Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Justin Sislo Kills 2 Parents After $10,000 Bail, Sheriff Condemns Release
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 12

Justin Sislo Kills 2 Parents After $10,000 Bail, Sheriff Condemns Release

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 12

Summary

  • Three people were found dead Friday in a Madison, New York, home, with deputies saying Justin Sislo, 35, fatally shot his parents before killing himself.
  • A recent $10,000 bail release put Sislo back home after a July 29 arrest in a domestic-violence case carrying about two dozen charges; his parents had bailed him out twice in one month.
  • Investigators said Sislo had a violent history, including June charges in Cayuga County for strangulation and endangering an incompetent, and was under two protective orders barring him from possessing firearms.
  • Several guns were recovered during his most recent arrest, and Sheriff Todd Hood said the judge should have denied bail and kept Sislo in custody.
  • Steve Sislo, 76, was a prominent local businessman and philanthropist, making the killings a wider shock in Madison County beyond the immediate family tragedy.

Insights

How did a repeat offender bypass strict protective orders to obtain the firearm used to murder his own parents?
Why did a prominent philanthropist pay to free the violently unstable son who would ultimately take his life?