1 00:00:04,467 --> 00:00:07,467 The victim sustained significant head trauma. 2 00:00:07,467 --> 00:00:10,400 Her hair is basically caked in blood. 3 00:00:10,467 --> 00:00:11,900 This is a very violent murder. 4 00:00:12,567 --> 00:00:14,567 It shocked everybody. 5 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:18,767 She was a very successful doctor, with a husband, with children. 6 00:00:18,767 --> 00:00:21,100 What happened? Who did it? 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,634 Who would wanna harm her? 8 00:00:23,634 --> 00:00:26,867 [Cpt. David Lebid] We find out that our victim has a darker side. 9 00:00:26,867 --> 00:00:29,467 An employee has been fired. 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:31,000 [Lebid] He has a significant criminal history. 11 00:00:34,066 --> 00:00:35,667 [Lt. Michael Downs] The victim's husband 12 00:00:35,667 --> 00:00:39,100 would bring some extra partners into the relationship. 13 00:00:39,166 --> 00:00:43,867 Are one of these sexual partners jealous of the victim? 14 00:00:43,867 --> 00:00:47,867 This is one of the most horrific crimes I've ever worked. 15 00:00:47,867 --> 00:00:52,567 {\an8}[narrator] Every day in North America, dozens of people are murdered. 16 00:00:52,567 --> 00:00:55,000 {\an8}The key to solving the toughest of these homicides 17 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:58,900 {\an8}lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 18 00:00:58,967 --> 00:01:00,000 {\an8}To crack the case, detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,000 {\an8}To crack the case, detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 20 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:06,800 {\an8}the minutes and hours containing evidence 21 00:01:06,867 --> 00:01:10,467 {\an8}that can help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 22 00:01:18,867 --> 00:01:20,867 {\an8}[seagulls squawking] 23 00:01:20,867 --> 00:01:24,166 {\an8}[narrator] Bonita Springs is a peaceful beachfront community 24 00:01:24,166 --> 00:01:27,000 {\an8}located in the Southwest of sunny Florida. 25 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 {\an8}Bonita Springs is a middle city between Fort Myers and Naples. 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 {\an8}Bonita Springs is a middle city between Fort Myers and Naples. 27 00:01:31,467 --> 00:01:33,867 {\an8}Uh, it's right on the Gulf of Mexico. 28 00:01:33,867 --> 00:01:38,567 {\an8}It's this beautiful, quiet, peaceful place. 29 00:01:38,567 --> 00:01:42,600 {\an8}It's a paradise of palm trees, beautiful beaches. 30 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:45,900 {\an8}It's a retirement area. It's a vacation area. 31 00:01:45,967 --> 00:01:49,667 {\an8}It's someplace where you wanna go when you feel safe with your family. 32 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:53,767 But in late June, 2015, there's a discovery of, uh, 33 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:55,500 of a local person who's been murdered. 34 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,700 We received a phone call through 911 dispatch. 35 00:02:07,767 --> 00:02:11,266 And he sounded very scared. He sounded upset. 36 00:02:13,767 --> 00:02:17,567 -[narrator] Sheriff's deputies respond to the call. -[sirens blaring] 37 00:02:17,567 --> 00:02:20,867 Lieutenant Michael Downs is in charge of the investigation. 38 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:24,300 [Downs] When I arrive on the crime scene, 39 00:02:24,367 --> 00:02:27,467 as I enter the residence, enter the kitchen, I look to my left, 40 00:02:27,467 --> 00:02:30,000 and in-between the refrigerator and the island cabinets, 41 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,000 and in-between the refrigerator and the island cabinets, 42 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:35,400 I can see the noticeably deceased remains of our victim. 43 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:41,600 There appears to be a small folding wallet laying on the floor. 44 00:02:43,667 --> 00:02:47,867 [narrator] The victim is 46-year-old Dr. Teresa Sievers. 45 00:02:47,867 --> 00:02:52,900 She was the mother of two young girls, and married to Mark Sievers. 46 00:02:52,967 --> 00:02:56,867 Dr. Sievers was well known in her respective field of holistic medicine. 47 00:02:56,867 --> 00:02:59,367 There were lots of, of articles about her, 48 00:02:59,367 --> 00:03:00,000 with her picture, like, on the cover of magazines. 49 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 with her picture, like, on the cover of magazines. 50 00:03:02,567 --> 00:03:05,667 She was on her way to having her own TV show. 51 00:03:05,667 --> 00:03:08,166 [Lebid] She, very personable, very, very attractive. 52 00:03:08,166 --> 00:03:13,800 She wanted to help everyone, and truly, was loved by the community. 53 00:03:13,867 --> 00:03:16,867 This is a murder of a very prominent person. 54 00:03:19,767 --> 00:03:23,000 When I'm looking at the victim, I could see a large amount of blood. 55 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,200 Her, her hair is, is basically caked in blood. 