GUILTY CA - Susann Sills, 45, found at bottom of stairs, San Clemente, 13 Nov 2016 *Arrest*

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Dr Eric Sills, husband, arrested.

Doctor arrested for wife's murder after saying she died falling down stairs

 

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Dr. Sills found guilty.

Orange County doctor found guilty of murdering wife in staged accident

A San Clemente doctor was convicted Tuesday of murdering his wife in a staged accident in 2016. Eric Scott Sills, 58, was found guilty on one count of second-degree murder, according to the Orange …

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On Nov. 13, 2016, Eric called 911 and said he awoke to find his wife, 45-year-old Susann Sills’ lifeless body after she had allegedly fallen down the stairs.

Homicide detectives arrived at the scene where Susann was pronounced dead. The Orange County Coroner later determined her death was a homicide.

Prosecutors said the injuries found on Susann’s face and neck didn’t match up to the claim that she had died by falling down the stairs. Evidence presented at Eric’s trial showed that his wife died from strangulation.

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Eric now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 15.

 

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Sentenced yesterday, 15 years to life.

Orange County doctor sentenced for murdering wife in staged accident

An Orange County doctor was sentenced Friday for murdering his wife in a staged accident. In December 2023, Eric Scott Sills, 58, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, …

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On March 15, Eric was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.

“Mr. Sills not only killed his wife but he went one step further and tried to cover up his horrific crime,” said O.C. District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “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. This was the ultimate betrayal by their father and now he will spend his remaining days in state prison.”