Happy 21st birthday sweet baby girl. Mark Sievers accused of planning his wife's brutal murder; Wayne Wright the admitted killer. She was 46 years old at the time of her demise and lived in Bonita Springs, Florida. Dateline The Road Trips takes a look at a horrendous murder and the consequences of the incident in 2015. In August 2015, police acted on a tip and arrested Rodgers and Wright in Missouri. "So when this happened, everyone wanted to know what happened with the alarm. When asked what Sievers has been doing since his wife was found dead, Hollander said: "He's going through life trying to recover himself and take care of his two girls. The documents also allege that Mark and Teresa Sievers' marriage was on the rocks, with both spouses involved in a series of extramarital affairs and experimenting with swinging. Several guns were found during the investigation. Investigators would later discover there were five insurance policies on Teresa totaling $4.433 million. 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. Gia Giudice, the eldest daughter of Teresa and Joe, celebrated a milestone when she turned 21 on January 8, 2022. 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Authorities found her lying face-down on her kitchen floor with most of the back her head completely bashed in. Even two lovely daughters were born to the couple. My beautiful Audriana, Teresa simply captioned the photo of she and Audriana who stunned in a sky blue off-shoulder dress and glamorous makeup. On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright Jr. rented a car and entered an address in Bonita Springs, Florida into the GPS. It turns out Wayne Wright may have been eavesdropping on the Sievers for years. July 6: Hundreds of friends, family and former patients pack United Church in Naples to celebrate her life. "I just wanted them to feel like kids," said Tottenham. Soon after Dr. Teresa Sievers returned to her Florida home early from a family trip, the mother of 2 girls was found beaten to death in her garage. Sievers' attorney Lee Hollander argued that bond be set at $250,000. Teresa was hit a total of seventeen times and was bludgeoned to death. Deputies surrounded Sievers' home on Jarvis Road Friday before arresting him on charges of second-degree murder. In an email to Bustle, Tottenham says that Sievers had been a doctor of internal medicine for more than 10 years before she opened her own practice. "There was a story or two in which Wayne said he started and Jimmy finished," she replied. Detective: Never had a relationship with her outside of work or anything like that?Frank Pais: NoDetective: Dr. Sievers ever come on to you? A GPS leads police right to the hitmans door 1,100 miles away. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. There were signs of a forced entry -- pry marks on a side door -- but Mark's extensive gun collection and $40,000 in cash discovered inside the Sievers' home hadn't been touched. What happened to the Sievers home in the years since Teresa's murder? On June 29 of this year, Dawn Tottenham had just sat down to brunch with her sister Dacy Knight. "Why?" It was unclear Saturday whose care the girls were in. Because Mark hadn't been arrested at that point, the judge ruled the girls couldn't be taken away under speculation. When Rodgers and Wright arrived around 6 a.m., authorities believe they turned off the house alarm. Their voices are finally heard, tonight at 9/8c only on #48Hours: https://t.co/PmP2LKmqjG pic.twitter.com/I4hb9qjJvd. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tottenham said Sievers' arrest Friday, while a relief in many ways, has dealt another blow. The now-17-year-old also celebrated another milestone of her teen years, attending prom at the beginning of 2021 summer and looking gorgeous as ever. A bloodied hammer covered with hair was found near Sievers body. On June 28, 2015, Dr. Teresa Sievers was brutally murdered after someone hit her with a hammer in the head at her house in Bonita Springs. Apparently, Mark was worried about Teresa separating his children from him, and felt that killing her was his only way out. Dr. Teresa Sievers was struck with the hammer 17 times. However, this carelessness enabled the police to backtrack their moves and arrest them. She was reportedly married to Mark Sievers. 