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13-03-2025
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Milwaukee homicide, body kept in apartment for weeks: complaint
The Brief A man from Turkey is charged after his girlfriend was found dead in their apartment. Court filings said the victim's body remained in the apartment for weeks. A nail was found in the man's head after he said he tried to take his own life. MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County prosecutors charged a man from Turkey with reckless homicide after his girlfriend was found stabbed to death in their apartment – weeks after she is believed to have been killed. In Court Serkan Akcilad, 24, is charged with one count of first-degree reckless homicide. His bond was set at $1 million during his initial court appearance on Wednesday, March 12. WARNING: Details of this story may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. The backstory According to a criminal complaint, Akcilad walked into the Milwaukee Police Administration Building on Feb. 27 and said his girlfriend was dead in their apartment near 10th and McKinley – and had been for 20 days. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android Court filings said Akcilad, a Turkish national, used a translation app to communicate with police. An identification card for the 21-year-old victim confirmed she was also from Turkey. Akcilad's attorney said he is in the U.S. on verified asylum status. Officers then went to the scene and found the victim's body, which had begun to decay, on the floor with a pillow under her head. The complaint states the body "appeared to have been staged," and the victim had 12 stab wounds. Detectives learned an "extensive amount" of blood had been cleaned up in the apartment in an area under what appeared to be a new rug. Dig deeper An initial search of the apartment only located "extremely dull" butter knives and box cutters. Court filings said there were takeout food receipts dated from Feb. 14 through Feb. 21 in the trash, "indicating the apartment was being occupied during this time" after the victim's death. Throughout the apartment, investigators found clothing and other linens with apparent blood stains on them. Investigators searched Akcilad's SUV. Inside, the complaint states they found a receipt from the night of Jan. 24 – the day the victim is believed to have been killed – for bleach, insect repellent and more. Surveillance from the store showed Akcilad putting bleach into a shopping cart and carrying the items out of the store. Court filings said investigators also found a letter from the property management company addressed to Akcilad, dated Jan. 8, informing him to pay past-due rent or vacate the apartment. What they're saying The complaint states Akcilad told investigators he came home from work on Jan. 24 with cleaning supplies because he and his girlfriend were planning to go to Chicago for the weekend, and they have two hamsters that attract bugs, so he wanted to clean. He said he came home and found his girlfriend dead, and he initially thought she was playing a joke on him, but she was cold to the touch. He said he then "passed out" from shock. Further, Akcilad told detectives, per the complaint, that he attempted to take his life after his girlfriend's death. He was found to have a nail in his head that extended into his brain, and he was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery to remove the nail. Another receipt found during searches showed Akcilad purchased a nail gun on Jan. 25, though no nail gun was found in the apartment and Akcilad said he didn't know what happened to it. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Asked about the absence of any sharp knives in the apartment, the complaint states Akcilad admitted they had some but did not know where they are or how they came to be missing. He repeatedly said he did not do anything to clean up the apartment and denied cleaning up any blood. He also said he did not attempt to clean any bloody clothes, though evidence of blood was found in the washing machine. Akcilad said he slept next to his girlfriend's body on the floor where he initially found her, according to court filings, and said he did not move her to the place law enforcement found her until the day or so before. Asked why he did not disclose his girlfriend's death, the complaint states Akcilad said he was concerned about "how things are done in America." But when asked how the matter would be handled in Turkey, he said he would be interviewed the same way. He said he disclosed her death because the property company was coming to check his apartment the next day and, had it not been for that, he would not have come forward. Further, Akcilad admitted that he had been communicating with the victim's family in Turkey, pretending to be her to convince them that she was alive and in good health. He also denied killing her. The Source Information in this report is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.
