A motion filed by a Bonita Springs man on death row for hiring two individuals to murder his wife in 2015 that sought to reverse a recent ruling has been denied. I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, he said. I just take it all in.". Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark. 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. Although a jury found me guilty, I am innocent of all charges, he said. 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. Were they connected? Neighbor Jimmy Ball lived next to the Rodgerses for about eight or nine years before the sons sold the house. After arriving home and before leaving for work the next day, Sievers was murdered. [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. exploded onto the scene. Wideman said her daughter is now living with her and dealing with her husbands arrest. "I think he kind of told Jimmy what to do to protect himself while he was in prison.". GPS showed they had arrived at the Sievers home. "What I didn't know was apparently in his brain, he was hatching his first murder plot.". If he doesn't stop now, he's going to graduate into killing people. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media Years earlier, while living and working in New York under the name Angela Williamson, another daughter was tragically taken from her. In 2016, Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. A judge in Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, signed off on the extradition of Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 47, of Hillsboro. Wright had challenged the efforts to be extradited to Florida. Jimmy Rodgers was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder. For Bolin, Wright was the life of the party, someone who was a lot of fun to be around. Rodgers grew up with one older brother in Paris, Missouri, a small town about two and a half hours northwest of St. Louis. Just last week, the judge denied Mark Sievers request for a new trial. 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. Greg Bolin first met Wright in the third grade in the town of Hillsboro, Missouri, about 45 minutes south of St. Louis. Prior to the sentencing, hed served over 1,400 days in jail, which he was given credit for. I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, Wright said as he turned around to look at the victims mother in the gallery. Teresa was hit a total of seventeen times and was bludgeoned to death. Police arrested two men from Missouri for the crime: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. Mark Sievers was charged with first-degree murder and the conspiracy to commit murder. Because Rodgers is in the federal prison system, he can serve his time in any prison, including a Florida location. Mary Ann Groves, Teresa Sievers mother, made a victim impact statement about her extraordinary daughter who was making a difference in the world, and spoke of the lives shed left behind. A week later, her funeral took place at Unity Church in Naples. Bolin said he last saw Wright in April at family services office in town. 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. Mark feared she was going to take his two daughters away from him and said he could not afford to fight for custody. "[7], No leads came in the case for nearly two months. 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. 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. Officials said he was caught with 43 rifles, pistols and shotguns that belonged to his deceased father. The evidence was slowly pieced together, and police believed they knew what had happened. She has not gone to see her son-in-law. 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. She was last seen alive on surveillance video at the airport in Florida. A sedan was in the left turning lane going North on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, [], Saturday morning fires burned in Collier County for more than 12 hours and spanned more than 300 acres is only 25% contained. They then returned to Teresa's home and waited for several hours until she returned. We try to give people a second chance, he said. Meanwhile, a sports car driven by a 67-year-old [], A deadly crash involving three vehicles and a motorcycle happened in Lee County Friday evening shortly before 9:30 p.m. More probing revealed that Sievers and Teresa were having marital problems along with some serious financial issues. 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. "He would just say, 'I don't really care for her,'" Becker said. An award-winning journalist who has worked forRolling Stone and MTV News, Chris enjoys prog rock, cycling, Marvel movies, IPAs, and roller coasters. "There's nothing I need to see, it's just Angie and his family," she said of the visits. Wright, who. Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his wife. In 2001, an Illinois inmate named Corey Lynn Fox confessed to killing a dozen people, including Bolin. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. Wright is currently facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. Wright and Rodgers killed Teresa Sievers with hammers after she returned home alone from a family vacation, prosecutors said. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. [4], On the morning of June 27, 2015, Wright took a rental car from Hillsboro, Missouri and went to pick up Rodgers. Crader wasn't sure if Rodgers got the money he had talked about, but said the couple purchased a new van soon after. Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? "He's like, you know what? These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Im confident well see it all the way through the complete closure. [11] On November 17, 2022, his conviction was affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court and his death row appeal was denied. All three men were found guilty of the murder. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Becker, who married Wright in November 2011, said Wright mentioned Rodgers maybe three times throughout the course of their relationship, which she said lasted less than a year. Years before he married Teresa in 2003, Mark Sievers was engaged to a woman named Shelley Fryer. Somehow, it will come out. To share a story idea or tip, please email her at jessica.lipscomb@naplesnews.com. She was the valedictorian of her high school class. [4], In December 2015, Mark Sievers was charged with murder after a connection was found between him and Wright. 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But ever since he was a small kid, he'd had guns and was obsessed with them.". 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. That's why he was a lot of fun to hang out with," Bolin said. Bad Girls Club star, Camilla Poindexter is currently in a social media war with the father of her daughter, Raiders' Donald Penn, and his wife Dominique Penn. 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. He's accused of recruiting childhood friend, 51-year-old Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to help carry out the gruesome crime. Jimmy didnt have a hammer. But the jury found Rodgers guilty of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison in 2019. His mother died in 2000 when he was 9 years old. Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. was 51 at the time of his sentencing. 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. Sievers and Wright had been childhood friends in Missouri. Less than a decade after his career began, N.W.A. The bride wore the dress she planned to marry Sievers in. