Sneak peek: The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills | Forensic Files

[Music] we all live two lives only the most intimate people that we know really know who we
are 911 do you need police or paramedic uh paramedic it begins with a 911 call from
the house it was a Sunday morning November 13th year 2016 what's the of the emergency sir
it's a TGA in San Clemente too is a new community it's kind of considered a sleepy little town
nice place to work nice place to live now what's happened we got a patient here who's Fallen upstairs and I don't
have a pulse and she's cold Eric Scott Sills is a fertility doctor so you found her down at the bottom of the stairs
yeah partially on the stairs Suzanne Stills is his wife looks like her shoe come off or something the mother of
twins a boy and a girl so she's not breathing no she's not breathing she was the one who was found that
morning I'm going to give you instructions for chest compressions okay they had it on a speaker phone so Scott
and Mary Kate the daughter were both heard on the on the 911 call what are you trying to do sir I can't see what's
going on what are you CPR I'm doing the CPR Dr SS was a infertility specialist keep going keep going I'm G do it this
way they ran their Clinic as partners Suzanne took care of all the business side of things continue the compressions
until paramedics arrive and take over she's making noises out of her mouth she was his number one supporter in
everything that he did they really looked like they had it all okay hold on we're we're doing
it oh baby come on she was making some kind of noise just from the compressions but I think
she was already dead [Music] we get notified by our Sergeant to come out to a house and begin a death
investigation so when you went inside what stuck out to you well as soon as you go into the front door the stairwell
is right off to your left Suzanne was right there she had a blanket covering her body we could see
the other things laying around like this stainless steel Soup pot a purse an empty medication bottle and then the
scarf was a little bit further down away from her the deputy Corner during her preliminary body exam of Suzanne the
injuries weren't consistent with somebody falling down the stairs her neck had a pretty pronounced ligature
Mark the question is how was she strangled when she was found the scarf was around her
neck I think the first day there was mention of dogs maybe pulling on his scar oh you're so good they had a couple
of dogs rescues very K saw the dogs pulling on the scar we didn't get the impression that it was any kind of
violent pulling do you think that the dogs could have pulled on her scarf hard enough to strangle her to death could
they do it yes when you came to the house it was a death investigation by the time you left was it a murder
investigation no it wasn't just as clear-cut as that

PROGRAM NOTE: Preempted in east/central time zones | The wife of a fertility doctor is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Did her dogs play a role in her death or was the scene staged to cover a murder? An encore of "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith's report airs Saturday, March 22 at 10 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

The episode covers the mysterious death of Suzanne Stills, raising questions about whether it was an accident or murder.

Key points

A Call for Help. A frantic 911 call reveals a woman found unresponsive at home.
Suspicious Circumstances. Investigators find injuries inconsistent with a simple fall down the stairs.
The Role of the Dogs. Could the family dogs have played a role in the tragic event?

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

We all live two lives.

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