The victim,TeresaSievers,was found dead on the kitchen floorofher familys home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs on June 29, 2015. The entire family is in counseling after Wright's arrest,Wideman said. "I thought at first he just might be bipolar," she said. Wright and Rodgers killed Teresa Sievers with hammers after she returned home alone from a family vacation, prosecutors said. 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's plea agreement required he. On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. rented a car and entered an address in Bonita Springs, Florida into the GPS. She had returned early from a family vacation that Sievers remained on. [13], In February 2017, the CBS News documentary show, 48 Hours, aired an episode that focused on the murder of Teresa Sievers. Years earlier, while living and working in New York under the name Angela Williamson, another daughter was tragically taken from her. Before he was sentenced, the judge asked if hehadany statements to make. Crader said Shomaker told her that her boyfriend was out of state on a job for the construction company he worked for and mentioned he planned to make $10,000 that weekend. Tyler Juliette, who operates JV Contracting in Cadet, Mo., said that he has since let Rodgers go. A few years ago, Donald cheated on his wife with Camilla and the two fathered a daughter named Dylan. Mrs. Amanda Hopkins, age 51, of Toomsuba, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Jurors deliberated for just four hours at the Lee County Justice Center before returning with a guilty verdict, according to News-Press. "There's nothing I need to see, it's just Angie and his family," she said of the visits. A Florida man was convicted of murder and conspiracy for enlisting his best friend to kill his wife in 2015, PEOPLE confirms. Jimmy Rodgers and Curtis Wayne murdered Teresa Sievers The police were eventually pointed in the direction of two residents of Missouri, Jimmy Rodgers, and Curtis Wayne Wright. Had Teresa interrupted a robbery? Wright admitted to the killing while testifying on behalf of. After she pulled into the garage, retrieved her luggage and walked into the house, two men her husband hired to murder her Curtis Wayne Wright, Jr., and Jimmy Ray Rodgers , beat her in the . We had a great friendship and I thought our marriage would be great.'". About eight weeks later, on June 29, Dr. Sievers was found bludgeoned to death in her home in Bonita Springs. Later, Shomaker told her the van was paid for through their insurance company after a tree fell on their Kia. "He's like, you know what? That July, local law enforcement in his hometown of Paris arrested Rodgers after finding him with a Stevens brand .410-bore shotgun. 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. On Sept. 17, 2020, [], A North Fort Myers man will spend 25 years in prison for four drug cases. His plea agreement required that he provide substantial assistance. Three years later the couple divorced, and Teresa met another man called Mark Sievers through his sister, with whom she was good friends. She always . Mark Sievers was still . Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. During his testimony, Wright admitted to killing Teresa Sievers. There were signs of a forced entry, but confusingly, cash and valuables in the house hadnt been taken. Curtis Wrights the only one that ever hit that woman and hes lying to you to save his own worthless skin they said. After being found guilty of first-degree murder and the conspiracy to commit murder, Mark Sievers was sentenced to death for first-degree murder. In addition to the prison sentence, Wright will have to pay court costs andotherfees. Teresa was found dead on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood with a bloodstained hammer beside her. [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. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. They will spend their lives hoping to hold onto the memories of their mother they once knew and trying to forget the nightmare she endured in the last moments of her life.. 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. They did not speak. And Im truly sorry, Im sorry. #SieversTrial #WrightSentencing @winknews pic.twitter.com/8cfXcRmfuQ, Brooke Shafer (@BrookeWINKNews) February 10, 2020. Becker said she broke things off after about three months of marriage after Wright backed her against a wall and balled up his fists as if he was going to hit her. 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. 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. Theyd met while in prison together. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark Sievers, 51, in the death of his wife Teresa. 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Mary Ann Groves, Teresa Sievers mother, stood next toAssistant State Attorneys Cynthia RossandHamidHunter and made a victim impact statement before Wright was sentenced. 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 []. Investigators foundahammer next to her body. Juliette added that there was nothing in Rodgers' background or interview that would have indicated that he might be capable of the crimes he has been charged with. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Sievers listed Wright as his brotheron Facebook. A jury convicted Mark Sievers,. Your lawyer did a good job for you, Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle told Wright after the sentencing, Naples News reported. A superb, original guitarist and a singer of warmth and simplicity, he set countless . Join us, tonight at 10/9c.https://t.co/2KuiUh7TrP. [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. There were reports of other alternative doctors dying in suspicious circumstances in the US. 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 . I wish there was a way to change what happened, but I cant, Wright said. Neither of the defendants testified at trial. That will be with me for the rest of my life and Im truly sorry. Investigators used the GPS system as well as data from cell phone towers and security camera footage. Whether it was dedicating her time to family or strangers, Teresas compassion was equal. Any time youre moving an inmate, theres an escape risk.". She was discovered lying on the kitchen floor and investigators found a hammer next to her body. He was used to his wifes career and proudly supported her. 