Wright testified on behalf of the prosecution during the trials for Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29 of Missouri, andthevictims husband Mark Sievers, 51 of Bonita Springs. Mark Sievers was acting very oddly for a man who had just lost his wife. They did not speak. 'She went willingly,'' he said. After driving all day and all night,. [14] Three years later in February 2020, they aired another episode that focused on the murder trials that followed her killing. Mark attended the funeral and walked down the church aisle with his two daughters, appearing distraught. Click here to watch a video interview with Greg Bolin on our mobile site. Jimmy Ray Rodgers, left, and Wayne Wright are seen in surveillance video from a Florida Walmart the day before Dr. Teresa Sievers was murdered. The victim, Teresa. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. READ NEXT: Greg Harris Was Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Manslaughter in Chiquita Tate Killing, Dr. Teresa Sievers Murder: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies. "What I didn't know was apparently in his brain, he was hatching his first murder plot.". Prosecutors said Wright and Rodgers ambushed Dr. Sievers when she returned home alone from a family vacation. Curtis Wayne Wright describes in detail how he murdered Dr Teresa Sievers with a hammer, Teresa Sievers was a much-loved mum of two and holistic physician, Curtis Wright (left) and Mark Sievers had an uncanny resemblance to each other, Teresa was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home in Bonita Springs, Florida, Curtis Wright (left) and Mark Sievers in prison overalls, Jimmy 'The Hammer' Rodgers helped Curtis Wright kill Teresa. The American television series The Love Boat (Love Boat in its final season), set on a cruise ship, was aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, until May 24, 1986. Rodgers, who was charged with first-degree murder but convicted of second-degree murder, was sentenced to life in prison. You,Curtis Wayne Wright,have stolen this gift from us, you are responsible for what has happened to her, Groves said. Wright was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Feb.. In 2015, holistic doctor Teresa Sievers returned to her home from a family trip ahead of her husband and children. Have a tip or story idea? As Dr. Sievers operated her medical practice and raised her two young daughters, she couldn't have known the two men accused of taking her life were fraternizing in jail, forming a bond that would later put them back in the very place they met behind the bars of a jail cell. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. It was unheard of. "He was always messing with guns and knives and playing Army, and he was a little devil, you know. Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott has called the Sievers case one of the "most complicated, intricate set of circumstances" in Lee County history, and the tangled web of people involved is no exception. Wright told Mark that his only option was for her to die. In exchange, Wright threw Sievers's husband Mark Sievers and Jimmy Ray Rodgers under the bus. This is a case in which 21st-century technology became vital, prosecutor Cynthia Ross told 48 Hours. "He denied it. Once Wright started talking, he wouldnt stop and he brought the whole plot down. [9] On January 3, 2020, Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced him to death. There were reports of other alternative doctors dying in suspicious circumstances in the US. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr was 51 when he was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Teresa was a compassionate healer, but she was outgoing and always pushed for what she believed in. Curtis Wright, who killed Dr. Teresa Sievers, gets 25 years in prison, 4 victims transported, one trauma alerted after Lee County crash, Report: Impaired driver crashes and kills 67-year-old Fort Myers man in Charlotte County Friday night, Crash kills 40-year-old man in Lee County, Florida teacher who thought UF student debt was paid 20 years ago gets nearly $1M bill, David Erb changes to guilty plea, gets 12 years in prison 10 years probation, Lehigh Acres man gets 15 year prison sentence for childs death, North Fort Myers man to serve 25-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, Winds stoke brush fires and prompt evacuations across Southwest Florida, Fort Myers High School hosts annual unified basketball game, Public adjuster answers your hurricane-related property insurance questions. "Everybody knowseverybody. Wright, the third suspect in the murder, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. Wright was inside on drug charges and Rodgers was doing time for weapon charges. He's accused of recruiting childhood friend, 51-year-old Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to help carry out the gruesome crime. #SieversTrial Hunter shows the jury Secret Communications between Sievers and Wright about the prepaid burner phones. His plea agreement required that he provide substantial assistance. A missing persons report says Wright owed somewhere between $900 and $1,500 to Ronnie Bolin, who had been threatening to "spill the beans" about something Wright was involved in. En route, they stopped at a gas station and were caught on surveillance tape. 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.. Sievers and Wright had been childhood friends in Missouri. My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Mary said. Since sixth grade, she had an interest in medicine and wanted to become a doctor. