I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, he said. 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. 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 []. Greg Bolin last saw his brother on the Fourth of July 1996. A Missouri circuit judge has set a Sept. 30extradition hearing for Wright. "Is the death penalty, is life in prison going to be enough for Teresa's family? Wrights plea agreement required that he provided substantial assistance to prosecutors in the case against the two other suspects. ", 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 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. On Aug. 20, 2010, Rodgers was booked into the Sainte Genevieve County jail. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. 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. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. But ever since he was a small kid, he'd had guns and was obsessed with them.". Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In fourth grade, Wright moved away to another school district, where he became friends with Mark Sievers. [4] She had flown home alone so she could see patients at her clinic the following morning. Hunter says this shows conspiracy. She was the seco Bolin said. Wright received his 25-year sentence in February this year. To share a story idea or tip, please email her at [email protected]. Though Sievers claims he is innocent, a jury convicted him of hiring the men who killed his wife. Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. Wright, the third suspect in the murder, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. "What I didn't know was apparently in his brain, he was hatching his first murder plot.". It was there that he met Curtis "Wayne" Wright, an inmate 22 years his senior who was being held after police said they found a meth lab at his house. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. They then returned to Teresa's home and waited for several hours until she returned. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. His plea agreement required that he provide substantial assistance. Nearly $120 was collected on the site in three days. Suspicion had been on Mark from early on. Any time youre moving an inmate, theres an escape risk.". Prosecutors said at trial Wright tapped Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, to help him out with Teresa's killing, which they carried out with hammers, reports the Naples Daily News. Prosecutors in the murder trial of Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, revealed the ostensible motive behind the brutal 2015 murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers, 46. He was used to his wifes career and proudly supported her. Detectives in Jefferson County, Missouri, say Curtis Wayne Wright is a person of interest in Bolins disappearance. "He was an expert at scheming to get girls. "Mark called from Florida and he said, 'What happened?' Teresa Sievers was a beautiful 46-year-old mom who was a very successful doctor well known and liked in her community. Federal prosecutors called him a danger to the community and insisted he be arrested before the trial. Jurors convicted him of second degree murder in October for the 2015 killing of Dr. Teresa Sievers. 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. The fires are in the Golden Gate Estates on Wilson Boulevard and Jung Boulevard. "I thought he was a good guy," she said. "You hear things, what's true, what's not? Bolin said the officer pulled him aside to ask if he knew anything. She was very petite, standing at just 4 feet 11 inches high. 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 . 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. [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. 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. After arriving home and before leaving for work the next day, Sievers was murdered. There were three pilot movies, followed by 245 regular episodes over nine seasons, followed by five specials. A fish kill is filling up the water in Southwest Florida. 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.. We want to get on with our lives now. On December 4, 2019, he was convicted of first-degree murder and the jury unanimously recommended he receive the death penalty. You,Curtis Wayne Wright,have stolen this gift from us, you are responsible for what has happened to her, Groves said. A jury convicted Mark Sievers,. Becker said Wright had a general distaste for Sievers' wife, although he never elaborated or said anything about harming her. 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 was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his. Wright was inside on drug charges and Rodgers was doing time for weapon charges. Our intention, as its been from the beginning, is to follow every shred of evidence we can and make sure at the end of the day when we start clamping handcuffs on people that its all good, he said. He hadnt travelled alone either. "We're cautious with what we talk about," she said. The victim,TeresaSievers,was found dead on the kitchen floorofher familys home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs on June 29, 2015. 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. En route, they stopped at a gas station and were caught on surveillance tape. The process, called garnishment, is legal, and the U.S. Department of Education can order it for someones wages, tax returns and Social Security [], A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after changing to a guilty plea in court on Monday. Years before he married Teresa in 2003, Mark Sievers was engaged to a woman named Shelley Fryer. They knew each other a long time, since their 20s, she said. [11] On November 17, 2022, his conviction was affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court and his death row appeal was denied. "My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Groves said. The two became friends, at one point taking turns as the wizard in the school's production of "The Wizard of Oz." Officials said he was caught with 43 rifles, pistols and shotguns that belonged to his deceased father. Mark attended the funeral and walked down the church aisle with his two daughters, appearing distraught. 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. "I wasn't going to have any part of running a pregnant girl off the road," he said. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark Sievers, 51, in the death of his wife Teresa. 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. Mark Sievers was acting very oddly for a man who had just lost his wife. 