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Rodgers was convicted second-degree murder back in October, while Wright, 51, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016, agreeing to testify against both of his co-defendants in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. #SieversTrial Shomaker testified that following Dr. Sievers murder she asked Rodgers if he killed her and he said yes. Teresa was a holistic physician who ran her own medical practice. 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. It all started when the cops found a sawed-off shotgun. My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Mary said. Your lawyer did a good job for you, Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle told Wright after the sentencing, Naples News reported. 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.. She was the valedictorian of her high school class. I could see him switch it on and off.". Jimmy Rodgers was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder. They said that Wright then recruited Jimmy Rodgers, who was a former cellmate of his, to help him carry out the crime. When Teresa Sievers husband Mark heard that she did not make it into work the next day, he asked a family friend to check on her in their apartment to see if she was home. I dont judge peoples souls. 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 Wright is accused of recruiting Jimmy Rodgers, 51, a former jail cellmate, to help him. Mark Sievers gives a personal statement to the judge Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, before being sentenced to death in the murder of his wife, Teresa Sievers. 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. At trial, prosecutors argued Sievers planned his wife's murder, calling upon his good friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to execute his fatal orders. Wright's ex-wife Becker said Wright and Mark Sievers talked on the phone about once a month while she was married to Wright. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. A 2002The New York Times storydetailed the last day in the life of Angelas then 6-year-old daughter, Cassandra. Hed previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Later, Shomaker told her the van was paid for through their insurance company after a tree fell on their Kia. After driving all day and all night,. In 2016, Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. That will be with me for the rest of my life and Im truly sorry. She had returned early from a family vacation that Sievers remained on. Although a jury found me guilty, I am innocent of all charges, he said. When word of Teresas death became public knowledge, other theories started to circulate. 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. A Missouri court document dated Monday says a Lee County prosecutor will ask Florida Gov. Thats why she was so admired and respected. In exchange, Wright threw Sieverss husbandMark Sieversand Jimmy Ray Rodgersunder the bus. Wright, the third suspect in the murder, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. 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) Those who know Wright describe him as a childhood friend of the doctor's husband, Mark Sievers. Jimmy Ray Rodgers, left, and Wayne Wright are seen in surveillance video from a Florida Walmart the day before Dr. Teresa Sievers was murdered. GPS showed they drove the 17 hours back to Missouri in the early hours of Monday morning. 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. "I think he's a sociopath. 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. [5], Teresa landed at Southwest Florida International Airport that night, having cut short a family vacation in Connecticut. Bolin said he refused. She dedicated her. At the funeral, he gave a speech and said, "I was, and still am, the luckiest man in the world. Wright and Rodgers also were connected through Facebook. Teresa, then 46, was found on June 29, 2015, bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of the family's Bonita Springs, Florida, home. They entered the property and disabled the security alarm before leaving and taking another drive. They could not be reached for comment on Wednesday's verdict. Before he was sentenced, the judge asked if hehadany statements to make. "I wasn't going to have any part of running a pregnant girl off the road," he said. [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida. Wright said Sievers had promised to pay him $10,000 to kill Teresa in a sickening murder-for-hire scheme. Sentencing dates for Rodgers and Wright have not been scheduled. In May, Rodgers and his girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, were guests at Wright's wedding in De Soto, Missouri. "Your lawyer did a good job for you, Kyle said. They did not speak. 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. [4], In December 2015, Mark Sievers was charged with murder after a connection was found between him and Wright. Originally charged with first-degree murder, Wright admitted to helping kill Dr. Sievers, and bargained down to second-degree murder. "He would just say, 'I don't really care for her,'" Becker said. Jimmy Rodgers is serving a life sentence in South Bay Prison. [5] Her killers then left and drove back to Missouri in the early hours of June 29. 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. Mark Sievers was still . 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. Staff writer Melissa Montoya contributed to this report. Thats still is something thats viable, Scott said. It is pretty crazy. It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. I just take it all in.". [9] On January 3, 2020, Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced him to death. 