The Chicago man who murdered his mother, wife and two young daughters was legally banned from the family home for his dangerous behavior, only to be allowed back into the home at his wife’s request just a month before the tragic massacre will.
Andrei Kisliak, 39, was prevented from returning to his family’s multi-million dollar home in the Chicago suburbs last September after a series of erratic behaviors including heavy drug use indoors, loud music through the night, bringing home prostitutes and threatened to killing and disfiguring his wife.
The ban was part of a protective order requested and granted by his wife Vera Kisliak, which also prevented Mr Kisliak from seeing his children while the couple went through acrimonious divorce proceedings.
But on November 1, the parents jointly asked the court to overturn that order, as Ms Kisliak said she had agreed to let her husband move back into the home and see their children.
Judge Marnie Slavin agreed to lift the ban, but included a handwritten note in the court order saying she “strongly advised against it.”
On November 30, Mr. Kisliak, his mother Lilia Kisliak, 67, Ms. Slavin, 36, Vivian Kisliak, 6, and Amilia Kisliak, 4, were all found dead at the Buffalo Grove home from “violent violence.” On Tuesday, police said evidence indicated Mr Slavin stabbed the family and then killed himself with the blade.
A report indicates Andrei Kisliak, 39, is suspected of stabbing his wife, two daughters and a relative before killing himself at the family’s Buffalo Grove
Vera Kisliak, 36, Vivian Kisliak, 6 (left) and Amilia Kisliak, 4, were all stabbed last week
According to court documents, the Kisliak family was facing foreclosure on their home, which is estimated to be worth $1.05 million
Court documents showed Mr Kisliak had displayed disturbing behavior towards his family since at least July.
During the divorce proceedings, Ms. Kisliak said her husband had begun abusing drugs, including smoking marijuana on a daily basis and using cocaine.
She also claimed her husband followed her as she took her children to school, then stole her car and later threatened to kill her and disfigure her “so no one would recognize her.”
Ms Kisliak said her husband failed to give her keys to any of the family’s four cars in August while she was trying to drive her children and then refused to drive her herself.
When she took turns with a neighbor, he also followed them, “recorded them, verbally abused them and yelled at them to take the Uber,” court records showed.
In September, Mr. Kisliak was ordered to give his wife the keys to one of their cars, but she said he left her a broken key and the car broke down after she started it.
Buffalo Grove is a small town located only about 30 miles north of Chicago
Police said the evidence indicates Mr Kisliak stabbed his wife and children at their home
Vivian Kisliak, 6, who died of a “sharp violent injury,” according to police
Two weeks after this incident, Mrs. Kisliak applied for the protection order against the husband. He got so angry in the courtroom that Slavin had him jailed for contempt.
The protective order was issued soon after.
But weeks later, on November 1, the couple changed their mind and said they had agreed to let Mr Kisliak back into the house.
Although Slavin agreed, her note accompanying the order read: “The court has strongly discouraged this agreement, but the parties wish to proceed amicably.”
Judge Marnie Slavin agreed to lift a protection order against Mr Kisliak but included a handwritten note in the court order saying she “strongly advised against it”.
The almost 6,000 square foot property has six bedrooms and six bathrooms
Police officers were first called to the family home in the suburban village, just about 30 miles north of Chicago, last week at around 11:10 a.m. to conduct a welfare check on a woman who failed to show up for a scheduled work shift.
Upon arrival, officers were unable to contact anyone at the home.
“Compulsory entry was deemed necessary and a home search was conducted,” the Buffalo Grove Village said Twitter. The five deceased family members were found during the search.
In a news conference the next morning, Buffalo Grove Police Chief Brian Budds shared the details of the case.
“Today is a very sad day for our community as we continue to process this unthinkable event,” the police chief said.
The Kisliaks’ most recent divorce proceedings took place less than 24 hours before their bodies were discovered.
A mortgage lender linked to the family had also opened foreclosure proceedings on the Acacia Terrace home on Nov. 9 and said they had not received any payments since July 2020.
The first records of the Kisliak family living at the Buffalo Grove estate date back to 2015, but neighbors said they believe the family moved in about four years ago.
The nearly 6,000-square-foot home is worth an estimated $1.05 million and has six beds and six bathrooms, according to RedFin.
Nearby suburban homes range in price from $600,000 to $1.3 million.