Fryer described Sievers as a sweet guy and said she didn't have anything bad to say about him. David Erb, 27, was charged with Homicide-Negligent Manslaughter (Aggravated of Child) and Aggravated Child Abuse. The murder was committed less than a year after Rodgers was released from federal prison, according to WINK News. 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 . Wright admitted to the killing while testifying on behalf of. 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. Wright testified on behalf of the prosecution during the trials for Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29 of Missouri, andthevictims husband Mark Sievers, 51 of Bonita Springs. A 2002The New York Times storydetailed the last day in the life of Angelas then 6-year-old daughter, Cassandra. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? 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 in Valley Park, Missouri. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man riding a motorcycle from Fort Myers died in the three-vehicle and motorcycle crash. 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Sievers and Wright had been childhood friends in Missouri. Mark Sievers was charged with first-degree murder and the conspiracy to commit murder. Mark attended the funeral and walked down the church aisle with his two daughters, appearing distraught. His brother Ronnie, who was a minister there, officiated. I said, 'I don't know. A motive was still undetermined but then, after initially denying being involved, Wright started talking. Witness statements in court documents allege that Mark Sievers hired Wright to kill his wife. All roads [], High temperatures will climb into the 80s and low 90s under mostly sunny skies. I'm just so glad it's over. John Wayne was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films 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. Authorities say that the plan was made in advance, leaning on the fact that Mark and the children remained in Connecticut on vacation as Teresa headed home to work. A judge in Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, signed off on the extradition of Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 47, of Hillsboro. Wideman said her daughter is now living with her and dealing with her husbands arrest. 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. Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. 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. Mark Sievers is in prison awaiting a death sentence, with many appeals expected. Believe me, Wayne was a pretty smooth talker, very convincing. "He was always messing with guns and knives and playing Army, and he was a little devil, you know. 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. Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the plot to kill his. 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. [2][8], Wright took a 25-year plea deal in exchange for his testimony against Mark and Rodgers. When asked who had killed Dr Sievers, he replied, I did and Jimmy Rodgers.. Since sixth grade, she had an interest in medicine and wanted to become a doctor. The reason? His felony conviction begat a federal charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in 2009. 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 []. "I just tell her that justice will prevail.". It's not, Parker said. Wideman said the tribulations of her daughter have been many, including the death of her daughter earlier in the year. You,Curtis Wayne Wright,have stolen this gift from us, you are responsible for what has happened to her, Groves said. We want to get on with our lives now. Chelsea Wideman, 24, died March 15 from complications of the flu, pneumonia and a MRSA infection. 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. 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. GPS showed they had arrived at the Sievers home. Wright's plea agreement required he. After high school, Wright's girlfriend became pregnant, something he was not prepared for, according to Bolin. 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. [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida. Sievers had conspired to kill his wife and had hired his best friend to help him. Wright and25-year-old Jimmy Rodgers were arrested by authorities in Missouri last Thursday in connection with the murder of Sievers, the well-known owner of anEstero-based alternative medicine practice. Bolin said he refused. Suspicion had been on Mark from early on. According to Wright, the homicide had been orchestrated by his high school best friendDr. [3], In 2015, Mark went to the wedding of his childhood friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. in Missouri and confided in him that he was having marriage problems with Teresa. She has not gone to see her son-in-law. In December 2015, Teresa's husband, Mark Sievers, was arrested and accused of orchestrating the killing, with the motive being life insurance money, as well as the fact that Teresa was supposedly going to take his daughters away from him and he could not afford to fight for custody. There were signs of a forced entry, but confusingly, cash and valuables in the house hadnt been taken. 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. She was the valedictorian of her high school class. It can never be long enough, but my client did what he needed to do and was a very importantpartof the trials. A GPS leads police right to the hitmans door. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. It was unheard of. After being found guilty of first-degree murder and the conspiracy to commit murder, Mark Sievers was sentenced to death for first-degree murder. Rubio hopes to rebound four months after loss, In tough economic times, non-compete agreements are ending up in Collier courts, Southwest Florida is serious about fried chicken, and Cracklin' Jacks, they say, is seriously good, Demons Next Door: Coping with bad neighbors, Dr. Johnny's Car Clinic: What to do when your brakes pulse. Just last week, the judge denied Mark Sievers request for a new trial. 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. Rodgers and Wright continued to stay in touch after jail. Wright is accused of recruiting Jimmy Rodgers, 51, a former jail cellmate, to help him. 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. [9], Mark Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder. After arriving home, Sievers was murdered. Prosecutors said Wright and Rodgers ambushed Dr. Sievers when she returned home alone from a family vacation. He said he won't rule out other arrests in this intricate investigation. In August 2015, police acted on a tip and arrested Rodgers and Wright in Missouri. 