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12-03-2025
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Man accused of killing his girlfriend in late January stabbing
A man is charged with killing his girlfriend after he reported it to Milwaukee police almost three weeks after she died. Serkan Akcilad, 22, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide of his girlfriend Silan Tut in late January on the 1300 block of North 10th Street. Prosecutors say authorities found evidence of a cover up in the two's shared apartment, but the man denied he harmed her in interviews. Tut's murder was not reported to police until Feb. 27, the day Akcilad told officers, and her death was confirmed by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office that day. The man is a Turkish national, like Tut, and when asked why he waited to report the death, he said he was unfamiliar with American laws, according to a criminal complaint outlining charges. Ackilad was scheduled for his initial court appearance on Wednesday morning. His cash bond was set at $1 million, according to online court records. According to the complaint: After Ackilad reported Tut's death, authorities investigated the apartment. They used blood detection equipment to find traces of blood throughout the apartment, including under a rug and other marks which indicated the body had been moved. Investigators concluded that "an extensive amount of blood had been cleaned up" from under the rug. In a search of the apartment, police found sneakers with blood on them; a box cutter in the dishwasher; and clothes with possible blood stains on them in the washing machine. Authorities would later find cleaning supplies and receipts that showed their purchase was made on Jan. 24. Store footage was later reviewed that confirmed Akcilad purchased the cleaning supplies that day. Officers interviewed two people at the apartment building, who both said they heard the two arguing. The day Akcilad reported Tut's death to police, he told officers he previously attempted to kill himself with a nail gun and had a nail in his head, which was removed at a local hospital. Officers interviewed him regarding the circumstances of Tut's death, but he denied cleaning supplies were purchased to cover up her killing or that he did it. He told authorities he found Tut dead in the apartment after he purchase the cleaning supplies and, upon finding her dead body, he passed out. Akcilad admitted he moved her body to the spot where she was found in the days before police searched the apartment, Officers did not find any sharp knives in the apartment and Akcilad confirmed the two had them but denied knowing where they were. Ackilad told officers the two were being evicted and he would not have reported the death had the apartment property company not been scheduled to look at the premises. He also admitted to impersonating Tut in text messages to her family, to suggest she was alive and well. Tut's death is one of 17 reported homicides to Milwaukee police so far this year. That's a 23% dip from last year at this date and down 35% from two years ago at this date. The Journal Sentinel previously investigated domestic violence homicides in Milwaukee County between 2016 to 2022 and found at least 178 deaths were related to it. David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Man charged in killing his girlfriend in January Milwaukee stabbing
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12-03-2025
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Man accused of killing his girlfriend in late January stabbing
A man is charged with killing his girlfriend after he reported it to Milwaukee police almost three weeks after she died. Serkan Akcilad, 22, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide of his girlfriend Silan Tut in late January on the 1300 block of North 10th Street. Prosecutors say authorities found evidence of a cover up in the two's shared apartment, but the man denied he harmed her in interviews. Tut's murder was not reported to police until Feb. 27, the day Akcilad told officers, and her death was confirmed by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office that day. The man is a Turkish national, like Tut, and when asked why he waited to report the death, he said he was unfamiliar with American laws, according to a criminal complaint outlining charges. Ackilad was scheduled for his initial court appearance on Wednesday morning. His cash bond was set at $1 million, according to online court records. According to the complaint: After Ackilad reported Tut's death, authorities investigated the apartment. They used blood detection equipment to find traces of blood throughout the apartment, including under a rug and other marks which indicated the body had been moved. Investigators concluded that "an extensive amount of blood had been cleaned up" from under the rug. In a search of the apartment, police found sneakers with blood on them; a box cutter in the dishwasher; and clothes with possible blood stains on them in the washing machine. Authorities would later find cleaning supplies and receipts that showed their purchase was made on Jan. 24. Store footage was later reviewed that confirmed Akcilad purchased the cleaning supplies that day. Officers interviewed two people at the apartment building, who both said they heard the two arguing. The day Akcilad reported Tut's death to police, he told officers he previously attempted to kill himself with a nail gun and had a nail in his head, which was removed at a local hospital. Officers interviewed him regarding the circumstances of Tut's death, but he denied cleaning supplies were purchased to cover up her killing or that he did it. He told authorities he found Tut dead in the apartment after he purchase the cleaning supplies and, upon finding her dead body, he passed out. Akcilad admitted he moved her body to the spot where she was found in the days before police searched the apartment, Officers did not find any sharp knives in the apartment and Akcilad confirmed the two had them but denied knowing where they were. Ackilad told officers the two were being evicted and he would not have reported the death had the apartment property company not been scheduled to look at the premises. He also admitted to impersonating Tut in text messages to her family, to suggest she was alive and well. Tut's death is one of 17 reported homicides to Milwaukee police so far this year. That's a 23% dip from last year at this date and down 35% from two years ago at this date. The Journal Sentinel previously investigated domestic violence homicides in Milwaukee County between 2016 to 2022 and found at least 178 deaths were related to it. David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Man charged in killing his girlfriend in January Milwaukee stabbing
