Death of fifth family member in Buffalo Grove case also due to ‘sharp force’ injuries, coroner says
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek on Friday said an autopsy on a fifth person found dead in a Buffalo Grove home this week showed their death was a result of sharp-force injuries following a “domestic-related incident.”
Four others found in the house were classified as similar deaths, authorities announced Thursday.
Buffalo Grove officials and the Lake County coroner’s office offered little new information on Friday about the deaths of Lilia Kisliak, 67; Andrei Kisliak, 39; Vera Kisliak, 36; Vivian Kisliak, 6; and Amilia Kisliak, 4.
Banek said their remains had not yet been released to a funeral home and added that law enforcement has “had contacts with relatives overseas.”
Officials have not shared who they believe is responsible for the deaths, other than to say it was being probed as a case of domestic violence. The bodies of the family were discovered in the house on Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove after a co-worker of Vera Kisliak called police to ask for a well-being check on her.
Banek on Friday said the scene at the house is clear and that further updates would come from the Buffalo Grove Police Department or the village. No briefings had been announced by Friday evening.
Lake County court records indicate the family was facing foreclosure on their home and that Vera and Andrei Kisliak were involved in a tumultuous divorce.
Records also show that Vera obtained an emergency order of protection against Andrei Kisliak on Sept. 14 and that Buffalo Grove police arrested him for violating that order on Sept. 30. He posted a $5,000 bond, police records show, and was released from Lake County Jail with another hearing scheduled for Dec. 13.
