California Doctor Sentenced for Wife's Murder

E. Scott Sills receives 15 years to life for strangling his wife and staging it as an accident.

A California fertility doctor, E. Scott Sills, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Susann Sills, in 2016.
Sills attempted to cover up the murder by staging his wife's death as an accidental fall down the stairs at their San Clemente home.
Evidence presented at trial included blood stains and a clump of Susann's hair, indicating a violent struggle.
The prosecution highlighted Sills' attempt to mislead emergency services and investigators by reporting an accidental fall.
Family members shared their grief and loss during the sentencing, with Sills' daughter expressing how the crime has left her 'orphaned and lost.'