56 00:03:26,266 --> 00:03:30,000 So I would assume the victim's sustained significant head trauma. 57 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,000 So I would assume the victim's sustained significant head trauma. 58 00:03:31,266 --> 00:03:35,567 And in the kitchen, I could see immediately on the floor a bloody hammer. 59 00:03:35,567 --> 00:03:38,266 Uh, I can see that there's hair wrapped around the hammer, 60 00:03:38,266 --> 00:03:40,000 and, uh, evidence of blood. 61 00:03:41,967 --> 00:03:45,266 [narrator] Captain David Lebid also joins the high-profile case. 62 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:48,367 {\an8}The way it appeared to me 63 00:03:48,367 --> 00:03:53,266 {\an8}is that the killer repeatedly hit her in the head with a hammer until she was dead. 64 00:03:54,667 --> 00:03:56,667 This is a very brutal murder. 65 00:03:56,667 --> 00:03:59,266 Why would somebody do this? 66 00:03:59,266 --> 00:04:00,000 [narrator] To determine the motive, 67 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,734 [narrator] To determine the motive, 68 00:04:00,734 --> 00:04:01,000 investigators take a closer look at the home itself. 69 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,867 As I'm looking at the scene, there's a couple things that are unique. 70 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:12,667 Namely, I'm looking at the side garage door, and there's pry marks on the door. 71 00:04:12,667 --> 00:04:17,166 It's a possibility that the perpetrator or perpetrators 72 00:04:17,166 --> 00:04:18,867 may have entered through the garage. 73 00:04:23,166 --> 00:04:26,200 It made me think that this could have been a robbery that went wrong. 74 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,000 Maybe somebody broke into the house, 75 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,166 Maybe somebody broke into the house, 76 00:04:30,166 --> 00:04:31,000 uh, maybe the victim came home early, interrupted them. 77 00:04:33,767 --> 00:04:36,800 [hammer thuds] 78 00:04:36,867 --> 00:04:41,600 [narrator] Captain Lebid looks for additional evidence that might support that theory. 79 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:45,000 I started to work my way through the garage, 80 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,967 and I noticed that there was luggage that was left behind 81 00:04:47,967 --> 00:04:50,066 that appeared to be from the victim. 82 00:04:50,066 --> 00:04:53,000 And then, I saw her purse nearby, 83 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,700 but nothing seemed to be obviously missing. 84 00:04:56,767 --> 00:04:59,667 [narrator] Even Teresa's wallet was left in her kitchen. 85 00:04:59,667 --> 00:05:00,000 The folding wallet on the floor is placed a little bit too perfectly. 86 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,000 The folding wallet on the floor is placed a little bit too perfectly. 87 00:05:05,867 --> 00:05:09,667 Uh, looking at the cards, they appear to be thumbed up instead of pulled out. 88 00:05:09,667 --> 00:05:11,700 So the house is in disarray, 89 00:05:11,767 --> 00:05:15,066 but not a house that has recently been ransacked, 90 00:05:15,066 --> 00:05:20,100 or something consistent with, uh, what we would call a routine burglary. 91 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:24,867 [narrator] Detectives also find many untouched valuables in Teresa Sievers' home, 92 00:05:24,867 --> 00:05:30,000 including firearms, ammunition, and over $40,000 cash in a safe. 93 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,000 including firearms, ammunition, and over $40,000 cash in a safe. 94 00:05:31,867 --> 00:05:37,767 So it made me wonder, is this staged to look like a robbery that went wrong? 95 00:05:37,767 --> 00:05:40,367 Because if somebody really wanted to take property, 96 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:42,000 there'd be things that are missing. 97 00:05:42,066 --> 00:05:44,467 This could be a planned, coordinated attack. 98 00:05:46,567 --> 00:05:49,166 [narrator] While it's still unclear why Teresa was killed, 99 00:05:49,166 --> 00:05:52,867 investigators believe they know how it happened. 100 00:05:52,867 --> 00:05:56,467 [Downs] The victim had started removing luggage from the vehicle. 101 00:05:56,467 --> 00:05:57,967 She leaves her luggage in the garage. 102 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:00,000 The altercation definitely happened within the kitchen. 103 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 The altercation definitely happened within the kitchen. 104 00:06:03,266 --> 00:06:07,266 The attacker moved in on her very quickly. 105 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:12,266 And then according to the medical examiner, the victim was struck at least 17 times. 106 00:06:13,867 --> 00:06:16,367 {\an8}It raises many questions for investigators. 107 00:06:17,367 --> 00:06:20,166 {\an8}Why use this amount of excessive force? 