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. Wideman said the tribulations of her daughter have been many, including the death of her daughter earlier in the year. "I told her, 'You've got to get yourself together.'". 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. The evidence was slowly pieced together, and police believed they knew what had happened. "I remember him saying he's a really. 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. Both men were charged with murder. 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. Curtis Wright was sentenced to 25 years in prison; with time served, leaving him to 22 more years. They also recommended death. Mark attended the funeral and walked down the church aisle with his two daughters, appearing distraught. We want to get on with our lives now. Sievers was accused of asking a longtime friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to murder Teresa Sievers. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. 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. Mrs. Hopkins was a devoted and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. 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. Sievers, the mastermind, got the death penalty. Her husband, Mark Sievers, 51, allegedly told childhood friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 51, that he feared losing his daughters in a divorce. Husband Charged with Plotting Murder of Prominent Florida Doctor: We Got Our Man,' Says Sheriff, Alaska Teen Killed 'Best Friend' After Man Online Allegedly Offered $9M for Videos of Murder in Catfish Scheme, Man Killed Wife in National Park During Argument Over Covid-19 Stimulus Check, Wife Wrote 'Letter from the Grave' Before 2008 Death Now Husband Is Guilty of Poisoning Her with Antifreeze, Oahu Man Brutally Murdered Cleaner and Kidnapped Her Daughter in Slaying That Rocked Hawaiian Island, Will Bryan Kohberger Face Death Penalty if Convicted of Idaho Murders? These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Because Sievers had told them to. Teresa Sievers did not attend the nuptials. Neither Rodgers or Mark Sievers testified during Rodgers trial. 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. 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. ", Are you viewing this story on our app? The man who had employed Rodgers said the Missouri man had worked for him for about a year doing general labor work. Sievers and Wright had grown up together in Missouri and had remained best friends all their lives. Rodgerss former girlfriend Taylor Shomakertestified that he confessed the murder to her. Next to face a jury was Sievers and again, Wright was there to testify against his former best friend who he referred to as his brother from another mother. Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark. Wrights plea agreement required that he provided substantial assistance to prosecutors in the case against the two other suspects. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr was 51 when he was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. The video went viral on their YouTube channel and has since received over thirteen million views.[18]. Through a relative, Shomaker declined to be interviewed. He hadnt travelled alone either. 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. ", Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter), Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The motive was the money that Sievers promised them once the job was done. A motive was still undetermined but then, after initially denying being involved, Wright started talking. It all started when the cops found a sawed-off shotgun. Wright, the third suspect in the murder, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. Wright is accused of recruiting Jimmy Rodgers, 51, a former jail cellmate, to help him. First to face trial was Jimmy Rodgers in October 2019 and Wright was the star witness. When the friend went inside, however, they found Sievers dead on the floor. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. 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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. Rodgers and Wright continued to stay in touch after jail. Everyone assumed the shock was making him act out of character. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. He was just 30. Bolin reconnected with Wright when his family moved back to Hillsboro in the middle of high school. 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. Teresa returned to her home where she was ambushed by Wright and Rodgers. In 2001, an Illinois inmate named Corey Lynn Fox confessed to killing a dozen people, including Bolin. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? He's like, you know, this is a chance to stop him. What's happening to turtle nests along Naples' beaches? "Everybody knowseverybody. Wright had gone to Teresa and Marks wedding, and had even attended Teresas funeral. 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. She said the area of Missouri that they are in is like a little commune. About Public Member Trees. Curtis Wayne Wright was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison in the homicide of Dr. Teresa Sievers. "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. According to police, Sievers was the mastermind behind his wife's murder. pic.twitter.com/kSl1zWbE93, Law & Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) December 4, 2019, Have a tip we should know? The case originally seemed open and shut to investigators thanks to GPS technology, but it later turned out to be much more complicated. "He saw me," Bolin said, "and he just got in his car and left. "I haven't talked to him since he was engaged to my little sister (Shelly) about 24 years ago.". Then a visit to her home revealed Teresa had made it back to the house that night but had never left. Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. Bolin said he last saw Wright in April at family services office in town. She claimed that Rodgers had told her that Mark Sievers had hired Wright, who then hired Rodgers to murder his wife for life insurance money. ", 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.". [5], Teresa landed at Southwest Florida International Airport that night, having cut short a family vacation in Connecticut. Almost immediately, detectives began looking for Wright, who was and still is considered to be a person of interest in Bolin's disappearance. Greg Bolin first met Wright in the third grade in the town of Hillsboro, Missouri, about 45 minutes south of St. Louis. Wright is currently facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. 