GPS showed they had arrived at the Sievers home. ", The paper reports Assistant State Attorney Cynthia Ross said, "This is only the first stage and there is the second phase that is coming next week, so it's time for us to get back to work.". "I told her, 'You've got to get yourself together.'". "We just drifted apart," she said recently from her home in Illinois. In 2006, they moved to Bonita Springs, Florida and set up a holistic medical practice called Restorative Health and Healing Center. #SieversTrial Mark Sievers sentenced to death this morning for the murder of his wife Teresa Sievers. Everyone assumed the shock was making him act out of character. This black and white capture features John Wayne, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra talking with each other during Hollywood Ball in 1970. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. [2][8], Wright took a 25-year plea deal in exchange for his testimony against Mark and Rodgers. Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright were the first two to be convicted for the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers in her Bonita Springs residence. He willgetcredit for 1,581 days already served in jail, the judge said. There were reports of other alternative doctors dying in suspicious circumstances in the US. When Becker was out of work at the end of 2011, Sievers and his wife helped put Wright in touch with people in the medical field around St. Louis to try to find her a new job. [4] She had flown home alone so she could see patients at her clinic the following morning. His arrest for the Sievers murder last week changed that. A motive was still undetermined but then, after initially denying being involved, Wright started talking. According to Wright, the homicide had been orchestrated by his high school best friendDr. He was arrested for the murder soon after, but prosecutors later dropped the case due to a lack of evidence, saying they didn't believe his story. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Tour of Beauty, by Christina Larson, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY - The Unz [5] Her killers then left and drove back to Missouri in the early hours of June 29. "I wasn't going to have any part of running a pregnant girl off the road," he said. Federal prosecutors called him a danger to the community and insisted he be arrested before the trial. Becker said her only conversation with Sievers was after she left Wright around February 2012. At trial, prosecutors argued Sievers planned his wife's murder, calling upon his good friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to execute his fatal orders. Teresa, then 46, was found on June 29, 2015, bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of the family's Bonita Springs, Florida, home. Three years later the couple divorced, and Teresa met another man called Mark Sievers through his sister, with whom she was good friends. Mrs. Amanda Hopkins, age 51, of Toomsuba, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The jury agreed with the prosecution that Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright carried out the murder. 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Rodgers chose not to speak on his own behalf, and the judge called it one of the most horrific crimes he ever tried. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. Each episode has multiple titles, referencing the simultaneous storylines contained within. High humidity will make our afternoon feels like temperatures reach the 90s in many spots. They then returned to Teresa's home and waited for several hours until she returned. The murder of Teresa Sievers occurred on June 28, 2015, when she was attacked at her home in Bonita Springs, Florida by two men who bludgeoned her to death with a hammer, striking her a total of seventeen times. Wright's most recent ex-wife, Kathy Becker, 47, said Wright tried to get her to write Rodgers in jail as a pen pal, something she wasn't comfortable with. The murder of Teresa Sievers occurred on June 28, 2015, when she was attacked at her home in Bonita Springs, Florida by two men who bludgeoned her to death with a hammer, striking her a total of seventeen times. Their voices are finally heard, tonight at 9/8c only on #48Hours: https://t.co/PmP2LKmqjG pic.twitter.com/I4hb9qjJvd. Mark had driven her to LaGuardia Airport in New York City earlier in the day so she could catch a flight home. If he doesn't stop now, he's going to graduate into killing people. