Tracy Smith

On April 25, 2019, nearly two and a half years after Suzanne's death, Dr. Sills was arrested for her alleged murder on his way to surgery. He quickly posted a million-dollar bond, but investigators were about to get an unexpected tip from a woman who said she had met Dr. Sills while Suzanne was still alive.

On April 25, 2019, nearly two and a half years after Suzanne's death, Dr. Sills was arrested for her alleged murder on his way to surgery. He quickly posted a million-dollar bond, but investigators were about to get an unexpected tip from a woman who said she had met Dr. Sills while Suzanne was still alive.

On April 25, 2019, nearly two and a half years after Suzanne's death, Dr. Sills was arrested for her alleged murder on his way to surgery. He quickly posted a million-dollar bond, but investigators were about to get an unexpected tip from a woman who said she had met Dr. Sills while Suzanne was still alive.

She shared an email Dr. Sills had sent her about two weeks after Suzanne's death. Pour ma chère Marie. Yes. So it's in French. This is probably the most important manuscript I have ever written. I am asking you to seriously rethink our suspended but once intense relationship. When you first read that email, what was your reaction?

She shared an email Dr. Sills had sent her about two weeks after Suzanne's death. Pour ma chère Marie. Yes. So it's in French. This is probably the most important manuscript I have ever written. I am asking you to seriously rethink our suspended but once intense relationship. When you first read that email, what was your reaction?

She shared an email Dr. Sills had sent her about two weeks after Suzanne's death. Pour ma chère Marie. Yes. So it's in French. This is probably the most important manuscript I have ever written. I am asking you to seriously rethink our suspended but once intense relationship. When you first read that email, what was your reaction?

So could Dr. Sills have killed his wife to get her out of the way?

So could Dr. Sills have killed his wife to get her out of the way?

So could Dr. Sills have killed his wife to get her out of the way?

Dr. Sills' defense attorney, Jack Early, denies that there was a romantic relationship. And he says that email was merely a devastated father's desperate attempt to find a new mother for his children. Did you feel in your gut that you could win this case? Oh, yes. Yes.

Dr. Sills' defense attorney, Jack Early, denies that there was a romantic relationship. And he says that email was merely a devastated father's desperate attempt to find a new mother for his children. Did you feel in your gut that you could win this case? Oh, yes. Yes.

Dr. Sills' defense attorney, Jack Early, denies that there was a romantic relationship. And he says that email was merely a devastated father's desperate attempt to find a new mother for his children. Did you feel in your gut that you could win this case? Oh, yes. Yes.

In November 2023, just over seven years after Suzanne Sills' death, Scott Sills, now stripped of his medical license, went on trial for her murder. The Orange County District Attorney's Office declined our request for an interview, but cameras were allowed in court for portions of the trial where Senior Deputy DA Jennifer Walker laid out her case to the jury.

In November 2023, just over seven years after Suzanne Sills' death, Scott Sills, now stripped of his medical license, went on trial for her murder. The Orange County District Attorney's Office declined our request for an interview, but cameras were allowed in court for portions of the trial where Senior Deputy DA Jennifer Walker laid out her case to the jury.

In November 2023, just over seven years after Suzanne Sills' death, Scott Sills, now stripped of his medical license, went on trial for her murder. The Orange County District Attorney's Office declined our request for an interview, but cameras were allowed in court for portions of the trial where Senior Deputy DA Jennifer Walker laid out her case to the jury.

Walker argued that Scott Sills beat and then strangled Suzanne to death before staging the scene to make it look like she'd fallen down the stairs.

Walker argued that Scott Sills beat and then strangled Suzanne to death before staging the scene to make it look like she'd fallen down the stairs.

Walker argued that Scott Sills beat and then strangled Suzanne to death before staging the scene to make it look like she'd fallen down the stairs.

The prosecution's case relied heavily on Suzanne's autopsy, but Scott Sills' defense attorney, Jack Early, came to court armed with a unique theory. He suggested that Suzanne fell, either going up or down the stairs, and that one or both of the family dogs then tugged on the scarf that was wrapped around her neck. Do you honestly think that the dogs pulled hard enough to strangle her to death? No.

The prosecution's case relied heavily on Suzanne's autopsy, but Scott Sills' defense attorney, Jack Early, came to court armed with a unique theory. He suggested that Suzanne fell, either going up or down the stairs, and that one or both of the family dogs then tugged on the scarf that was wrapped around her neck. Do you honestly think that the dogs pulled hard enough to strangle her to death? No.