The purpose of the email was to try and find out Teresa Sievers' flight information. Wayne was at Teresa's funeral. The two then devised a plot to kill her and included Jimmy Rodgers as an accomplice in the crime. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Teresa's brother: take care of the girls and give them the love and support that they need. Two Insulate Britain protesters are jailed for contempt of court after they defied a judge's orders not to French family sues Airbnb after 19-month-old daughter dies from fentanyl overdose while taking a nap at Leonardo DiCaprio's ex Camila Morrone enjoys lunch outing with Willem Dafoe in New York ahead of LSU warns social media sensation and gymnast Olivia Dunne she risks charge of 'academic misconduct' after Witch, Harridan, Harpy, and new insults like Karen and Terf. His father would then consistently berate him and tell the now-convicted to kill himself too. 48 hours is an investigative newsmagazine that takes a thorough look at the crimes discussed on the show. I'm still in Florida. So, I didn't believe it. On Feb. 10, 2020, Kyle sentenced Wright to 25 years for his role in Teresa Sievers' murder. Mark didn't know anything about Jimmy. I didn't. Greg Bolin remembers his high school classmate, Wright, as a tech whiz the kid voted most dependable, and as a fun guy to hang around with. In recorded interviews with detectives, Shomaker said Rodgers met Teresa Sievers' husband, Mark, at Wright's wedding, and that Rodgers and Sievers fought that night over a parking spot. DETECTIVE: Did you ask why, or you just did it? Sievers's husband, Mark. Frank Pais: And she expected perfection. He is now on the death row, awaiting execution. That may explain why Mark Sievers' mother Bonnie was so confused about the alarm system: BONNIE SIEVERS: I was not there at 6:09 in the morning. He also reportedly wrote complaints on lack of sex in their marriage and how the relationship was likely over. Around the time of Dr. Sievers murder, the internet was buzzing with reports about the suspicious deaths of other alternative doctors in the U.S. Erin Moriarty: Did Mark hint that her death might be connected with that? Mark Sievers began to keep a detailed calendar, noting when and what happened when he and wife Teresa Sievers had intercourse. He also accused his wife of almost cheating on him and wrote of feelings of betrayal. In exchange, Wright threw Sievers's husband Mark Sievers and Jimmy Ray Rodgers under the bus. Jessica Lipscomb: She was a big presence. 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. In addition to the guilty verdict, the jury asked the judge to sentence Sievers to death. When high-profile physician Teresa Sievers was found murdered in her Bonita Springs, Florida, home bludgeoned with a hammer there were no immediate suspects and her husband had a rock-solid alibi. Wright, his high school best friend, even claimed that Mark had come to him at Wrights own wedding and said that Teresa wanted to separate him from his daughters. He also said that the guilty verdict was contrary to the evidence presented during the trial. Frank Pais | Employee of Dr. Sievers: He was geeky all he wanted to do was get the computers up and running focused. Sandra Hoskins was cleared when nearly two months after Dr. Sievers was murdered, there was a stunning break in the case. Curtis Wayne Wright, Mark's best friend, took a plea deal for a. Jessica Lipscomb: So, when this happened, everyone wanted to know what happened with the alarm. 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The last stop they made before returning to the Sievers address was at a local beach. Mark's out of town he says, "I can't get a hold of her either.". I said, "Where's doctor? The electronic trail would eventually lead detectives to Jimmy Ray Rodgers' door, but like Wayne Wright, he denied he had anything to do with the murder. And that's the way Mark treated it from the beginning. In 2016, Wright took a plea agreement and in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence for a second-degree murder charge, he agreed to help authorities by providingsubstantial assistance in regards to the case. He first met Wright in the third grade. And along the road, he asked Shomaker to throw out parts of his cellphone, which he had smashed earlier, some gloves and a jumpsuit. But it wasn't long before Bolin suspected Wayne Wright had a dark side. In her police interview, Dr. Sievers' sister, Annie Lisa, said she heard Sandra Hoskins was a disgruntled employee that's the same Sandra who seemed so upset by Dr. Sievers' death. One check was for $600 to cover the cost of coming to Florida to kill Teresa Sievers. Wright told Mark that his only option was for her to die. Expelled From Law School, Dad Convicted of Mom & Brothers Murder. As per reports claimed by Naples News, the two had planned the murder together and another man named Jimmy Ray Rodgers assisted them. Several guns were found during the investigation. New details continue to emerge in the case of a Florida doctor bludgeoned to death in her own home in 2015. 