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. Years earlier, while living and working in New York under the name Angela Williamson, another daughter was tragically taken from her. Then they returned to the Sievers house and waited in the garage for Teresa to return. 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. Because Sievers had told them to. Bolin said. We're just trying to keep our acts together. 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. The NFL Combine 2023 began on Tuesday, February 28 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. In exchange, Wright threw Sievers's husband Mark Sievers and Jimmy Ray Rodgers under the bus. Thats for somebody else to do. He then sentenced Sievers, 51, to the death penalty. Investigators learned from a GPS device in a rental car that Rodgers and Wright had driven from Missouri to Teresa's home at the time she was killed. The judge told him, I judge peoples actions. [3] Mark said he would pay Wright to help him, so the two men then planned how to murder Teresa. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. Three years later the couple divorced, and Teresa met another man called Mark Sievers through his sister, with whom she was good friends. 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. [2], In 2000, she married a man named Kenny Cousins. 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. 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"He was an expert at scheming to get girls. I could see him switch it on and off.". [15], On September 14, 2017, Crime Watch Daily released a video segment focusing on the murder. "There's nothing I need to see, it's just Angie and his family," she said of the visits. This black and white capture features John Wayne, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra talking with each other during Hollywood Ball in 1970. Afterthesentencing,Lee Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle made a comment to Wright about the results. Fast forward to today, the three of them still [] Wright said Sievers told him having his wife killed was the only option. Wright was inside on drug charges and Rodgers was doing time for weapon charges. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Prior to the sentencing, hed served over 1,400 days in jail, which he was given credit for. His testimony., A victim was transported as a trauma alert after a rollover crash on US-41 South off Crystal Drive on Saturday. He went from being a drug dealer to a multiplatinum artist as N.W.A. This is a case in which 21st-century technology became vital, prosecutor Cynthia Ross told 48 Hours. Online records confirm Wednesday's guilty verdict against Mark. 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. Officials said he was caught with 43 rifles, pistols and shotguns that belonged to his deceased father. That was very surprising, he said of the news of Rodgers'arrest. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. [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. A Missouri circuit judge has set a Sept. 30extradition hearing for Wright. Rodgers, who was charged with first-degree murder but convicted of second-degree murder, was sentenced to life in prison. Wideman said her daughter visits Wright in jail two or three times a week. 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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. According to police, Sievers was the mastermind behind his wife's murder. Becker said Wright had a general distaste for Sievers' wife, although he never elaborated or said anything about harming her. Staff writer Melissa Montoya contributed to this report. Prison is prison.". Im sorry.. It all started when the cops found a sawed-off shotgun. You have robbed usall of the most brilliant, unique and compassionate doctor and human being.. We will be completely grateful for every donation. Just like she was for Mark Sievers sentencing and Jimmy Rodgers, too. 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. Bolin moved to Illinois a few years after high school and said Wright grew close to his older brother, Ronnie Bolin, in his absence. At trial, prosecutors argued Sievers planned his wife's murder, calling upon his good friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to execute his fatal orders. Shes very distraught, said Karen Wideman, Angela Wrights mother. 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. Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. #SieversTrial Hunter shows the jury Secret Communications between Sievers and Wright about the prepaid burner phones. While waiting to stand trial in the federal firearms case, Rodgers was held in Sainte Genevieve County, about an hour south of St. Louis. He's accused of recruiting childhood friend, 51-year-old Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., to help carry out the gruesome crime. Wright is currently facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. #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. In fourth grade, Wright moved away to another school district, where he became friends with Mark Sievers. Hours after Teresa's funeral, investigators had watched him throw computer equipment into a dumpster behind the couple's medical office. Wright, who. That's why he was a lot of fun to hang out with," Bolin said. 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. According to the Naples Daily News, Sievers showed no emotion as the verdicts were read while Teresa's family shared a collective embrace. "We just drifted apart," she said recently from her home in Illinois. Whether it was dedicating her time to family or strangers, Teresas compassion was equal. He willgetcredit for 1,581 days already served in jail, the judge said. A long-awaited sentencing gives survivors the chance to come face-to-face with their attacker, who eluded them for so long. 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. For Bolin, Wright was the life of the party, someone who was a lot of fun to be around. Mrs. Amanda Hopkins, age 51, of Toomsuba, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 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. Powered by. Teresa returned to her home where she was ambushed by Wright and Rodgers. "He saw me," Bolin said, "and he just got in his car and left. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. That will be with me for the rest of my life and Im truly sorry. [13], In February 2017, the CBS News documentary show, 48 Hours, aired an episode that focused on the murder of Teresa Sievers. Angela Wideman, 42, married Wright in May, two months after her 24-year-old daughter tragically died, only to have her husband jailed over his alleged role in the death of the Bonita Springs. A few years ago, Donald cheated on his wife with Camilla and the two fathered a daughter named Dylan.