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. was 51 at the time of his sentencing. I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, he said. The entire family is. Now, here is where things stand for each convict: Wrights attorney on Monday said she hopes her clients sentencing brings some closure to Teresa Sievers family. Dr. Sievers was beaten to death with a hammer in her Bonita Springs home in 2015 in a crime orchestrated by her husband, Mark Sievers. To share a story idea or tip, please email her at jessica.lipscomb@naplesnews.com. Curtis Wayne Wright, convicted in beating Dr. Teresa Sievers to death with a hammer in 2015, was sentenced on Monday at the Lee County Courthouse by Judge Bruce Kyle to 25 years in prison.. Everyone grieves differently and Sievers had been miles away at the time, so any suspicions that hed played a part were quashed. [3], In 2015, Mark went to the wedding of his childhood friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. in Missouri and confided in him that he was having marriage problems with Teresa. Fryer said she was introduced to Sievers through her mother, who worked with him at a 7-Eleven in Manchester, Missouri. That was very surprising, he said of the news of Rodgers'arrest. In August 2015, police acted on a tip and arrested Rodgers and Wright in Missouri. 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Jimmy Ray Rodgers sentenced to life in Teresa Sievers murder case Shomaker asked if it was with a gun and Rodgers said, no it was a hammer. Wright is currently facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. One victim was transported from the scene as a trauma alert while three other victims, [], Drew Stangelo, a 25-year-old man from Louisiana was arrested for DUI after a 67-year-old man died in a crash on I-75 Friday evening. A Bonita Springs man on death row for hiring two individuals to murder his wife in 2015 has filed a motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing a recent ruling. "He would just say, 'I don't really care for her,'" Becker said. One of the biggest issues people are dealing with when it comes to insurance after Hurricane Ian is property damage. Judge denies motion for Mark Sievers, accused in wife's 2015 murder-for While Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 47, sits in a Missouri jail on murder charges in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers, his wife of less than four monthsis again dealing with a tragic situation. Mark Sievers asked if Wright was back on drugs but she said she didn't believe so. Through a relative, Shomaker declined to be interviewed. Wright was inside on drug charges and Rodgers was doing time for weapon charges. Bolin moved to Illinois a few years after high school and said Wright grew close to his older brother, Ronnie Bolin, in his absence. A Bonita Springs man on death row for hiring two individuals to murder his wife in 2015 has filed a motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing a recent ruling. Was Wright jealous of the Sievers family? He was used to his wifes career and proudly supported her. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. Wright said Sievers told him having his wife killed was the only option. Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his wife. However, he was found guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder, in addition to trespassing. He made a deal and was allowed to plead guilty to second-degree murder if he testified at Sievers and Rodgers trials, in return for a lesser sentence. Though Sievers claims he is innocent, a jury convicted him of hiring the men who killed his wife. SATURDAY AT 10 P.M. ET/PT: Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? The murder was committed less than a year after Rodgers was released from federal prison, according to WINK News. Holistic physician Teresa Sievers, 46, was ambushed in Bonita Springs, Florida. They went off to a local supermarket and were seen on CCTV buying trash bags, wet wipes, black towels and a lock-picking kit. After arriving home and before leaving for work the next day, Sievers was murdered. Neither of the defendants testified at trial. There seemed to be no reason why Wright would take a violent friend on a road trip to murder his best friends wife. She was discovered lying on the kitchen floor and investigators found a hammer next to her body. Yeah . [7], On May 11, 2016, Teresa's mother gained custody of Teresa's children as the case prepared to move toward trial. pic.twitter.com/kSl1zWbE93, Law & Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) December 4, 2019, Have a tip we should know? He told the jurors that he andRodgers killed her with hammers inside her Bonita Springs home. In 2001, an Illinois inmate named Corey Lynn Fox confessed to killing a dozen people, including Bolin. Mark Sievers former best friend, Wright, struck the deal with prosecutors in early 2016. In the senior superlatives, his classmates dubbed him most dependable. Greg Harris Was Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Manslaughter in Chiquita Tate Killing. A fish kill is filling up the water in Southwest Florida. It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. Years earlier, while living and working in New York under the name Angela Williamson, another daughter was tragically taken from