108 00:06:20,166 --> 00:06:24,000 {\an8}And the extremism seen in the nature of the bludgeoning 109 00:06:24,066 --> 00:06:27,166 {\an8}tells us a lot about the type of offender we're dealing with. 110 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:30,000 The injury to the victim was so significant, 111 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,000 The injury to the victim was so significant, 112 00:06:33,467 --> 00:06:36,367 it appeared there was something more behind it. 113 00:06:36,367 --> 00:06:39,567 Some kind of emotion or some kind of drive to make sure, 114 00:06:39,567 --> 00:06:41,667 yes, she is absolutely dead. 115 00:06:43,667 --> 00:06:45,467 So, who did it? 116 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:55,000 We're trying to find any kind of evidence that could help explain who did this to her. 117 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,767 [Downs] We're collecting DNA. We're looking for fibers. 118 00:06:57,767 --> 00:07:00,000 Um, especially on, uh, on the victim's body and clothing 119 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,000 Um, especially on, uh, on the victim's body and clothing 120 00:07:01,567 --> 00:07:05,200 that may have come from clothing that the killer may have been wearing. 121 00:07:06,266 --> 00:07:09,066 [Lebid] In addition, we collected the hammer, 122 00:07:09,066 --> 00:07:12,500 because we're gonna evaluate it for any kind of latent fingerprints 123 00:07:12,567 --> 00:07:15,367 that could maybe identify who held it. 124 00:07:15,367 --> 00:07:19,066 [narrator] Detectives notify the victim's husband, Mark Sievers, 125 00:07:19,066 --> 00:07:21,367 that his wife has been murdered. 126 00:07:21,367 --> 00:07:24,800 [Downs] When we first spoke to Mark Sievers, he was out of state. 127 00:07:24,867 --> 00:07:29,000 So we have to wait for him to fly back into town. 128 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,000 [narrator] Mark was 1,300 miles North in Connecticut, visiting family. 129 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,000 [narrator] Mark was 1,300 miles North in Connecticut, visiting family. 130 00:07:33,767 --> 00:07:35,333 Teresa had been with him. 131 00:07:35,333 --> 00:07:39,300 But she had returned to Florida the day before she was murdered. 132 00:07:39,367 --> 00:07:42,567 He was very upset, like almost anybody would be 133 00:07:42,567 --> 00:07:46,367 when they find out the news that their, their spouse has been killed. 134 00:07:46,367 --> 00:07:48,700 He wanted to know what happened. 135 00:07:48,767 --> 00:07:51,800 And we couldn't answer a lot of his questions, 136 00:07:51,867 --> 00:07:54,900 because we still didn't have a good timeline. 137 00:07:54,967 --> 00:07:58,200 {\an8}[narrator] To find the killer, detectives need to piece together 138 00:07:58,266 --> 00:08:00,000 {\an8}the last 24 hours of the victim's life. 139 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,000 {\an8}the last 24 hours of the victim's life. 140 00:08:03,667 --> 00:08:05,400 {\an8}[Lebid] Her husband, Mark, said to me 141 00:08:05,467 --> 00:08:10,100 {\an8}she came back to Bonita Springs, Florida, the night before, 142 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:13,400 {\an8}in the late evening time, somewhere around 11:00. 143 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:16,300 She came back without her family, 144 00:08:16,367 --> 00:08:18,767 because she was very dedicated to her job, 145 00:08:18,767 --> 00:08:22,000 and knew she had to be up bright and early Monday morning to see her patients. 146 00:08:23,667 --> 00:08:26,567 [Downs] Mark Sievers tells us that the victim text him, 147 00:08:26,567 --> 00:08:30,000 uh, shortly after landing to let him know that she had landed safely 148 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,000 uh, shortly after landing to let him know that she had landed safely 149 00:08:31,967 --> 00:08:34,400 and was continuing home. 150 00:08:34,467 --> 00:08:37,467 And that occurred, uh, at approximately 10:53 PM. 151 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,266 {\an8}Based on the timeline that we're starting to build now, 152 00:08:41,266 --> 00:08:45,066 {\an8}we can say that his wife was murdered somewhere in between 153 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:49,266 {\an8}June 28 in the late night hours 154 00:08:49,266 --> 00:08:53,100 {\an8}to June 29 before 9:00 AM. 155 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:57,567 And we know this because we received the 911 call at approximately 9:30. 156 00:08:57,567 --> 00:09:00,000 [narrator] A call made by Dr. Sievers' neighbor, Dr. Petrities. 157 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,000 [narrator] A call made by Dr. Sievers' neighbor, Dr. Petrities. 158 00:09:02,266 --> 00:09:04,000 [Lebid] Teresa's husband Mark 159 00:09:04,066 --> 00:09:06,266 was worried about his wife not showing up for work, 160 00:09:06,266 --> 00:09:07,867 and wasn't answering her phone. 161 00:09:07,867 --> 00:09:09,567 And that was not like her. 162 00:09:09,567 --> 00:09:14,600 So he asked Dr. Petrities to please go by the house to go check on her. 163 00:09:14,667 --> 00:09:17,266 We're very eager at this point to speak to Mr. Petrities, 164 00:09:17,266 --> 00:09:20,300 because he just may be able to shed some kind of light on... 165 00:09:20,367 --> 00:09:23,667 Maybe he saw somebody leaving the residence, maybe he saw something suspicious. 