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. Rodgers pregnant girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, started a GoFundMe page Saturday, asking for help to find a new home for her and her other two children. ", Speaking to the Naples Daily News, Teresa's brother, Patrick Tottenham, said, "We are obviously very happy with the verdict. Once Wright started talking, he wouldnt stop and he brought the whole plot down. Ronnie Bolin's body has never been found. Mary Ann Groves was back in courtroom 8-A on Monday. [13], In February 2017, the CBS News documentary show, 48 Hours, aired an episode that focused on the murder of Teresa Sievers. Yeah . 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. Rick Scott for a warrant to involuntarily extradite Wright. They entered the property and disabled the security alarm before leaving and taking another drive. Emailus. Shes very distraught, said Karen Wideman, Angela Wrights mother. 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. 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. Each episode has multiple titles, referencing the simultaneous storylines contained within. Something went wrong, please try again later. She had returned early from a family vacation that Sievers remained on. "He's like, you know what? The entire family is. Mark, her husband of over 10 years, stayed with the girls. It's not, Parker said. Originally charged with first-degree murder, Wright admitted to helping kill Dr. Sievers, and bargained down to second-degree murder. 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 Rodgers grew up with one older brother in Paris, Missouri, a small town about two and a half hours northwest of St. Louis. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. testifies, describes how Teresa Sievers' slaying was planned, Mark Sievers, sentenced to death for wife's murder, denied new trial, Mark Sievers before being sentenced: 'Our girls have tragically lost their mommy and now their daddy', Jimmy Ray Rodgers found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Teresa Sievers, 'It's bittersweet, but justice has been served,' brother of Teresa Sievers says, For Missouri man with missing brother, Teresa Sievers murder trial is of extra significance, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. ", Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter), Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Mark Sievers Is Implicated [14] Three years later in February 2020, they aired another episode that focused on the murder trials that followed her killing. A Missouri circuit judge has set a Sept. 30extradition hearing for Wright. The couple dated for about three years and were engaged but broke things off before the wedding. A Missouri court document dated Monday says a Lee County prosecutor will ask Florida Gov. Defendants Mark Sievers - convicted, sentenced to death Jimmy Ray Rodgers - convicted, sentenced to LWOP Curtis Wayne Wright - pled guilty, sentenced to 25 years in prison (cannot locate him yet) A Florida man was convicted of murder and conspiracy for enlisting his best friend to kill his wife in 2015, PEOPLE confirms. Rodgers and Wright continued to stay in touch after jail. Wright said Sievers told him having his wife killed was the only option. Wright wore handcuffs and a tan Charlotte County jumpsuit while sitting at the defense table. The jury agreed with the prosecution that Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright carried out the murder. Their voices are finally heard, tonight at 9/8c only on #48Hours: https://t.co/PmP2LKmqjG pic.twitter.com/I4hb9qjJvd. The co-defendants denied the allegations, but both failed in court. He'd previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. "Your lawyer did a good job for you, Kyle said. Because Rodgers is in the federal prison system, he can serve his time in any prison, including a Florida location. Four days later, Ronnie Bolin's car was found abandoned at a car wash in St. Louis with the driver's door open and the keys still inside. 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. "I just tell her that justice will prevail.". It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. When asked who had killed Dr Sievers, he replied, I did and Jimmy Rodgers.. Mark had driven her to LaGuardia Airport in New York City earlier in the day so she could catch a flight home. The Missouri woman said she thinks her daughter should open her eyes and get her marriage annulled, but Angelais standing by him. Was Wright jealous of the Sievers family? Less than a decade after his career began, N.W.A. Somehow, it will come out. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media As she took her final breath after a hammer beating she saw a very familiar face. Were they connected? A few years ago, Donald cheated on his wife with Camilla and the two fathered a daughter named Dylan. "I think he's a sociopath. His testimony., A victim was transported as a trauma alert after a rollover crash on US-41 South off Crystal Drive on Saturday. In the senior superlatives, his classmates dubbed him most dependable. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. All three men were found guilty of the murder. High humidity will make our afternoon feels like temperatures reach the 90s in many spots. 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. 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. Police say that Sievers was bludgeoned to death by Rodgers and Wright, and one of the main pieces of evidence leading to their later arrest was that GPS system. Have a tip or story idea? The man who had employed Rodgers said the Missouri man had worked for him for about a year doing general labor work. Curtis Wright was sentenced to 25 years in prison; with time served, leaving him to 22 more years. In May, he married her niece, Angela, in a ceremony she said she did not attend. In 2014, a tipster told detectives Ronnie Bolin's body was dissolved in a cast iron tub on the Wright property, then thrown in a wood chipper. David Erb, 27, was charged with Homicide-Negligent Manslaughter (Aggravated of Child) and Aggravated Child Abuse. Prison is prison.". Hed previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. ", Are you viewing this story on our app? 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. pic.twitter.com/hL4rPtem3R, Law & Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) October 16, 2019. At one point during the pregnancy, Bolin said Wright tried to get him to run his girlfriend off the road to "mess with her." These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. "[7], No leads came in the case for nearly two months. "He saw me," Bolin said, "and he just got in his car and left. 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. Sievers didnt testify but his lawyers said it was Wright who had beaten Teresa to death and that his word couldnt be trusted. Moments before sentencing, Curtis Wright addressed the judge and then turned to Teresa Sievers mom, That will be with me for the rest of my life. Bolin said he refused. A jury convicted Mark Sievers,. Olivarez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. I dont judge peoples souls. [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida.