The jury agreed with the prosecution that Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright carried out the murder. I'm just so glad it's over. Wright had gone to Teresa and Marks wedding, and had even attended Teresas funeral. Curtis Wayne Wright was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison in the homicide of Dr. Teresa Sievers. I think he could switch it on and off. 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. His testimony., A victim was transported as a trauma alert after a rollover crash on US-41 South off Crystal Drive on Saturday. Ronnie Bolin's body has never been found. I wish there was a way to change what happened, but I cant, Wright said. On the morning of June 27, Wright had picked up a rental car, and Rodgers, and had driven 1,100 miles to Bonita Springs they had driven all day and all night. Wright planned the murder with the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, he also told the jurors during both trials. Mark Sievers recruited two Missouri men, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 51, and and Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, to kill his wife, prosecutors said. Bolin reconnected with Wright when his family moved back to Hillsboro in the middle of high school. His brother Ronnie, who was a minister there, officiated. Before he was sentenced, the judge asked if hehadany statements to make. Hed rented a car that weekend, and the GPS showed hed driven to Florida specifically to the Sievers house. Mark Sievers former best friend, Wright, struck the deal with prosecutors in early 2016. Moments before Wright was sentenced, he apologized to the victims mother. She last saw him on Christmas Day at her mother's house. exploded onto the scene. It's not, Parker said. When Becker was out of work at the end of 2011, Sievers and his wife helped put Wright in touch with people in the medical field around St. Louis to try to find her a new job. 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. [9] On January 3, 2020, Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced him to death. While Mark had initially been cooperative and handed over his cell phone to investigators, he later refused to cooperate. He'd previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Neither of the defendants testified at trial. For Teresas family, it had been a long five-year wait for justice, but the pain of losing Teresa was just as raw. Each episode has multiple titles, referencing the simultaneous storylines contained within. Wideman said her daughter is sureWright will be headed to Florida. The victim, Teresa. 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 said that Mark Sievers recruited him to kill the victim, and he in turn got Rodgers to help out. Wright said he hit Teresa three times and then Rodgers had taken the hammer and continued to hit her over and over again. Wright had challenged the efforts to be extradited to Florida. The case originally seemed open and shut to investigators thanks to GPS technology, but it later turned out to be much more complicated. That July, local law enforcement in his hometown of Paris arrested Rodgers after finding him with a Stevens brand .410-bore shotgun. 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. Sievers was arrested and it sent shockwaves through the community. Years before he married Teresa in 2003, Mark Sievers was engaged to a woman named Shelley Fryer. Holistic physician Teresa Sievers, 46, was ambushed in Bonita Springs, Florida. Curtis Wayne Wright describes in detail how he murdered Dr Teresa Sievers with a hammer, Teresa Sievers was a much-loved mum of two and holistic physician, Curtis Wright (left) and Mark Sievers had an uncanny resemblance to each other, Teresa was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home in Bonita Springs, Florida, Curtis Wright (left) and Mark Sievers in prison overalls, Jimmy 'The Hammer' Rodgers helped Curtis Wright kill Teresa. They said that Wright then recruited Jimmy Rodgers, who was a former cellmate of his, to help him carry out the crime. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. They also recommended death. Not only was there a game, but college students showed up for a dunk contest. Wright admitted to the killing while testifying on behalf of. Wright, who expected to receive a portion of life-insurance money, recruited another. David Erb, 27, was charged with Homicide-Negligent Manslaughter (Aggravated of Child) and Aggravated Child Abuse. His arrest for the Sievers murder last week changed that. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. In 1996, she graduated from the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica. Teresa was hit a total of seventeen times and was bludgeoned to death. Since sixth grade, she had an interest in medicine and wanted to become a doctor. "My granddaughters have broken hearts that will never be mended, Groves said. You have robbed usall of the most brilliant, unique and compassionate doctor and human being.. The NFL Combine 2023 began on Tuesday, February 28 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. The entire family is. With God as my witness, that's what that cop said to me.". The murder was committed less than a year after Rodgers was released from federal prison, according to WINK News. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. Mrs. Hopkins was a devoted and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. Scottsaid. It was unheard of. But why did two men drive 1,000 miles to kill a woman? All three men were found guilty of the murder. Shortly before her death, Teresa was profiled in a local women's magazine. "I remember him saying he's a really nice kid and he was just transporting his dad's guns from the house and got caught," she recalled. Unbeknownst to Greg Bolin, his older brother started using meth with Wright following a divorce from his wife. En route, they stopped at a gas station and were caught on surveillance tape. After arriving home, Sievers was murdered. 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. Like Wright, Rodgers' arrest has left his family hard-pressed. Had Teresa interrupted a robbery? 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 []. Husband Charged with Plotting Murder of Prominent Florida Doctor: We Got Our Man,' Says Sheriff, Alaska Teen Killed 'Best Friend' After Man Online Allegedly Offered $9M for Videos of Murder in Catfish Scheme, Man Killed Wife in National Park During Argument Over Covid-19 Stimulus Check, Wife Wrote 'Letter from the Grave' Before 2008 Death Now Husband Is Guilty of Poisoning Her with Antifreeze, Oahu Man Brutally Murdered Cleaner and Kidnapped Her Daughter in Slaying That Rocked Hawaiian Island, Will Bryan Kohberger Face Death Penalty if Convicted of Idaho Murders? Hed previously agreed to a plea deal where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. On another occasion soon after, Bolin said he was in the car with Wright when Wright was pulled over and questioned about some stolen cars. 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. Police arrested two men from Missouri for the crime: Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man riding a motorcycle from Fort Myers died in the three-vehicle and motorcycle crash. Sievers's husband, Mark. "Jimmy was always hanging around with Wayne," she said, adding that Rodgers helped the family from time to time, offering transportation. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media When word of Teresas death became public knowledge, other theories started to circulate. "Is the death penalty, is life in prison going to be enough for Teresa's family? As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. SATURDAY AT 10 P.M. ET/PT: Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? Rodgers initially faced a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of the death penalty. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. 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. They knew each other a long time, since their 20s, she said. 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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. 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. [14] Three years later in February 2020, they aired another episode that focused on the murder trials that followed her killing. Then, Wright testified against both Mark Sievers and Rodgers. "Other than at night when they're locked down, the doors are left open and they can come out into the day room," Schott said. Unbeknownst to Mark, Wright later enlisted the help of a third man to assist in the killing, Jimmy Ray Rodgers, who Wright paid to help him. The American television series The Love Boat (Love Boat in its final season), set on a cruise ship, was aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, until May 24, 1986. Detectives say both Rodgers and Wright were spotted at a nearby Walmart on the night of the homicide.