166 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:30,000 As we spoke with Dr. Petrities, 167 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,567 As we spoke with Dr. Petrities, 168 00:09:30,567 --> 00:09:31,000 it occurred to all of us that this is one of our best suspects right now. 169 00:09:36,066 --> 00:09:38,700 [Keira Stockdale] And that could be for a variety of reasons. 170 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:43,667 Sometimes, the killer is the person who places the call to 911. 171 00:09:43,667 --> 00:09:46,700 Maybe they want to insert themselves into the investigation, 172 00:09:46,767 --> 00:09:48,467 to try and control the narrative, 173 00:09:48,467 --> 00:09:50,967 or control the information to protect themselves, 174 00:09:50,967 --> 00:09:53,467 and conceal their identity as the killer. 175 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,767 [Downs] But the question is, if he is our suspect... 176 00:09:58,467 --> 00:09:59,867 ...why did he do this? 177 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:01,000 [hammer strikes repeatedly] 178 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:03,934 What is his motivation? 179 00:10:07,567 --> 00:10:09,066 [narrator] Sheriff's investigators in Lee County, Florida 180 00:10:09,066 --> 00:10:11,367 suspect that the neighbor, Dr. Mark Petrities, 181 00:10:11,367 --> 00:10:14,166 could be Dr. Teresa Sievers' killer. 182 00:10:14,166 --> 00:10:18,500 {\an8}Dr. Petrities is a, a close friend of the victim. 183 00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:24,200 {\an8}And it's not unheard of when a suspect who actually does kill someone 184 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:27,400 {\an8}takes the time to call 911 to report it to the police, 185 00:10:27,467 --> 00:10:30,266 {\an8}because they think they're clever enough to get away with it. 186 00:10:30,266 --> 00:10:34,467 {\an8}[Sheriff Carmine Marceno] So, very quickly, my detectives immediately interview him. 187 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:35,646 {\an8}He was completely compliant. 188 00:10:35,646 --> 00:10:36,000 {\an8}He was completely compliant. 189 00:10:37,266 --> 00:10:39,100 {\an8}He tells us everything that he knows. 190 00:11:05,166 --> 00:11:05,646 While we're speaking with Dr. Petrities, uh, he's visibly upset. 191 00:11:05,646 --> 00:11:06,000 While we're speaking with Dr. Petrities, uh, he's visibly upset. 192 00:11:09,567 --> 00:11:13,667 His voice is elevated. He seems extremely concerned. 193 00:11:23,166 --> 00:11:27,166 [narrator] To investigators, Dr. Petrities' story sounds plausible. 194 00:11:27,166 --> 00:11:31,166 [Downs] So, we're leaning more towards him being a witness 195 00:11:31,166 --> 00:11:33,667 than a suspect at this point in the investigation. 196 00:11:33,734 --> 00:11:35,646 Does that necessarily rule him out 100%? No. 197 00:11:35,646 --> 00:11:36,000 Does that necessarily rule him out 100%? No. 198 00:11:37,734 --> 00:11:41,000 We're going to ask him for DNA swabs to check his clothing, 199 00:11:41,066 --> 00:11:43,834 to check his bod... [stammering] for injuries and things of that nature. 200 00:11:45,734 --> 00:11:51,000 But we're deciding that it's now time to start focusing in other avenues, 201 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,600 uh, of the investigation. 202 00:11:54,567 --> 00:11:58,000 {\an8}[narrator] News of Dr. Teresa Sievers' murder begins to spread 203 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,100 {\an8}throughout the close-knit community of Bonita Springs. 204 00:12:01,100 --> 00:12:02,667 {\an8}[Mike Braun] It shocked everybody. 205 00:12:02,667 --> 00:12:04,667 {\an8}They don't know what happened. Nobody knows what happened. 206 00:12:04,667 --> 00:12:05,646 {\an8}So their imagination, of course, is running wild. 207 00:12:05,646 --> 00:12:06,000 {\an8}So their imagination, of course, is running wild. 208 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,667 {\an8}So there's an extreme pressure on Lee County Sheriff's Office to crack the case. 209 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:18,000 My phone starts ringing from all different people in the community, 210 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,400 asking what's going on. 211 00:12:21,467 --> 00:12:25,000 But the truth is, I don't know exactly what we're facing. 212 00:12:25,066 --> 00:12:29,367 But I know I have a killer that's on the loose, on the streets. 213 00:12:30,767 --> 00:12:33,900 [Lebid] The pressure definitely increased. 214 00:12:33,967 --> 00:12:35,646 But we don't really have a clue of who did this at all. 215 00:12:35,646 --> 00:12:36,000 But we don't really have a clue of who did this at all. 216 00:12:38,834 --> 00:12:43,200 [narrator] For leads, sheriff's investigators start with Dr. Sievers' family. 