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. Sieverss legal counsel also filed a motion for a new trial, and his attorney claimed that the rights of his clients were maligned by juror misconduct and newly discovered evidence. what kind of evidence could they possibly have, 'cause I didn't do anything?". No one had ever heard of the suspect Jimmy Ray Rodgers, but it was the mug shot of the other suspect, Curtis Wayne Wright, that struck everyone. After investigating the case for several months, detectives arrested Curtis Wayne Wright, 47, who said he was Mark Sievers childhood friend. Jimmy didn't have a hammer. He spent much of the prior three years in jail, still denying he had any involvement and his family was still behind him. It was a digital footprint for investigators. At this time, Wright said he wasn't sure exactly where Rodgers was, but when he hit Teresa Sievers in the head with the hammer and she began to fight backRodgers came to his side and hit her over and over with a hammer. DETECTIVE: where was the money supposed to come from? And no response. But Sievers' stepsister says he would never risk losing his children. According to police, Sievers recruited his childhood friend, Curtis Wayne Wright. Mr. Rodgers came out of nowhere Mr. Rodgers engages with his hammer. Police made arrests and the suspects were not from Florida. Wright is accused of recruiting Rodgers, 51, a former jail cellmate, to help him. Florida detectives now thought they knew who killed Teresa Sievers, but they still didn't know the why. Wright also stated that Sievers felt that killing his wife was the only way out, especially since he could not afford a custody battle. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. I really felt like he was just a talker. PROSECUTOR: Mr. Rodgers came from somewhere and he started hitting her, what did he do? The families gathered in the court for the verdict: guilty of first-degree murder. Connie Reiss Landy: it was everything to him. Erin Moriarty: Do you think Wayne was jealous of Mark? More: Jimmy Ray Rodgers found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Teresa Sievers. The troubled action hero: Tom Sizemore boasted of affairs with Liz Hurley and Paris Hilton (which he had to Will Vladimir Putin's empress pay the ultimate price for his war on the West? Maybe, just maybe our relationship is already overI want intimacy! Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced Rodgers to life in prison, convicted of second-degree murder and trespassing by a Lee County jury in October 2019. Connie Reiss Landy: I think it's possible whether he's jealous of Mark or wanted to be Mark. The exclusion of the "crucial" video evidence violated Sievers constitutional rights under the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, the motion argued. Connect with him on Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran and Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews. Naples Daily News reports that on June 28, 2015, Dr. Teresa Sievers wasbeaten to death with a hammer while inside her Bonita Springs, Florida home. In 2019, he was found guilty of murder and was awarded a life sentence. Police also arrested Jimmy Rodgers, 25, and charged him in connection with the murder. He was working as a nurse, while she was a recently divorced physician. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court has denied the appeal of Mark Sievers for his first-degree murder conviction for his involvement in the death of his wife. 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Fryer said she was introduced to Sievers through her mother, who worked with him at a 7-Eleven. Back in Hillsboro, Missouri, Greg Bolin knew both Mark Sievers and Wayne Wright when they both had hair. But I think it was more like a self-given nickname. Teresa's mother [to reporters]: crying) She was my modern-day mother Teresa. They were removed from a once comfortable home where they enjoyed an outdoor pool and large fenced yard. Jennie Weckelman: Could've been anybody and I really thought maybe it was just somebody that was in the area and broke in or something. Jeff Conway: All it said was, "I can't do that. "We should have been better prepared," Wright said. "I hope you guys are having a great trip," Wright stated in the email. Connie Reiss Landy: from ages and ages. Mark Sievers, who was married to Dr. Teresa Sievers, was born in Missouri in 1968. 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