#SieversTrial Hunter shows the jury Secret Communications between Sievers and Wright about the prepaid burner phones. She dedicated her. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr was 51 when he was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. He'd previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Hed previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Investigators believe he hired two men to kill his wife, Teresa, 46; Jimmy Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright Jr charged with murder; Teresa was found dead in her Bonita Springs, Florida, home on June 29 Then, acting on a tip-off, police started to investigate Curtis Wayne Wright, 51, a man who lived 1,000 miles away in Missouri and coincidentally had an uncanny resemblance to Sievers. After arriving home and before leaving for work the next day, Sievers was murdered. Wright told Mark that his only option was for her to die. Mark Sievers Is Implicated Then a visit to her home revealed Teresa had made it back to the house that night but had never left. [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. 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. Rodger's girlfriend helped police with their investigation and told them that Rodgers had admitted to killing Teresa Sievers. In exchange, Wright threw Sieverss husbandMark Sieversand Jimmy Ray Rodgersunder the bus. When asked if she thought 25 years in prison was enough, Wrights defense attorney Elizabeth Parkersaid it can never enough. Neighbor Jimmy Ball lived next to the Rodgerses for about eight or nine years before the sons sold the house. me and my children have to move out of our home due to very horrible situation and only have 72 hours to find an new one," Shomaker wrote in the page. Wright had challenged the efforts to be extradited to Florida. Since the murder, information has surfaced showing Mark Sievers and Wright had a connection that predates the Sieverses' marriage. Nearly $120 was collected on the site in three days. Teresa Sievers was her familys strength, inspiration and caretaker, her mother said. In exchange, Wright threw Sievers's husband Mark Sievers and Jimmy Ray Rodgers under the bus. "I thought at first he just might be bipolar," she said. Shed been hit with the weapon at least 17 times, crushing her skull and causing devastating injuries. Mark Sievers was acting very oddly for a man who had just lost his wife. Teresa took a flight home on Sunday 28 June ready for her patients the next morning, but her colleagues were very surprised when the doctor didnt show up. According to the 20th judicial circuit in and for Lee County, Florida, Erb was arrested for the death of a 17-month-old [], A man was sentenced on Friday in connection to the death of a one-year-old child in Lehigh Acres in 2020. In 2001, an Illinois inmate named Corey Lynn Fox confessed to killing a dozen people, including Bolin. I dont know if it was the position you were in was by luck or because it was pre-planned, but good luck to you., LIFE IN PRISON: Judge Bruce Kyle just sentenced Jimmy "the hammer" Rodgers to life in prison. 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. In 2015, holistic doctor Teresa Sievers returned to her home from a family trip ahead of her husband and children in order to treat her parents. The state's lawyers said Sievers wanted his doctor wife dead so that he could collect on her significant life insurance policies. Everyone assumed the shock was making him act out of character. Ican't and it will be with me for the rest of my life and I'm truly sorry., Why Wright's case was significant: For Missouri man with missing brother, Teresa Sievers murder trial is of extra significance. Wright had gone to Teresa and Marks wedding, and had even attended Teresas funeral. "I just tell her that justice will prevail.". 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. Since Wright had been jailed, his wife has been quiet and crying, according to her mother, and has been working as a waitress three nights a week inValley Park, Missouri. 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.. Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. There were several life insurance policies on Teresas life, totalling over $4 million. 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.. Minutes before Judge Kyle signed off on Wrights plea deal, Groves addressed the court while standing feet away from the man who committed the egregious crime. Stealing car stereos and, you know, car parts, and now he's moved into stealing cars. ", Wideman, 60, said herfamily has known Mark Sieversfor more than 20 years. They could not be reached for comment on Wednesday's verdict. Wright had made the trip with Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, a man who had given himself the nickname Jimmy The Hammer Rodgers. Later, Shomaker told her the van was paid for through their insurance company after a tree fell on their Kia. Wright is accused of recruiting Jimmy Rodgers, 51, a former jail cellmate, to help him. Her story will be featured on tonights episode of48 Hours. 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. "Jimmy was always hanging around with Wayne," she said, adding that Rodgers helped the family from time to time, offering transportation. According to the State Attorneys Office, Anthony Winn Cole, 51, was adjudicated guilty. 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. For Teresas family, it had been a long five-year wait for justice, but the pain of losing Teresa was just as raw. [16] They continued to track the story until May 2019, with the original video segment being released on their YouTube channel on May 6, 2019. Mark Sievers former best friend, Wright, struck the deal with prosecutors in early 2016. 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 All roads [], High temperatures will climb into the 80s and low 90s under mostly sunny skies. If he doesn't stop now, he's going to graduate into killing people. The bride wore the dress she planned to marry Sievers in. She combined her knowledge of western medicine with a respect for Eastern medicine, to successfully treat her patients with a blend of traditional and alternative methods. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. The evidence was slowly pieced together, and police believed they knew what had happened. Teresa Sievers did not attend the nuptials. You have robbed usall of the most brilliant, unique and compassionate doctor and human being.. Sievers didnt testify but his lawyers said it was Wright who had beaten Teresa to death and that his word couldnt be trusted. Bolin moved to Illinois a few years after high school and said Wright grew close to his older brother, Ronnie Bolin, in his absence. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. 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. We will be completely grateful for every donation. Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? 