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark. On December 4, 2019, he was convicted of first-degree murder and the jury unanimously recommended he receive the death penalty. Witness statements in court documents allege that Mark Sievers hired Wright to kill his wife. After high school, Wright's girlfriend became pregnant, something he was not prepared for, according to Bolin. "I think if a lot of people are honest or truthful, just knowing him or meeting him, you would probably like him," Bolin said. All three men were found guilty of the murder. About two years after Sievers and Fryer split up, a man named Greg Bolin married Fryer in a ceremony at the Church of God just up the road from his childhood home. Yeah . Teresa was hit a total of seventeen times and was bludgeoned to death. Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. Firefighters are battling several brush fires in Charlotte County; the one off McCall Road threatens several buildings, including a church. After arriving home and before leaving for work the next day, Sievers was murdered. "I wasn't going to have any part of running a pregnant girl off the road," he said. Although a jury found me guilty, I am innocent of all charges, he said. Asked how her daughter views the arrest, Wideman said: How can a wife not believe her husband?. Years before he married Teresa in 2003, Mark Sievers was engaged to a woman named Shelley Fryer. As she took her final breath after a hammer beating she saw a very familiar face. It had all been his idea. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. Wright had made the trip with Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, a man who had given himself the nickname Jimmy The Hammer Rodgers. Police also arrested Jimmy Rodgers, 25, and charged him in connection with the murder. "We just drifted apart," she said recently from her home in Illinois. A Missouri court document dated Monday says a Lee County prosecutor will ask Florida Gov. More: 'It's bittersweet, but justice has been served,' brother of Teresa Sievers says. The Missouri woman said she thinks her daughter should open her eyes and get her marriage annulled, but Angelais standing by him. Wright received his 25-year sentence in February this year. Bolin remembers goofing around at the mall with Wright dressed in their togas before a toga party and riding around town with him looking for women. "I asked him straight up, 'Did you have anything to do with my brother?'" My client did what he needed to do and I think was a very important part of those trials, said Elizabeth Parker, the defense attorney. Legal Expert Weighs In, Missouri Man Killed His Wife and In-Laws Because They Wouldn't Leave His Home, Scott Peterson Denied a New Trial, Will Remain in Jail for Murdering His Pregnant Wife Laci, Derek Chauvin's Attorney Asks Minnesota Appeals Court to Void Guilty Verdict in George Floyd's Killing, Laci Peterson's Family Feels 'Relief' After Scott Peterson Denied a New Trial: 'Best Christmas Gift Ever', Man Killed Wife, Staged It to Look Like Robbery of Beauty Salon: 'He Thought He Got Away with Murder', Man Faces Death Penalty for Killing Wife, Her 4 Kids, then Driving with Bodies in Van for Weeks, Former N.J. Police Officer Convicted of Killing Estranged Wife, Sentenced to Nearly 80 Years in Prison, 'Why Did You Kill My Daddy? Through a relative, Shomaker declined to be interviewed. On Sept. 17, 2020, [], A North Fort Myers man will spend 25 years in prison for four drug cases. There were several life insurance policies on Teresas life, totalling over $4 million. [7], On May 11, 2016, Teresa's mother gained custody of Teresa's children as the case prepared to move toward trial. They went off to a local supermarket and were seen on CCTV buying trash bags, wet wipes, black towels and a lock-picking kit. Wright said that Mark Sievers recruited him to kill the victim, and he in turn got Rodgers to help out. The motive was the money that Sievers promised them once the job was done. Rodgers initially faced a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of the death penalty. She was the seco This black and white capture features smiling Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan looking away at the Los Angeles Press Club Tribute to John Wayne.Nancy Reagan was an American film actress and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Everyone assumed the shock was making him act out of character. They were married in Missouri inMay, with Teresa Sievers' husband, Mark, presiding as the best man. Rodgers, the other suspect in the Sievers case,is also in a Missouri jail. Teresa, then 46, was found on June 29, 2015, bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of the family's Bonita Springs, Florida, home. The video went viral on their YouTube channel and has since received over thirteen million views.[18]. [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida. When the friend went inside, however, they found Sievers dead on the floor. Investigators believed shed arrived home from her flight, had walked into the kitchen and been attacked. The jury agreed with the prosecution that Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright carried out the murder. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man riding a motorcycle from Fort Myers died in the three-vehicle and motorcycle crash. Teresa Sievers (born Teresa Ann Grace Tottenham) was born on November 19, 1968, at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. "Is the death penalty, is life in prison going to be enough for Teresa's family? GPS showed they had arrived at the Sievers home. At age 17, Rodgers was charged with a felony after he was accused of resisting arrest by fleeing police and was sentenced to five years probation. While waiting to stand trial in the federal firearms case, Rodgers was held in Sainte Genevieve County, about an hour south of St. Louis. The two became friends, at one point taking turns as the wizard in the school's production of "The Wizard of Oz." 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. Fryer also got to know Wright around the same time period. There were three pilot movies, followed by 245 regular episodes over nine seasons, followed by five specials. Shortly before her death, Teresa was profiled in a local women's magazine. Then a visit to her home revealed Teresa had made it back to the house that night but had never left. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark Sievers, 51, in the death of his wife Teresa. "[7], No leads came in the case for nearly two months. But why did two men drive 1,000 miles to kill a woman? An autopsy indicated the daughter died from blows to the head. Hours after Teresa's funeral, investigators had watched him throw computer equipment into a dumpster behind the couple's medical office. The NFL Combine 2023 began on Tuesday, February 28 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. Teresa was found dead on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood with a bloodstained hammer beside her. The couple dated for about three years and were engaged but broke things off before the wedding. Wright's ex-wife Becker said Wright and Mark Sievers talked on the phone about once a month while she was married to Wright. That will be with me for the rest of my life and Im truly sorry. About Public Member Trees. In exchange, Wright threw Sieverss husbandMark Sieversand Jimmy Ray Rodgersunder the bus. ", Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter), Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. High humidity will make our afternoon feels like temperatures reach the 90s in many spots. After court, Teresa's sister, Anne Lisa, spoke to WINK, saying she was "so relieved, so relieved. 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. "Mark called from Florida and he said, 'What happened?' Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. First to face trial was Jimmy Rodgers in October 2019 and Wright was the star witness. I dont judge peoples souls. For almost 50 years, Doc Watson was the most illustrious name in traditional American folk music. They knew each other a long time, since their 20s, she said. Becker said her only conversation with Sievers was after she left Wright around February 2012. [9], Mark Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder. In Naples, city council authorized the city manager to spend up to $100,000 to expedite the cleanup of dead fish within the city waterways []. Jurors convicted him of second degree murder in October for the 2015 killing of Dr. Teresa Sievers. It is pretty crazy. [4], In December 2015, Mark Sievers was charged with murder after a connection was found between him and Wright. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. NFL Combine 2023 full schedule. Rodgers did not have permission to travel out of the state, but court records show he was in a south Fort Myers Wal-Mart on Ben C. Pratt/Six Mile Cypress Parkway the day before Sievers was killed. Three separate people have since been charged and sentenced in connection with the murder. Police arrested two men from Missouri for the crime: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. Teresa Sievers'bodywas discovered the morning of June 29 when workers at her Esteroholistic medical practice, Restorative Health & Healing Center,became concerned when she did not arrive at the office as planned. Theyd met while in prison together. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? At the funeral, he gave a speech and said, "I was, and still am, the luckiest man in the world. Fast forward to today, the three of them still [] Crader wasn't sure if Rodgers got the money he had talked about, but said the couple purchased a new van soon after. Wright said he hit Teresa three times and then Rodgers had taken the hammer and continued to hit her over and over again. FORT MYERS, Fla. Curtis Wayne Wright, who confessed to taking part in the brutal murder of a beloved Bonita Springs doctor, Teresa Sievers, officially received his sentence Monday.. She always . The family has also come to know Rodgers. More: Mark Sievers, sentenced to death for wife's murder, denied new trial, And: Mark Sievers before being sentenced: 'Our girls have tragically lost their mommy and now their daddy', Also: Jimmy Ray Rodgers found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Teresa Sievers. Since the murder, information has surfaced showing Mark Sievers and Wright had a connection that predates the Sieverses' marriage. Leaving a family holiday early might seem like an unusual thing for a mum to do, but as well as being devoted to her two young daughters, Doctor Teresa Sievers had also made a lifelong commitment to her patients. "I will never forget what that cop said to me," Bolin said. A Florida man was convicted of murder and conspiracy for enlisting his best friend to kill his wife in 2015, PEOPLE confirms. 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. Thanks, Taylor. Bolin said he refused. Wright said Sievers told him having his wife killed was the only option. Theyattended grade school together in Missouri and have been best friends since. "He would just say, 'I don't really care for her,'" Becker said. I asked him about his background and he told me it was something to do with guns, he said. I know how this starts off. Curtis Wright was sentenced to 25 years in prison; with time served, leaving him to 22 more years. Investigators foundahammer next to her body. #SieversTrial Shomaker testified that following Dr. Sievers murder she asked Rodgers if he killed her and he said yes. Jessica Lipscomb covers crime and general assignment at the Naples Daily News. The victim,TeresaSievers,was found dead on the kitchen floorofher familys home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs on June 29, 2015. ", Wideman, 60, said herfamily has known Mark Sieversfor more than 20 years. When asked if she thought 25 years in prison was enough, Wrights defense attorney Elizabeth Parkersaid it can never enough. Both men were arrested for Teresas murder. In the senior superlatives, his classmates dubbed him most dependable. On Aug. 20, 2010, Rodgers was booked into the Sainte Genevieve County jail. Just last week, the judge denied Mark Sievers request for a new trial.
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