217 00:12:43,266 --> 00:12:46,567 Her husband Mark is flying back. 218 00:12:46,567 --> 00:12:49,567 So Teresa's sister Annie Lisa offers to help. 219 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:03,100 [narrator] Annie Lisa isn't just Teresa's sister. 220 00:13:03,166 --> 00:13:05,600 She was also Teresa's colleague at her clinic. 221 00:13:05,667 --> 00:13:06,000 She informs us about the victim's medical practice, 222 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:12,266 and said that we may wanna talk to a former employee that works there 223 00:13:12,266 --> 00:13:14,000 who she identified as Sandra. 224 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:30,166 And we find out that our victim has told Sandra to find a new job. 225 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:50,367 That's definitely a red flag, 226 00:13:50,367 --> 00:13:53,300 because that could be a potential reason to murder somebody. 227 00:13:55,667 --> 00:14:00,834 {\an8}Disgruntled employees frequently make for strong initial persons of interest. 228 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,500 {\an8}[Stockdale] Maybe they feel that they've been treated unfairly. 229 00:14:05,567 --> 00:14:05,646 {\an8}Maybe they hold a grudge. 230 00:14:05,646 --> 00:14:06,000 {\an8}Maybe they hold a grudge. 231 00:14:07,066 --> 00:14:09,834 {\an8}And all of this could potentially lead to somebody 232 00:14:09,834 --> 00:14:12,867 {\an8}taking matters into their own hands to seek revenge. 233 00:14:12,867 --> 00:14:15,600 Now, this was significant in the investigation. 234 00:14:15,667 --> 00:14:16,900 It could definitely be something. 235 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:19,100 So we're definitely gonna wanna speak with Sandra. 236 00:14:20,467 --> 00:14:23,467 [narrator] Sandra agrees to come into the Sheriff's office. 237 00:14:23,467 --> 00:14:26,967 She admits she didn't get along with Dr. Sievers. 238 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:30,166 [Downs] Sandra's saying that the victim was sometimes hard to work with, 239 00:14:30,166 --> 00:14:34,967 that the victim did have what was described as a strong personality. 240 00:14:34,967 --> 00:14:35,646 [Marceno] She was this very dedicated woman, 241 00:14:35,646 --> 00:14:36,000 [Marceno] She was this very dedicated woman, 242 00:14:37,667 --> 00:14:41,767 and her business was very driven, very focused. 243 00:14:41,834 --> 00:14:43,367 [narrator] But Sandra and her colleagues 244 00:14:43,367 --> 00:14:46,200 saw a different side of Dr. Sievers in the office. 245 00:14:48,834 --> 00:14:53,000 Dr. Sievers had a reputation in the office, 246 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:57,600 uh, as being somebody who when things didn't go quite her way, 247 00:14:57,667 --> 00:15:00,400 or if she was in an irritable mood, 248 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:03,867 she would lash out at, uh, workers, at staff. 249 00:15:03,867 --> 00:15:05,646 And it was, it was something that, uh, not anybody outside the office knew about. 250 00:15:05,646 --> 00:15:06,000 And it was, it was something that, uh, not anybody outside the office knew about. 251 00:15:10,567 --> 00:15:13,066 [narrator] WHile Sandra clashed with her boss at work, 252 00:15:13,066 --> 00:15:16,100 she says there's no way she would have harmed Dr. Sievers. 253 00:15:17,467 --> 00:15:20,600 Sandra didn't really hold any ill will towards the victim. 254 00:15:22,734 --> 00:15:26,066 {\an8}Sandra's telling us that she couldn't have done anything to the victim, 255 00:15:26,066 --> 00:15:28,266 {\an8}because she was home during the time of 256 00:15:28,266 --> 00:15:30,900 {\an8}when we believe the offense had occurred. 257 00:15:30,967 --> 00:15:33,367 {\an8}So now, our alert level is starting to go down. 258 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:35,646 [narrator] But not for long. 259 00:15:35,646 --> 00:15:36,000 [narrator] But not for long. 260 00:15:36,066 --> 00:15:39,767 Investigators discover that Sandra was close to another employee 261 00:15:39,834 --> 00:15:41,367 who had trouble with Dr. Sievers: 262 00:15:42,300 --> 00:15:44,967 Sandra's own husband, Frank. 263 00:15:44,967 --> 00:15:47,467 [Braun] And we find out that he was also fired 264 00:15:47,467 --> 00:15:50,000 shortly before all this had occurred. 265 00:15:50,066 --> 00:15:54,100 Detectives had to wonder if Frank, uh, the employee that had been let go, 266 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:56,667 had a motive. Maybe he was trying to seek revenge. 267 00:15:59,100 --> 00:16:00,867 [Marceno] We're looking at the pieces of the puzzle. 268 00:16:02,567 --> 00:16:05,646 Is there a motive there for him to kill our victim? 269 00:16:05,646 --> 00:16:06,000 Is there a motive there for him to kill our victim? 270 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:10,367 [hammer strikes] 271 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,567 [multiple hammer strikes] 272 00:16:16,667 --> 00:16:18,266 [narrator] A day after Dr. Teresa Sievers 273 00:16:18,266 --> 00:16:20,467 is bludgeoned to death in her Florida home, 274 00:16:20,467 --> 00:16:23,100 Lee County Sheriff's investigators turn their focus 275 00:16:23,166 --> 00:16:26,300 to one of the doctor's ex-employees: 276 00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:29,734 her former assistant manager, Frank. 