her. Teresa Sievers was her familys strength, inspiration and caretaker, her mother said. "He talked about him like they were friends," she said. Sievers' attorneys told FOX 4 they plan to appeal the sentence if the death penalty is imposed. We will be completely grateful for every donation. Hed rented a car that weekend, and the GPS showed hed driven to Florida specifically to the Sievers house. Click here to watch a video interview with Greg Bolin on our mobile site. I don't know if it was the position you were in was by luck or because it was pre-planned, but good luck to you., More from his testimony in Mark Sievers trial: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. testifies, describes how Teresa Sievers' slaying was planned. On the morning of June 27, Wright had picked up a rental car, and Rodgers, and had driven 1,100 miles to Bonita Springs they had driven all day and all night. Wind gusts will not become as strong as yesterday. Bolin said he last saw Wright in April at family services office in town. Believe me, Wayne was a pretty smooth talker, very convincing. Rodgers and Wright continued to stay in touch after jail. List of The Love Boat episodes - Wikipedia According to Florida Highway Patrol, a sedan driven by Stangelo was going South on the inside lane of I-75, just South of Tuckers Grade. Jimmy Rodgers and I physically did it, but Mark Sievers was also involved in the planning, Wright told the court, adding that it was planned by Sievers because he had money problems. Jessica Lipscomb covers crime and general assignment at the Naples Daily News. Because Sievers had told them to. He was just 30. Olivarez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. That's why he was a lot of fun to hang out with," Bolin said. After arriving home, Sievers was murdered. Bolin said. [11] On November 17, 2022, his conviction was affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court and his death row appeal was denied. Later, Shomaker told her the van was paid for through their insurance company after a tree fell on their Kia. The final suspect connected to the 2015 death of a Bonita Springs doctor was sentenced to 25 years in prison at the Lee County Justice Center on Monday. All three men were found guilty of the murder. Man Enlisted Friend to Kill His Doctor Wife With Hammer - Peoplemag We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Although a jury found me guilty, I am innocent of all charges, he said. [3] Mark said he would pay Wright to help him, so the two men then planned how to murder Teresa. Fryer described Sievers as a sweet guy and said she didn't have anything bad to say about him. En route, they stopped at a gas station and were caught on surveillance tape. Curtis Wright was sentenced to 25 years in prison; with time served, leaving him to 22 more years. When asked who had killed Dr Sievers, he replied, I did and Jimmy Rodgers.. Curtis Wayne Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and got 25 years, a lesser sentence because he was willing to rat out the mastermind behind the massacre. Officials said he was caught with 43 rifles, pistols and shotguns that belonged to his deceased father. https://t.co/ogFltb3OdA pic.twitter.com/2Bp1Mi57mo. [14] Three years later in February 2020, they aired another episode that focused on the murder trials that followed her killing. [4], On the morning of June 27, 2015, Wright took a rental car from Hillsboro, Missouri and went to pick up Rodgers. He didn't provide any new information. His brother Ronnie, who was a minister there, officiated. That July, local law enforcement in his hometown of Paris arrested Rodgers after finding him with a Stevens brand .410-bore shotgun. I just take it all in.". In the summer of 2010, Rodgers was out on bond in Missouri, waiting to stand trial on a federal charge of possession of a firearm by a felon. Have a tip or story idea? Rodgers initially faced a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of the death penalty. Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at the Los Angeles Press Club Tribute to Mark Sievers Allegedly Plotted Wife's Murder, Feared Effects of Divorce "He's like, you know what? Teresa returned to her home where she was ambushed by Wright and Rodgers. In 2019,Cole was arrested for selling trafficking amounts of Fentanyl on two occasions, as well as crack cocaine during another drug sale, according to the State Attorneys []. The victim, Teresa. "It's tiny," she said. [17], On December 10, 2019, WFTX-TV (FOX 4 Now) released footage from the trial of Mark Sievers' when the jury recommended he be sentenced to death. On October 23, 2019, a Lee County jury found him guilty and on December 12, he was sentenced to life in prison. Teresa Sievers murder: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. sentenced to 25 years His attorneys tried to argue that Wright, who pleaded guilty in the murder in exchange for the 25-year prison sentence, was the only direct evidence against the defendant. But Teresa had left them to enjoy a few more days, and had caught an earlier flight back home to Bonita Springs, Florida, so she could go into work. Three separate people have since been charged and sentenced in connection with the murder. She has not gone to see her son-in-law. Wright admitted to the killing while testifying on behalf of. The Missouri woman said she thinks her daughter should open her eyes and get her marriage annulled, but Angelais standing by him. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We had a great friendship and I thought our marriage would be great.'". Were they connected? Hunter says this shows conspiracy. After high school, Wright's girlfriend became pregnant, something he was not prepared for, according to Bolin. Rodgers, the other suspect in the Sievers case,is also in a Missouri jail. 0 HEAD 1 SOUR PAF 2 NAME Personal Ancestral File 2 VERS 4.0.4.18 2 CORP The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3 ADDR 50 East North Temple Street 4 CONT Salt Lake City, U It was a brutal end for a woman who was trying to save lives. Sievers plotted to have his wife murdered by recruiting his longtime friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., who agreed to commit the murder with the promise by Sievers . Angela Wideman, 42, married Wright in May, two months after her 24-year-old daughter tragically died,only to have her husband jailed over his alleged rolein the death of the Bonita Springs doctor. Wright had done some work on the computers at Teresas clinic and Sievers had been best man at Wrights wedding. Originally charged with first-degree murder, Wright admitted to helping kill Dr. Sievers, and bargained down to second-degree murder. "I have no help with moving and have no income at this time so all money I raise will be used to get all set up so that I can start looking for a job and return to School for me and my babys. David Erb, 27, was charged with Homicide-Negligent Manslaughter (Aggravated of Child) and Aggravated Child Abuse. [9] On January 3, 2020, Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced him to death. The day before her funeral he was at the beach inviting people back to his house for a pool party and he was cold when people tried to comfort him. Mark Sievers, on death row for wife's 2015 murder-for-hire, demands hearing Mrs. Amanda Hopkins In December 2015, Teresa's husband, Mark Sievers, was arrested and accused of orchestrating the killing, with the motive being life insurance money, as well as the fact that Teresa was supposedly going to take his daughters away from him and he could not afford to fight for custody. Asked how her daughter views the arrest, Wideman said: How can a wife not believe her husband?. 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Doctor Mom Ready To Divorce Her Cheating Husband Ends Up Hammered To Expect sustained winds between ten to twenty miles per hour, with wind gusts as strong as thirty [], For almost a decade, the government took hundreds of dollars each month out of the paychecks of a Florida woman named Michelle to recoup old student loans that were unpaid and overdue. Sievers case: Attorney who handled Jimmy Ray Rodgers appeal seeks payment The motive was the money that Sievers promised them once the job was done. Mark Sievers has not been charged in her death, but his longtime friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr, and another man, Jimmy Rodgers Jr, have both been jailed in connection to the murder. Heres what you should know about the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers: 48 HOURS IN 48 SECONDS: A hammer is discovered at the crime scene, but clues to solving the murder of a Florida doctor come from a digital trail that leads investigators to the killers doorstep https://t.co/8jXoY2OiPQ pic.twitter.com/BskgiVAAqb. Fryer also got to know Wright around the same time period. Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. Investigators would later discover there were five insurance policies on Teresa totaling $4.433 million. The judge told him, I judge peoples actions. More probing revealed that Sievers and Teresa were having marital problems along with some serious financial issues. Then they returned to the Sievers house and waited in the garage for Teresa to return. Teresa was a compassionate healer, but she was outgoing and always pushed for what she believed in. Emailus. As she took her final breath after a hammer beating she saw a very familiar face. The sentence for Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 51, of Missouri, was previously agreed upon via a plea deal in 2016 when the man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. I asked him about his background and he told me it was something to do with guns, he said. [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. Mark Sievers who 'paid friends for wife's murder' still has custody of