like an accident. Eric Scott Sills, 58, was sentenced for one count of second-degree murder in the death of his wife Susann, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said Authorities say Sills called 911 in November 2016 and said he found his wife’s body after …
Former OC doctor gets 15 years to life for killing wife, trying to stage death as accidental fall
A judge said based on the evidence, it was "clear" the murder happened somewhere in their San Clemente home and that he "attempted to stage a scheme to make it look like she fell down the stairs."
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California fertility doctor sentenced to prison for killing wife and portraying it as an accident
Eric Scott Sills, 58, who founded an infertility clinic in Carlsbad, was sentenced for one count of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Susann, 45,...
California fertility doctor who killed wife and tried to portray it as an accidental fall is sentenced
A Southern California doctor who was convicted of strangling his wife and then calling 911 and saying she’d fallen down the stairs was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
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