277 00:16:29,734 --> 00:16:32,600 {\an8}Frank was working for the victim's medical practice 278 00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:36,100 {\an8}for approximately five years, and was fired 279 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:38,400 {\an8}shortly before the murder that occurred. 280 00:16:38,467 --> 00:16:40,567 {\an8}So could this be the killer? 281 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,140 [Downs] Did you have anything to do with this victim's death? 282 00:16:45,140 --> 00:16:46,000 [Downs] Did you have anything to do with this victim's death? 283 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:50,166 {\an8}Frank had an alibi, uh, saying that, uh, he was home with his wife... 284 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,667 {\an8}...at the time of the murder. 285 00:16:54,266 --> 00:16:57,967 [narrator] Frank also corrects investigators about something else. 286 00:16:57,967 --> 00:17:00,667 It wasn't Teresa Sievers who fired him. 287 00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:02,867 It was her husband, Mark Sievers. 288 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,600 We find out that Mark told Frank that basically, they needed somebody, 289 00:17:08,667 --> 00:17:12,266 uh, with a little bit more, uh, experience medically. 290 00:17:12,266 --> 00:17:14,867 [narrator] But Frank knew Mark's wife, Dr. Sievers, 291 00:17:14,934 --> 00:17:15,140 was really behind the firing. 292 00:17:15,140 --> 00:17:16,000 was really behind the firing. 293 00:17:16,934 --> 00:17:20,367 Nothing in that clinic happened without Teresa Sievers' say-so. 294 00:17:20,367 --> 00:17:22,600 [Downs] He's saying that when dealing with the victim, 295 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:25,066 it's either her way or the highway. 296 00:17:25,066 --> 00:17:29,166 And Frank is telling us that the victim would constantly, uh, 297 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:33,367 berate and belittle, er, her husband, Mark Sievers. 298 00:17:33,367 --> 00:17:36,567 Not only personally, but in front of other people. 299 00:17:38,367 --> 00:17:40,500 It was definitely a surprise. 300 00:17:40,567 --> 00:17:43,467 [narrator] Sheriff's investigators press Frank for more details 301 00:17:43,467 --> 00:17:45,140 on how Teresa Sievers treated her husband. 302 00:17:45,140 --> 00:17:46,000 on how Teresa Sievers treated her husband. 303 00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:50,667 Things would even get so petty as, uh, Frank recalling, uh, 304 00:17:50,734 --> 00:17:54,767 one time where the victim took issue with the way Mark Sievers, uh, 305 00:17:54,834 --> 00:17:56,867 took the garbage out. 306 00:17:56,867 --> 00:18:01,467 So Frank is painting a picture of, of what'd you call kind of a darker side of the victim. 307 00:18:03,467 --> 00:18:08,400 {\an8}And you realize very quickly, this marriage has its issues. 308 00:18:09,367 --> 00:18:11,934 {\an8}Their marriage has problems. 309 00:18:11,934 --> 00:18:15,140 [narrator] Investigators take a closer look at Mark Sievers. 310 00:18:15,140 --> 00:18:15,734 [narrator] Investigators take a closer look at Mark Sievers. 311 00:18:15,734 --> 00:18:16,000 We're gonna have to talk to Mark Sievers 312 00:18:17,967 --> 00:18:20,867 about what this marriage was actually like. 313 00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:23,934 [narrator] Just back from Connecticut, the widowed husband and father 314 00:18:23,934 --> 00:18:26,100 appears distraught to investigators. 315 00:18:30,934 --> 00:18:32,567 [Mark Sievers] Good, good. Good. 316 00:18:32,567 --> 00:18:35,100 [Lebid] At this point in the investigation, he's not a suspect. 317 00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:37,367 [Braun] Mark's alibi is solid. 318 00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:40,400 {\an8}He's in Connecticut at the time of Teresa's murder. 319 00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:42,767 [Lebid] One of the things I asked Mark was, 320 00:18:42,767 --> 00:18:45,140 {\an8}how is your personal life going with Teresa? 321 00:18:45,140 --> 00:18:45,166 {\an8}how is your personal life going with Teresa? 322 00:18:46,367 --> 00:18:47,467 {\an8}Do you guys have problems? 323 00:18:56,467 --> 00:18:58,467 [Lebid] Mark's telling me that sometimes 324 00:18:58,467 --> 00:19:02,166 he upsets the victim, but everything's good. 325 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:05,567 And he was very upset. 326 00:19:05,567 --> 00:19:08,000 [narrator] Captain Lebid steps out of the room for a moment, 327 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:10,367 but Mark Sievers keeps on talking. 