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 []. 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 Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. There were three pilot movies, followed by 245 regular episodes over nine seasons, followed by five specials. 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. Mark Sievers was acting very oddly for a man who had just lost his wife. Years earlier, while living and working in New York under the name Angela Williamson, another daughter was tragically taken from her. Mark Sievers was convicted offirst-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder then sentenced to death by a judge earlier this year. Three separate people have since been charged and sentenced in connection with the murder. Once Wright started talking, he wouldnt stop and he brought the whole plot down. When asked if she thought 25 years in prison was enough, Wrights defense attorney Elizabeth Parkersaid it can never enough. Everyone grieves differently and Sievers had been miles away at the time, so any suspicions that hed played a part were quashed. 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. Bolin said he last saw Wright in April at family services office in town. Karen Wideman said her daughter and Wright were friends for years. 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Prior to the sentencing, hed served over 1,400 days in jail, which he was given credit for. 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. Teresa was hit a total of seventeen times and was bludgeoned to death. En route, they stopped at a gas station and were caught on surveillance tape. 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. 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Karen Wideman said Tuesday that her daughterAngela Wideman Wright, 42,datedWright, 47, more than 24 years ago and reconnected with him about a year and a half ago at a church function. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "We just drifted apart," she said recently from her home in Illinois. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Wideman said her daughter is now living with her and dealing with her husbands arrest. 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. "I will never forget what that cop said to me," Bolin said. Mrs. Hopkins was a devoted and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. "There's nothing I need to see, it's just Angie and his family," she said of the visits. Then a visit to her home revealed Teresa had made it back to the house that night but had never left. Wright admitted to the killing while testifying on behalf of. Neighbor Jimmy Ball lived next to the Rodgerses for about eight or nine years before the sons sold the house. 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 admitted he and Rodgers had killed Teresa. Whether it was dedicating her time to family or strangers, Teresas compassion was equal. 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. 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. Im sorry.. It was a brutal end for a woman who was trying to save lives. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "I think if a lot of people are honest or truthful, just knowing him or meeting him, you would probably like him," Bolin 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. Sievers had conspired to kill his wife and had hired his best friend to help him. Though Sievers claims he is innocent, a jury convicted him of hiring the men who killed his wife. The alarm for the apartment had been disabled before Sievers arrived home. Curtis Wayne Wright was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison in the homicide of Dr. Teresa Sievers. 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. Rodgers was found guiltyofsecond-degree murder and trespassingthensentenced to life in prison last year. The co-defendants denied the allegations, but both failed in court. But why did two men drive 1,000 miles to kill a woman? Neither Rodgers or Mark Sievers testified during Rodgers trial. Unbeknownst to Greg Bolin, his older brother started using meth with Wright following a divorce from his wife. In the summer of 2010, Rodgers was out on bond in Missouri, waiting to stand trial on a federal charge of possession of a firearm by a felon. I didn't believe what he said, but he was quite convincing.". Scottsaid. I had $10 You and your wife, Deborra-Lee I'm still a little bit in you've been a week Furness, have been married shock. Mark had called the friend to check up on her after she failed to show up at work. His father died seven years later. They knew each other a long time, since their 20s, she said. One of the founders of seminal gangster rap group N.W.A., Eric Wright grew up on the streets of Compton, California. A Florida man was convicted of murder and conspiracy for enlisting his best friend to kill his wife in 2015, PEOPLE confirms. Sievers and Wright had grown up together in Missouri and had remained best friends all their lives. I never would have imagined.. Chelsea Wideman, 24, died March 15 from complications of the flu, pneumonia and a MRSA infection. There were signs of a forced entry, but confusingly, cash and valuables in the house hadnt been taken. Investigators foundahammer next to her body. Mark Sievers Is Implicated "What I didn't know was apparently in his brain, he was hatching his first murder plot.". Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man riding a motorcycle from Fort Myers died in the three-vehicle and motorcycle crash. 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. ", Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter), Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. I wish that there was a way, anything at all I could do to change what happened, he said.