Tracy Smith

Chat now with the 48 Hours team on Facebook and X. Jurors Aaron Ellis, Jack VanCamp, and Susan Blahoe say that when deliberations began, they felt the pressure.

Did you think about that, that these kids didn't only lose their mom, that if you convict him, now they're losing their dad? Of course. Yeah. They say they also felt a clear motive was lacking.

Did you think about that, that these kids didn't only lose their mom, that if you convict him, now they're losing their dad? Of course. Yeah. They say they also felt a clear motive was lacking.

Did you think about that, that these kids didn't only lose their mom, that if you convict him, now they're losing their dad? Of course. Yeah. They say they also felt a clear motive was lacking.

After about three hours, they came to a decision.

After about three hours, they came to a decision.

After about three hours, they came to a decision.

The clerk read the verdict.

The clerk read the verdict.

The clerk read the verdict.

Guilty of second degree murder. Scott Sills, who gave the gift of life to so many through his IVF practice, now convicted of taking the life of his wife, the mother of his kids.

Guilty of second degree murder. Scott Sills, who gave the gift of life to so many through his IVF practice, now convicted of taking the life of his wife, the mother of his kids.

Guilty of second degree murder. Scott Sills, who gave the gift of life to so many through his IVF practice, now convicted of taking the life of his wife, the mother of his kids.

The jurors we spoke to say that no one on the jury bought the defense's theory about the dogs.

The jurors we spoke to say that no one on the jury bought the defense's theory about the dogs.

The jurors we spoke to say that no one on the jury bought the defense's theory about the dogs.

Instead, what they spent the most time grappling with was whether Scott Sills was guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder. First-degree murder requires premeditation and deliberation.

Instead, what they spent the most time grappling with was whether Scott Sills was guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder. First-degree murder requires premeditation and deliberation.

Instead, what they spent the most time grappling with was whether Scott Sills was guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder. First-degree murder requires premeditation and deliberation.

But investigator Dave Holloway says while Scott Sills may not have planned his crime, he certainly had the time to think about what he was doing.