328 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:15,140 [crying, hyperventilating] 329 00:19:15,140 --> 00:19:15,266 [crying, hyperventilating] 330 00:19:15,266 --> 00:19:16,000 Mark seemed to put on a show, talking to Teresa, apologizing, 331 00:19:20,567 --> 00:19:22,066 "If only I was home with you." 332 00:19:25,567 --> 00:19:28,266 "I could have prevented this." Just very dramatic things. 333 00:19:33,667 --> 00:19:36,066 And I don't wanna diminish how people grieve. 334 00:19:37,266 --> 00:19:39,667 It almost seemed like a dinner theatre performance. 335 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:42,467 [narrator] The captain returns to ask 336 00:19:42,467 --> 00:19:45,140 what can be a difficult question for a recent widower: 337 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:45,600 what can be a difficult question for a recent widower: 338 00:19:45,667 --> 00:19:46,000 Did he or Teresa have any extramarital affairs? 339 00:19:49,834 --> 00:19:53,200 And Mark said to me, "What do you mean by extramarital?" 340 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,166 {\an8}[Lebid] No, you're... No, no, no, you're trying... You're... 341 00:19:58,367 --> 00:19:59,367 {\an8}[Lebid] That's what we're here for. 342 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:02,033 {\an8}[Mark Sievers] Again, I can't... 343 00:20:02,033 --> 00:20:04,834 So, I could kind of tell that Mark was playing word games with me. 344 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:09,767 So I asked Mark directly, are you guys swingers? 345 00:20:12,467 --> 00:20:15,140 So Mark started to tell me about how... 346 00:20:15,140 --> 00:20:15,467 So Mark started to tell me about how... 347 00:20:15,467 --> 00:20:16,000 ...they would bring some extra partners into their relationship sometimes. 348 00:20:21,467 --> 00:20:24,100 According to Mark, and in addition to, um, 349 00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:27,567 them mutually bringing another party into the relationship, 350 00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:29,934 he would also have his own 351 00:20:29,934 --> 00:20:31,734 romantic relationships with other women. 352 00:20:32,867 --> 00:20:34,834 And by his admission, 353 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:38,567 would report these instances back to Teresa later. 354 00:20:38,567 --> 00:20:40,400 [narrator] Any one of these multiple lovers 355 00:20:40,467 --> 00:20:42,300 are potential suspects. 356 00:20:42,367 --> 00:20:44,467 So do one of these sexual partners 357 00:20:44,467 --> 00:20:45,140 or somebody involved in this romantic relationship, 358 00:20:45,140 --> 00:20:46,000 or somebody involved in this romantic relationship, 359 00:20:47,066 --> 00:20:49,066 are they now jealous of the victim? 360 00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:53,266 [Lebid] This could be a very 361 00:20:53,266 --> 00:20:55,367 explainable reason why the homicide occurred. 362 00:20:58,467 --> 00:21:01,266 So this seemed to be a viable lead to pursue. 363 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,000 [narrator] Eager for investigators 364 00:21:04,066 --> 00:21:06,734 to identify possible suspects in his wife's murder, 365 00:21:06,734 --> 00:21:09,400 Mark hands them his phone. 366 00:21:09,467 --> 00:21:12,467 Looking at the contents of Mark Sievers' phone 367 00:21:12,467 --> 00:21:15,140 there is potentially multiple sexual partners, 368 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:15,667 there is potentially multiple sexual partners, 369 00:21:15,734 --> 00:21:16,000 and this basically opens up the flood gates. 370 00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:21,934 We went from having a very limited scope 371 00:21:21,934 --> 00:21:23,767 to a ton of information to process. 372 00:21:25,567 --> 00:21:27,400 [narrator] But just as sheriff's investigators 373 00:21:27,467 --> 00:21:29,734 begin sifting through Mark's long list 374 00:21:29,734 --> 00:21:31,400 of lovers in Florida, 375 00:21:31,467 --> 00:21:33,867 the receive a random call from a police chief 376 00:21:33,934 --> 00:21:37,266 1,100 miles north in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. 377 00:21:37,266 --> 00:21:40,400 [Downs] And he tells us that he has an acquaintance 378 00:21:40,467 --> 00:21:43,967 that, uh, thinks she may have information pertaining to this case. 379 00:21:45,066 --> 00:21:45,140 [narrator] Florida investigators waste no time. 380 00:21:45,140 --> 00:21:46,000 [narrator] Florida investigators waste no time. 381 00:21:47,467 --> 00:21:49,667 They fly north for a face to face 382 00:21:49,734 --> 00:21:51,667 with a woman who claims to know something. 383 00:21:52,467 --> 00:21:54,467 We meet with our witness, Rose. 384 00:21:56,166 --> 00:21:57,166 Rose... 385 00:21:58,266 --> 00:21:59,467 ...seemed very sincere, 386 00:22:00,266 --> 00:22:01,967 seemed like a very honest person. 387 00:22:03,266 --> 00:22:07,100 But you can see there is that little bit of hesitation. 388 00:22:07,166 --> 00:22:10,266 She's not really sure if she wants to speak with us. 389 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,066 There's a lot of fear. 390 00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:15,066 People may fear retaliation. 