A 24-year-old man from Wisconsin, Serkan Akcilad, has been charged with reckless homicide after the death of his girlfriend, Silan Tut.
Police say Akcilad lived with Tut’s body in their apartment for nearly a month before finally reporting her death.
On February 27, he walked into the Milwaukee Police Administration Building and told officers that his girlfriend had died in their apartment. He claimed he found her unresponsive on the floor about 20 days earlier after returning from an errand. At first, he thought she was joking, but when he realized she wasn’t moving, he said he panicked and fainted.
When police arrived at the apartment, they found Tut’s body in an advanced state of decomposition with multiple stab wounds to her neck and torso. Investigators also noticed that the crime scene appeared to have been tampered with, suggesting that her body had been moved.
Neighbors reported hearing loud arguments before her death, and security footage showed Akcilad buying bleach on the night of the incident.
He is currently in custody on a $1 million bond and is set to appear in court on March 19.