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. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. Fryer also got to know Wright around the same time period. A GPS system log, which was later shown as evidence in court, tracked the route the men took. They said that Wright then recruited Jimmy Rodgers, who was a former cellmate of his, to help him carry out the crime. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. 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.. I'm just so glad it's over. "He denied it. Ronnie Bolin's body has never been found. On Aug. 20, 2010, Rodgers was booked into the Sainte Genevieve County jail. I didn't believe what he said, but he was quite convincing.". 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 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. He's accused of recruiting childhood friend, 51-year-old Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to help carry out the gruesome crime. The two men then drove over 1,000 miles to the home of Teresa Sievers in Bonita Springs, Florida. Wright received his 25-year sentence in February this year. There were several life insurance policies on Teresas life, totalling over $4 million. The reason? 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. I said, 'I don't know. Rodgers, who was charged with first-degree murder but convicted of second-degree murder, was sentenced to life in prison. More: 'It's bittersweet, but justice has been served,' brother of Teresa Sievers says. His testimony., A victim was transported as a trauma alert after a rollover crash on US-41 South off Crystal Drive on Saturday. Mary Ann Groves was back in courtroom 8-A on Monday. Wright's attorney filed a bond motion for Wright on Tuesday and lawyer Daris Almondsayshe will fightFlorida prosecutors' attemptsto extradite him, according to a report in theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch/STLtoday.com. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. [6], On June 29, 2015, Teresa was found dead at her home by a family friend. Believe me, Wayne was a pretty smooth talker, very convincing. A Missouri circuit judge has set a Sept. 30extradition hearing for Wright. 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. The alarm for the apartment had been disabled before Sievers arrived home. Witness statements in court documents allege that Mark Sievers hired Wright to kill his wife. Cassandra Williamson, 6, barefoot and dressed only in her nightgown, was seen by witnesses riding piggyback on a man down the street to her death on Friday morning, the St. Louis County police Chief, Ron Battelle, said, the Times story read. After arriving home, Sievers was murdered. The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies. It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. Rodgers, the other suspect in the Sievers case,is also in a Missouri jail. 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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. The family has also come to know Rodgers. "He would just say, 'I don't really care for her,'" Becker said. I dont judge peoples souls. FILM Notting Hill 1111 j Tuesday 10.45pm ITV11 (Border only in Scotland) d) A timely Valentine's Day showing for Richard Curtis's riotous romcom that transplants a Hollywoodd mega-star . Greg Harris Was Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Manslaughter in Chiquita Tate Killing. Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his wife. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. Olivarez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. Greg Bolin said he did his best to avoid Wright, even though the two men lived less than a half-mile from each other at the time of Wright's most recent arrest. [10] He remains on death row at Union Correctional Institution. She has not gone to see her son-in-law. Everyone grieves differently and Sievers had been miles away at the time, so any suspicions that hed played a part were quashed. Shed been hit with the weapon at least 17 times, crushing her skull and causing devastating injuries. Detectives have continued to look at Wright as a person of interest, most recently making contact with him just before he was extradited to Florida in the Sievers case. [4], In December 2015, Mark Sievers was charged with murder after a connection was found between him and Wright. Wright had challenged the efforts to be extradited to Florida. Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his. Federal prosecutors called him a danger to the community and insisted he be arrested before the trial. Since sixth grade, she had an interest in medicine and wanted to become a doctor. Nearly $120 was collected on the site in three days. It's not, Parker said. Jimmy Rodgers is serving a life sentence in South Bay Prison. Wright said Sievers had promised to pay him $10,000 to kill Teresa in a sickening murder-for-hire scheme. Police arrested two men from Missouri for the crime: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. They knew each other a long time, since their 20s, she said. My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Mary said. GPS showed they drove the 17 hours back to Missouri in the early hours of Monday morning. While waiting to stand trial in the federal firearms case, Rodgers was held in Sainte Genevieve County, about an hour south of St. Louis. Bolin said he refused. SATURDAY AT 10 P.M. ET/PT: Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? She was last seen alive on surveillance video at the airport in Florida. exploded onto the scene. Sentencing dates for Rodgers and Wright have not been scheduled. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. was 51 at the time of his sentencing. Scottsaid. He said he won't rule out other arrests in this intricate investigation. Photo by Roberto Rodriguez, The church in Hillsboro, Missouri, where Ronnie Bolin served as a minister before he went missing in 1996, photographed Friday, October 23, 2015.
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