Friends recall lives of Illinois family killed in murder-suicide: ‘She was just coming into her own little person’
CHICAGO — Vivian Kisliak was a child who took charge. When her friends all tried to pile into her family’s golf cart, she’d maintain order, determining whose turn it was to take a spin in it and begging one of the adults to drive it.
Once the ride would start, Vivian was thrilled by the adventure. Neighbor Liliya Dzhorayeva remembers the 7-year-old egging her on as she drove the cart with shouts of “Go faster!”
Moments like this were part of this community’s “fun and easygoing” summers in Buffalo Grove, Dzhorayeva said. As soon as the weather warmed up in the spring, a group of “mom friends,” including Dzhorayeva and Vivian’s mom, Vera Kisliak, would gather at the park, sharing snacks and toys with the playing children. They spoke about their kids’ activities, family trips and home remodeling plans.
But this summer, Vera wasn’t around as much, and when she was, she was quiet and kept to herself, Dzhorayeva said.
While it might have appeared that the Kisliak family had a “perfect life,” Dzhorayeva said, with a beautiful remodeled home and daughters with bright smiles, behind closed doors, the truth was far more dangerous. Vera began confiding to friends about fears for her life as
