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FORT MYERS Attorneys request forensic psychologist to be allowed access to Mark Sievers Attorneys for Mark Sievers, who is accused of playing a part in the killing of his wife four years ago, have requested for a forensic psychologist to have access to Sievers this week. The motion filed Tuesday requests forensic psychologist to be allowed to interview Sievers in jail on Thursday and Friday, ahead of the […]
FORT MYERS Sievers case will continue as previously scheduled, for now Attorneys for two suspects accused of being involved in the killing of Teresa Sievers appeared before a judge Wednesday after the state and defense requested a delay in the trial start date. The request was to delay an already scheduled June 3 trial to September, but Judge Bruce Kyle did not approve the motion for […]
LEE COUNTY Trial for Jimmy Rodgers in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers set to begin We have been in court every day of the jury selection process ahead a of a murder trial in Lee County. A jury has been selected, and we are looking at the individuals tasked with determining the fate of an accused killer of a mother of two children. The high-profile murder trial for Jimmy Rodgers […]
FORT MYERS Isolating the jury in the Sievers trial may be expensive for taxpayers The murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers made headlines across Southwest Florida and that is what is making it hard to find neutral jurors. That is why there is a motion to isolate the jury. One Florida Gulf Coast University professor explains how this move could end up costing you money. A big part of two […]
LEE COUNTY Attorney’s in Sievers murder trial seek extensive background checks of jurors Lawyers for two men on trial for Dr. Teresa Sievers’ murder want to know everything about you before you even step in the courtroom. If you get called for jury duty in this high profiles case, you could get an extensive background check before you are chosen. One attorney said this would help streamline picking […]
Bonita Springs ‘It is pretty typical’: Ex-prosecutor discusses claims of LCSO paying witness in Sievers case A court hearing on Tuesday revealed the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is giving a monthly check to a key witness in the Teresa Sievers murder case. Teresa Sievers was found dead in June 2015 inside her Bonita Springs home. Her husband, Mark Sievers, is accused of hiring Curtis Wayne Wright, a childhood friend, and Jimmy Rodgers […]
FORT MYERS Attorneys for State request delay in Sievers murder trial Attorneys the State have requested a continuance to delay the start date of trial on a first-degree murder case against defendants Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rogers. Dr. Teresa Sievers, Mark’s wife, was found bludgeoned to death inside the kitchen of the couple’s Bonita Springs home in June 2015. Investigators believe Mark Sievers, who pleaded not guilty […]
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs murder home listed for auction In 2015, Dr. Teresa Sievers was beaten to death with a hammer in her home. Her husband, Mark Sievers, was accused of orchestrating her murder. Their home is the largest piece of evidence in the case. The Bonita Springs home where Dr. Sievers was killed has been listed for auction at more than $460,000 Thursday. […]
Texts detail fractured relationship in Sievers murder case FORT MYERS, Fla. “Good morning baby! I love you :)” Bonita Springs resident Mark Sievers sent that text message to his wife, Teresa, the morning of June 28, 2015 — the same day she was killed in a brutal murder he’s accused of orchestrating. The message is one of scores listed on hundreds of pages […]
’48 Hours’ to re-broadcast episode of Sievers murder case Saturday FORT MYERS, Fla. The CBS show “48 Hours” will re-broadcast its episode on the killing of Lee County Dr. Teresa Sievers on Saturday. The feature, called “Eleven Hundred Miles to Murder,” first aired in February and examines what took place in the days and hours leading up to the morning of June 29, 2015, when Sievers […]