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LEE COUNTY Dr. Teresa Sievers’ family relieved husband found guilty of her murder The family of Dr. Teresa Sievers has been waiting the past four years to hear a verdict in the case against her husband for her murder. They had to relive the vicious killing of their beloved on multiple occasions. Finally, a huge weight was lifted off their shoulders Wednesday — Mark Sievers was found guilty […]
FORT MYERS Mark Sievers trial: Jury selection proves difficult from the start: Day 1 The search for the 12 people who will decide if Mark Sievers hired friends to murder his wife, Doctor Teresa Sievers is now underway. Jury selection began on Tuesday morning. A major question for those potential jurors was whether or not they’ve heard of the case or Mark and Teresa Sievers before. But it’s only […]
FORT MYERS Mark Sievers trial: Jury selection: Day 2 Day two of jury selection kicked off with half of the initial group of potential jurors being dismissed after being asked about issues serving on the jury. Of the starting 50 potential jurors, 20 were dismissed after the first round of questions, including financial hardships, medical conditions, etc., that would prevent them from serving. When […]
FORT MYERS Jury finds Jimmy Rodgers guilty of second-degree murder of Teresa Sievers A jury has found Jimmy Rodgers guilty of trespassing and second-degree murder on Wednesday at the Lee County courthouse in the 2015 death of Dr. Teresa Sievers inside her Bonita Springs home. Second-degree murder and trespassing were both lesser charges the jury could find Rodgers, 29, guilty of, taking the death penalty off the table. […]
FORT MYERS Mark Sievers Trial: Defense begins calling on witnesses: Day 8 Today marks a milestone in the four-year quest for justice for murdered doctor, Teresa Sievers. The defense team for her husband, Mark Sievers, who is accused of orchestrating her killing, will call witnesses today. If Sievers were to testify, he would be their last witness, but the defense is going to have an uphill battle […]
FORT MYERS Mark Sievers trial: Testimony continues: Day 4 Testimony in the murder trial of Mark Sievers picked up for its fourth day Monday morning. The judge presiding over the case says he plans to hold court through Wednesday and will take a break over the holiday. On Friday, we saw the trail of evidence that connects Mark Sievers to his wife, Doctor Teresa […]
LEE COUNTY ‘We just couldn’t put the hammer in his hand:’ Juror in Rodgers’ trial speaks out For the first time, we’re getting some insight into why a jury convicted Jimmy Rodgers of second-degree murder for the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. When the jury got the case, it had options. The most pressing was first-degree murder, which could lead to the death penalty, or second-degree murder, which calls for 25 years […]
FORT MYERS Jury recommends death penalty for Mark Sievers for the murder of his wife A jury unanimously agreed at the Lee County courthouse on Tuesday evening that Mark Sievers should be sentenced to death for the 2015 murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers. One of the reasons Judge Kyle gave the Mark Sievers plenty of time to consider testifying and directly asked the defendant the question was to […]
FORT MYERS Mark Sievers trial: State rests its case: Day 7 The murder trial for Mark Sievers continued Monday morning after the court had been on a break since Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The state is expected to call its five final witnesses today. We're back in the courtroom for complete coverage @winknews https://t.co/ER1Cn5MmVB — Taylor Petras (@TaylorPetras) December 2, 2019 Mark Sievers is […]
LEE COUNTY Mark Sievers’ attorneys likely to file appeal if death penalty chosen Mark Sievers was found guilty of first-degree murder for the vicious killing of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers, at their Bonita Springs home in 2015. Former best friend Curtis Wayne Wright and hired killer Jimmy Rodgers carried out Teresa’s murder. With the conviction, Mark now faces the death penalty. The penalty phase for Mark Sievers […]