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. Three years later the couple divorced, and Teresa met another man called Mark Sievers through his sister, with whom she was good friends. "I think the theory that I heard was -- was that maybe it was a patient. The case originally seemed open and shut to investigators thanks to GPS technology, but it later turned out to be much more complicated. Another photo shows a white Hyundai Elantra, which detectives say Wright rented out and used to to drive from Missouri to southwest Florida with Rodgers. "Was he worried he might be arrested?" It appears that Mr. Sievers has direct control over who they can speak to.. Fox 4 asked Mark then what he had to say for his daughters. ""They just waltzed through like they were anyone else.". but they were missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. In the meantime, Lee County Circuit Judge John Duryea ordered Sievers, 47, be held on a $4.43 million bond the same amount of money taken out in life insurance policies for Teresa Sievers, 46. When the new . Reportedly, Teresa Sievers was a 46-year-old renowned and highly acclaimed holistic medical physician from Bonita Springs, Florida. But at a custody hearing in December of 2015, before Mark was arrested, DCF told the judge they felt the girls were in imminent danger in Mark's custody because of his alleged involvement in the murder. So far, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been named by police, but neighbors said they heard a man yelling and then shrill screams on Monday morning. His body has never been found. The Real Housewives of New Jersey shared an image with the girls that she had with Joe Giudice on . Was it a pretty frequent thing?" [1] She later completed a pre-med course at Fairfield University and completed her residency at the University of Florida. But with no real evidence to back up that theory, investigators turned their attention to the people who might have had an axe to grind with the energetic, often abrasive, Dr. Sievers. Not getting it though!. 0:57 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. The girls were 11 and 8 respectively. "It is to continue the legacy and service of Teresa who lived her life and was a champion for charity, humanity and integrity.". When she didn't show up for work on Monday morning, her coworkers called the police, who found her dead in her home. Teresa Sievers murder trial updates: Day 1, Photos: Teresa Sievers crime scene (Graphic), A deeper look at the suspects in Sievers murder, Remembering murdered Bonita Springs doctor Teresa Sievers, Judge approves two separate murder trials for Teresa Sievers murder, Death penalty cases in Florida cost taxpayers millions, Bonita Springs home where woman was found murdered is sold at auction, Mark Sievers loses parental rights of daughters, Court papers reveal new details in Sievers slaying, Sievers murder: New audio and video released. Eight days after Dr. Teresa Sievers was murdered, friends and family came together for her funeral. Wrights plea agreement required he provide substantial assistance to prosecutors against the two other subjects in the case. Moriarty asked. Who would want the vibrant and dedicated Dr. Teresa Sievers dead? A fund has been set up to help support the Sievers'. "Do you believe Wayne Wright killed your brother?" But the judge ruled Mark could have contact with his girls, but only by phone. While the family was on vacation, Mark had asked his mother, Bonnie Sievers, to feed the family pets. The comments on the GoFundMe page are filled with heartfelt tributes to Sievers from patients and community members who loved and appreciated her work. These values of community and caring are ones she's instilled deeply in her children, Josephine and Carmi, who are 8 and 11 years old. Moriarty asked Greg Bolin. Both men were charged with murder. The murder was committed less than a year after Rodgers was released from federal prison, according to WINK News. A GPS leads police right to the hitmans door. TIMELINE June 28: Dr. Teresa Sievers bludgeoned to death in her Bonita Springs home after flying back from a family gathering in Connecticut. "Not even a thought in the back of your mind?" He just didn't care," said Pais. Teresa's clinic was run by the couple. Related: [6], On June 29, 2015, Teresa was found dead at her home by a family friend. "She comes back to here to the Southwest Florida International Airport," Lipscomb explained. she replied. "Yeah, that was his lingo," said Hoskins. The girls were 11 and 8 respectively. Mark Sievers Prosecutors in the murder trial of Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, revealed the ostensible motive behind the brutal 2015 murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers, 46. In 2019, Rodgers, aka The Hammer, was also convicted for second-degree murder but was awarded life in prison. He first met Wright in the third grade. Mark and Teresa had two daughters Josephine and Carmela. Mark Sievers' family can't accept what just about everyone else had long suspected. "Because he's a sick man," Mark's stepsister replied. Keep shining bright like the star that you are!! "There's a significant IRS lien on the home. "How would you describe Wayne?" Mary Ann Groves (Teresas mother) applied for temporary custody (for the duration of Sievers imprisonment) of her granddaughters. Hollander plans to ask a judge for a lower bond before Sievers' next scheduled court appearance March 28. Taylor Shomaker, Rodgers' girlfriend, claimed this was a murder for hire and that Rodgers was supposed to be paid $10,000. Taylor Shomaker: No, I just did it. In 2011 he was serving time for drug possession when