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. That was very surprising, he said of the news of Rodgers'arrest. Jurors convicted him of second degree murder in October for the 2015 killing of Dr. Teresa Sievers. Fast forward to today, the three of them still [] Sentencing dates for Rodgers and Wright have not been scheduled. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark Sievers, 51, in the death of his wife Teresa. 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. According to the State Attorneys Office, Anthony Winn Cole, 51, was adjudicated guilty. Sievers's husband, Mark. The entire family is in counseling after Wright's arrest,Wideman said. They did not speak. Teresa was a compassionate healer, but she was outgoing and always pushed for what she believed in. Becker said her only conversation with Sievers was after she left Wright around February 2012. It all started when the cops found a sawed-off shotgun. She dedicated her. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. 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The trailer Shomaker shared with Rodgers was owned by JV Contracting, Juliette said during a segment on the "Nancy Grace" show. The jurors deliberated for four hours before rendering a verdict, and now Sievers faces a possible death sentence when the case shifts to the penalty phase next week. #winknews pic.twitter.com/XODYYWH4wo, Amanda Hall (@AmandaHallWINK) December 12, 2019. 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At one point during the pregnancy, Bolin said Wright tried to get him to run his girlfriend off the road to "mess with her." An appeal was automatically filed on Mark Sievers behalf. Once Wright started talking, he wouldnt stop and he brought the whole plot down. Teresa was a holistic physician who ran her own medical practice. Juliette said he didnt know Rodgers before he hired him but did put him through the same sort of background checks anybody who applies goes through. Rodgers was found guiltyofsecond-degree murder and trespassingthensentenced to life in prison last year. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Jimmy Rodgers is serving a life sentence in South Bay Prison. Originally charged with first-degree murder, Wright admitted to helping kill Dr. Sievers, and bargained down to second-degree murder. Mark Sievers is in prison awaiting a death sentence, with many appeals expected. Wright and Rodgers also were connected through Facebook. It was a brutal end for a woman who was trying to save lives. Karen Wideman said her daughter and Wright were friends for years. Their voices are finally heard, tonight at 9/8c only on #48Hours: https://t.co/PmP2LKmqjG pic.twitter.com/I4hb9qjJvd. 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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 []. Theyattended grade school together in Missouri and have been best friends since. He willgetcredit for 1,581 days already served in jail, the judge said. Thats still is something thats viable, Scott said. While the players take part in physicals and athletic testing in the first few days, the remaining four days will feature drills by groups. 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. Olivarez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. ", Speaking to the Naples Daily News, Teresa's brother, Patrick Tottenham, said, "We are obviously very happy with the verdict. Believe me, Wayne was a pretty smooth talker, very convincing. 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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. I dont judge peoples souls. She was an extraordinary doctorwith a powerful force determined to make a difference in this world and a gift from God, Groves said of Teresa Sievers. Emailus. How much should your insurance company pay, and can an adjuster stack on costs? After investigating the case for several months, detectives arrested Curtis Wayne Wright, 47, who said he was Mark Sievers childhood friend. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Wayne and Teresa's husband, Mark Sievers, were best friends in high school, and in the same year, Mark had attended Wayne's wedding as well. High humidity will make our afternoon feels like temperatures reach the 90s in many spots. In January this year, Sievers made a statement at his sentencing saying he was innocent and heartbroken, adding that Teresa was his soulmate. 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. By Jessica Lipscomb of the Naples Daily News. Shed been hit with the weapon at least 17 times, crushing her skull and causing devastating injuries. In May, Rodgers and his girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, were guests at Wright's wedding in De Soto, Missouri. Stealing car stereos and, you know, car parts, and now he's moved into stealing cars. 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.. [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida. One of the biggest issues people are dealing with when it comes to insurance after Hurricane Ian is property damage. Originally charged with first-degree murder, Wright admitted to helping kill Dr. Sievers, and bargained down to second-degree murder. "He talked about him like they were friends," she said. He didn't provide any new information. 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. And Im truly sorry, Im sorry. #SieversTrial #WrightSentencing @winknews pic.twitter.com/8cfXcRmfuQ, Brooke Shafer (@BrookeWINKNews) February 10, 2020. Teresa Sievers was a beautiful 46-year-old mom who was a very successful doctor well known and liked in her community. Bolin said he refused. After being found guilty of first-degree murder and the conspiracy to commit murder, Mark Sievers was sentenced to death for first-degree murder. "I just tell her that justice will prevail.". Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. I asked him about his background and he told me it was something to do with guns, he said. When asked if she thought 25 years in prison was enough, Wrights defense attorney Elizabeth Parkersaid it can never enough. A few years ago, Donald cheated on his wife with Camilla and the two fathered a daughter named Dylan. 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. She last saw him on Christmas Day at her mother's house. There were reports of other alternative doctors dying in suspicious circumstances in the US. GPS showed they drove the 17 hours back to Missouri in the early hours of Monday morning. 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. #SieversTrial Shomaker testified that following Dr. Sievers murder she asked Rodgers if he killed her and he said yes. 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. Then a visit to her home revealed Teresa had made it back to the house that night but had never left. Sievers and Wright had grown up together in Missouri and had remained best friends all their lives. 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. 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. Wright received his 25-year sentence in February this year. Have a tip or story idea? His testimony., A victim was transported as a trauma alert after a rollover crash on US-41 South off Crystal Drive on Saturday. Holistic physician Teresa Sievers, 46, was ambushed in Bonita Springs, Florida. Three separate people have since been charged and sentenced in connection with the murder. Rodger's girlfriend helped police with their investigation and told them that Rodgers had admitted to killing Teresa Sievers. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mark Sievers recruited two Missouri men, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 51, and and Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, to kill his wife, prosecutors said. 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. had disbanded, and Eazy-E fell prey to complications from AIDS.