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. Wright's ex-wife Becker said Wright and Mark Sievers talked on the phone about once a month while she was married to Wright. About eight weeks later, on June 29, Dr. Sievers was found bludgeoned to death in her home in Bonita Springs. Hed rented a car that weekend, and the GPS showed hed driven to Florida specifically to the Sievers house. Thanks, Taylor. The destination was more than 17 hours away from their start according to CBS News. A long-awaited sentencing gives survivors the chance to come face-to-face with their attacker, who eluded them for so long. To share a story idea or tip, please email her at jessica.lipscomb@naplesnews.com. 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. Thats for somebody else to do. He then sentenced Sievers, 51, to the death penalty. The video went viral on their YouTube channel and has since received over thirteen million views.[18]. Olivarez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. ", Are you viewing this story on our app? Something went wrong, please try again later. Wideman said her daughter visits Wright in jail two or three times a week. The men arrived at Teresa's home at approximately 6:00a.m. on the morning of Sunday, June 28, 2015. "Is the death penalty, is life in prison going to be enough for Teresa's family? It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. Teresa, then 46, was found on June 29, 2015, bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of the family's Bonita Springs, Florida, home. 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. ", Mark Sievers gives a personal statement to the judge before being sentenced to death. The mother-in-law ofCurtis Wayne Wright, a suspect in the Dr.Teresa Sievers homicide case,says her daughter is standing by her husband despite his being in a Missouri jailawaiting extradition to Florida. Becker said Sievers made a comment that he had been trying to tell Wright he was bipolar since high school. While waiting to stand trial in the federal firearms case, Rodgers was held in Sainte Genevieve County, about an hour south of St. Louis. Wright, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in February of 2016 in connection to Teresa Sievers' death, said Mark Sievers asked him to kill his wife. I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, he said. Thats why she was so admired and respected. Prosecutors said Wright and Rodgers ambushed Dr. Sievers when she returned home alone from a family vacation. List of death row inmates in the United States, "On her birthday, friends and family remember slain Bonita doctor", "Sievers a year later: Lives that disappeared behind the headlines", "Who killed Dr. Teresa Sievers? The victim,TeresaSievers,was found dead on the kitchen floorofher familys home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs on June 29, 2015. Sievers listed Wright as his brotheron Facebook. (The investigation is) what I deem to be successful and on-track, continues to produce positive things we can affirmand reaffirm through evidence and other things, said Lee Sheriff Mike Scott. "Everybody knowseverybody. Juliette said thatin the construction industry its not unusual for applicants to have a record. Mark feared she was going to take his two daughters away from him and said he could not afford to fight for custody. He was just 30. The men were caught on surveillance tape at a local Walmart store where they purchased trash bags, wet wipes, black towels, black shoes, and a lock-picking kit. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Five years before his arrest in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers in Bonita Springs, Jimmy Rodgers was in the throes of another criminal case. During his testimony, Wright admitted to killing Teresa Sievers. According to Lee County court documents, Rolando Olivarez, 31, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Greg Bolin first met Wright in the third grade in the town of Hillsboro, Missouri, about 45 minutes south of St. Louis. 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. Mark had driven her to LaGuardia Airport in New York City earlier in the day so she could catch a flight home. Jessica Lipscomb covers crime and general assignment at the Naples Daily News. Greg Harris Was Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Manslaughter in Chiquita Tate Killing. Wright said Sievers told him having his wife killed was the only option. [14] Three years later in February 2020, they aired another episode that focused on the murder trials that followed her killing. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. In January this year, Sievers made a statement at his sentencing saying he was innocent and heartbroken, adding that Teresa was his soulmate. John Wayne was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films ", 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.". Once Wright started talking, he wouldnt stop and he brought the whole plot down. In 2016, Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. At one point during the pregnancy, Bolin said Wright tried to get him to run his girlfriend off the road to "mess with her." In 1996, she graduated from the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We hold that time very closely." There were reports of other alternative doctors dying in suspicious circumstances in the US. Rodgers initially faced a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of the death penalty. They called her, and Mark, but nobody could reach her. "My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Groves said. Mary Ann Groves, Teresa Sievers mother, stood next toAssistant State Attorneys Cynthia RossandHamidHunter and made a victim impact statement before Wright was sentenced. Fryer described Sievers as a sweet guy and said she didn't have anything bad to say about him. Had Teresa interrupted a robbery? Teresa Sievers was a beautiful 46-year-old mom who was a very successful doctor well known and liked in her community. The fires are in the Golden Gate Estates on Wilson Boulevard and Jung Boulevard. 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. It was unheard of. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. 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. "Jim was always kind of a troubled child," Ball said. had disbanded, and Eazy-E fell prey to complications from AIDS. Wright received his 25-year sentence in February this year. Teresa was found dead on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood with a bloodstained hammer beside her. Rodgersis serving a six-month federal sentence for violating his probation when he traveled out of the state, as he was seen in a south Fort Myers Wal-Mart with Wright buying itemsthe day before the murder. 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. Prior to the sentencing, hed served over 1,400 days in jail, which he was given credit for. 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. That July, local law enforcement in his hometown of Paris arrested Rodgers after finding him with a Stevens brand .410-bore shotgun.
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