he befriended the other suspect in Dr. Sievers' murder: a young inmate named Jimmy Ray Rodgers who was doing time on a weapons charge. Teresa's mother is now guardian of the Sievers children. This is a case in which 21st-century technology became vital, prosecutor Cynthia Ross told 48 Hours. Moriarty asked Hoskins. After investigating the case for several months, detectives arrested Curtis Wayne Wright, 47, who said he was Mark Sievers childhood friend. Teresa Sievers (born Teresa Ann Grace Tottenham) was born on November 19, 1968, at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. "So it was pretty much like a wide open field of suspects at that point.". To solve this murder, investigators would travel more than 1,000 miles. [12] On December 1, 2022, Sievers filed a new motion for a rehearing in hopes of reversing the ruling. All rights reserved. "You know 'What's going on? ' I didn't," Reiss said shaking her head in disbelief. Rodgers chose not to speak on his own behalf, and the judge called it one of the most horrific crimes he ever tried. It just didn't make sense. The pair had been very cavalier with their digital footprint, perhaps because they were confident they could get away with the crime. Tottenham sent Josephine Sievers a purple dress, her mother's favorite color. In February 2016, Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced for 25 years behind bars. She had been bludgeoned to death by a hammer, and the police say that the impact of the hammer crushed her skull. Yes. Married to her long-time husband Mark, Teresa was a motivated, determined, physician of . Prosecutors say Wright traveled to Florida from Missouri in June to kill Teresa Sievers in her home. "Did he cooperate initially?" "Teresa hung the moon," Reiss recalled fondly. He is now in Collier County Jail. A family portrait shows Dr. Teresa Sievers with husband Mark Sievers and children Josephine and Carmela. A jury convicted Mark. "I think it's possible," Reiss replied. Dr. Sievers graduated Valedictorian in 1986 from Ansonia High School in Connecticut and Fairfield University 1990 with a Master's of Science in Biology and had been a resident of Bonita Springs since 2006. Its still unclear what information Sievers has given authorities in regards to his wifes murder but Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott indicated that Seivers and the other two suspects spent a great deal of effort and energy into covering the tracks, into throwing us off on their track.. You could just -- you could hear it in his voice.". Unfortunately, in June 2005, their mother was brutally murdered in the family house in Bonita Springs. Back in June 2015, practically everyone in Hillsboro, Missouri, knew that Wayne Wright was planning a weekend trip out of town. Please enter valid email address to continue. Information from Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 on. what kinda evidence could they possibly have, 'cause I didn't do anything?'" "The court should be concerned that proceeds for the life insurance policies could potentially be used to post bond in this case," Hunter explained during Sievers' first appearance Saturday morning. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The same day as Sievers funeral, Mark Sievers was seen throwing away computers from his wifes medical practice. She was last seen alive on surveillance video at the airport in Florida. "from ages and ages so I didn't believe it. So was that trip Mark Sievers made to Missouri to be Wayne Wright's best man, and, as it turns out, the other suspect, Jimmy Ray Rodgers was also a wedding guest. "All he wanted to do was get the computers up and running -- focused.". The goal for Josephine and Carmi's college fund is $20,000, and it has raised $3,173 so far. On June 28, 2015, Teresa Sievers, left a family vacation and returned alone to her Bonita Springs home. I was numb," said Sandra Hoskins. "I heard rumors very early on that they were swingers," said Lipscomb. 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. Sandra Rodriguez (@SandraR_media) February 10, 2020. Like mother like daughter! Then, in late August 2015, nearly two months after Dr. Teresa Sievers was murdered in her Florida home, a stunning break in the case. Disguise themselves," Moriarty asked. And Mark's family believes Wright killed Teresa on his own, without Mark's knowledge. Her husband, Mark Sievers, 51, allegedly told childhood friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., 51, that he feared losing his daughters in a divorce. He shut them down. A few days later, when the hearing was continued, DCF told the judge Mark had his daughters under strict control. Groves says her two granddaughters have been robbed of the life they could have had with Teresa Sievers. He had an uncanny resemblance to the victim's husband, Mark Sievers. New details continue to emerge in the case of a Florida doctor bludgeoned to death in her own home in 2015. 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