Domestic-Related Calls Preceded Family Deaths: Buffalo Grove Police

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — In the months leading up to the deaths of a Buffalo Grove family of five, police responded to their Acacia Terrace home multiple times for domestic-related incidents involving Andrei Kisliak, who police say killed his wife, two daughters and his mother on Nov. 30, before taking his own life.

As first reported by Daily Herald, the calls and other information related to the case were released by the Village of Buffalo Grove on Wednesday.

The bodies of Andrei Kisliak, 39, Vera Kisliak, 36, Vivian Kisliak, 6, Amilia Kisliak, 4, and Lilia Kisliak, 67, were found dead as the result of "sharp force" injuries, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A family dog was also killed during the incident.

Police were called to the Kisliak home at 11:12 a.m. Nov. 30 for a well-being check on a woman. A 911 call was received by police from a co-worker of a "deceased female in the house." Upon arrival, police were unable to make contact with anyone inside and forced entry into the house, where they found the adults and children dead.

Andrei Kisliak and Vera Kisliak had filed for divorce on July 27. According to reports released Wednesday, there were 14 domestic-related calls made between then and September. Here is a breakdown of some of the calls made to police and the response leading up to Nov. 30:

JULY 11

Vera Kisliak filed a domestic family problem report at the police station. She said Andrei Kisliak had taken possession of keys to all four of their vehicles, disconnected service to her cell phone, changed the WIFI password to the house and had taken full control of their finances, leaving her with no money. She said he had also used her social security number to open a credit card.

JULY 28

Vera Kisliak called police to the home, saying she was sleeping when she heard noises downstairs and discovered Andrei Kisliak was down there with another woman. The other woman left when police arrived. She told police that Andrei had served her with divorce papers the prior day. She also told police she had no family or anywhere to go at the time. Police got the couple to agree to stay separated for the night. The two children were sleeping during the incident.

AUG. 9

Andrei Kisliak called 911 to report that his wife stole the keys to his BMW. Police told Andrei that as the couple was still married, she had the same ownership to it as him. Later that night, Vera Kisliak called 911 to report that she could not get into the house because Andrei had locked her out. She said Andrei had also changed the codes to the garage and rear doors. She provided police with a court order that said Andrei was supposed to leave her a house key and the key to her BMW on the kitchen counter. She said the key to the car was broken and the BMW was out of fuel. Andrei told police that he did not change the codes to the doors, but did deactivate them. He also told police he would stay away from his wife.

AUG. 20

Vera Kisliak called police to the home, saying her husband was being bothersome and she wished for him to stop. She said she is currently residing in a different part of the home while divorce proceedings continue. Vera said that Andrei kept knocking on her bedroom door and yelling at her, while the two young children were playing in the bedroom. Vera said she had recently been awarded a vehicle in court and wished to leave with the children to run errands, but Andrei was preventing her from doing that. Andrei told police he was not yelling, but talks loudly. He also told police there were no weapons in the home, but he did own a gun. Vera Kisliak eventually left the area with the two children.

AUG. 23

Vera Kisliak called police to the home for a domestic situation. She said she had entered her husband's room to ask about daycare plans for the children for the school year. She said that he began yelling at her and threatened to kill her. She said she tried to record the incident on her phone, but he grabbed the phone and threw it to the ground. Andrei Kisliak denied threatening to kill his wife or damaging her phone. Police suggested she talk to her lawyer about an order of protection and offered to set her up in a hotel for the night, which police said she refused.

AUG. 28

Vera Kisliak called 911, saying she was having a verbal argument with her husband, who had threatened physical harm. She said she had tried to get into another room with the two children to put them to bed, but Andrei had followed her and was attempting to get the children to leave the room with him. Eventually, Vera and the children left the home for the night.

SEPT. 10

Vera Kisliak called police to request Andrei be removed from the residence per a court order granting her possession of the residence. She said she had let him in the home to retrieve some property, but now she wanted him to leave. Police stood by as he gathered the items and eventually left the residence.

SEPT. 30

Two months prior to the killings, police were called to the home by Vera, who said her estranged husband had returned there and was sleeping upstairs in the master bedroom. This, according to Vera and confirmed by police, violated an order of protection Vera had against Andrei. Police said Andrei Kisliak was uncooperative, was eventually arrested and removed from the home.

A public memorial service for Vera Kisliak and her daughters was held earlier this month at the Community Arts Center in Buffalo Grove. A GoFundMe campaign for the remembrance had raised more than $70,000 as of Thursday.

The complete records released on Wednesday can be accessed on the Village of Buffalo Grove website here.

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