391 00:22:15,066 --> 00:22:15,140 If they come forward, would they be next? 392 00:22:15,140 --> 00:22:16,000 If they come forward, would they be next? 393 00:22:17,266 --> 00:22:19,100 Could they be victimized in the same way? 394 00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:23,000 So it takes a big risk and tremendous courage 395 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,834 often times in these cases for someone to come forward. 396 00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:30,266 [Downs] It took a little bit of reassurance, 397 00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,166 and like any good person would do, 398 00:22:32,166 --> 00:22:35,567 Rose, uh, decided to give us a statement. 399 00:22:35,567 --> 00:22:39,066 [Lebid] Rose tells us a story about her friend, Angie. 400 00:22:39,066 --> 00:22:42,967 And Angie is extremely upset because she's a newlywed, 401 00:22:42,967 --> 00:22:45,140 and within the first two months of this new marriage, 402 00:22:45,140 --> 00:22:46,000 and within the first two months of this new marriage, 403 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,834 her husband has to take a last-minute trip to Florida, 404 00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:52,367 and he won't let her go along this trip. 405 00:22:52,367 --> 00:22:54,867 She can't even call him because he left his cell phone behind. 406 00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:59,300 [narrator] Angie's husband drove down at the end of June, 407 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:02,867 the same timeframe in which Dr. Sievers was murdered. 408 00:23:02,934 --> 00:23:04,867 But without a connection to the victim, 409 00:23:04,934 --> 00:23:06,867 a coincidental trip isn't enough 410 00:23:06,934 --> 00:23:08,667 to make Angie's husband a suspect. 411 00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:12,567 So Rose says, "Well, on top of that, 412 00:23:12,567 --> 00:23:14,567 he's close family friends with your victim, 413 00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:15,140 Teresa." 414 00:23:15,140 --> 00:23:15,567 Teresa." 415 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,367 He actually helped set up their IT network. 416 00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:23,066 for their business, 417 00:23:23,066 --> 00:23:25,734 and he's best friends with your victim's husband. 418 00:23:27,734 --> 00:23:31,100 [narrator] The man's name is Curtis Wayne Wright. 419 00:23:31,166 --> 00:23:35,200 He's an ex-con living 40 minutes outside of St. Louis, Missouri. 420 00:23:36,567 --> 00:23:41,367 Curtis Wayne Wright has multiple prior cases against him. 421 00:23:42,100 --> 00:23:43,934 He's on probation. 422 00:23:45,066 --> 00:23:45,140 So now we have a guy who's a suspect 423 00:23:45,140 --> 00:23:46,000 So now we have a guy who's a suspect 424 00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:50,867 being in Florida during the weekend of the homicide. 425 00:23:51,867 --> 00:23:54,066 And he knew the victim. 426 00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:55,834 The pieces are starting to fall into place. 427 00:24:01,166 --> 00:24:02,667 [narrator] 12 weeks after the murder 428 00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:05,200 of Dr. Teresa Sievers in Florida, 429 00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:07,033 Lee County sheriff's investigators 430 00:24:07,033 --> 00:24:08,600 head to Hillsboro, Missouri 431 00:24:08,667 --> 00:24:10,667 in pursuit of the prime suspect, 432 00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:11,934 Curtis Wayne Wright. 433 00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:16,166 {\an8}We immediately responded to the area where 434 00:24:16,166 --> 00:24:19,066 {\an8}Curtis Wayne Wright lives in Missouri 435 00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:20,967 and meet with the local law enforcement 436 00:24:20,967 --> 00:24:25,166 to make a plan to go see Mr. Wright in person. 437 00:24:25,166 --> 00:24:27,600 {\an8}We want to see what Curtis Wright is about. 438 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,100 {\an8}We want to know what's in his house, 439 00:24:29,166 --> 00:24:29,896 and then we find out that Curtis Wright 440 00:24:29,896 --> 00:24:30,000 and then we find out that Curtis Wright 441 00:24:31,266 --> 00:24:33,767 may have a firearm within his residence, 442 00:24:33,834 --> 00:24:37,367 and Curtis Wright is not legally allowed to own a firearm. 443 00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:39,867 [narrator] Missouri authorities obtain 444 00:24:39,867 --> 00:24:42,066 a search warrant for Curtis Wright's residence. 445 00:24:42,066 --> 00:24:44,967 [Lebid] Because he potentially may have a firearm inside, 446 00:24:44,967 --> 00:24:48,166 we're using a special operations SWAT team 447 00:24:48,166 --> 00:24:50,367 to make entry into this house. 448 00:24:50,367 --> 00:24:52,467 [narrator] The building is secured without incident... 449 00:24:53,767 --> 00:24:56,100 ...and Curtis Wayne Wright is taken into custody 450 00:24:56,767 --> 00:24:57,967 wearing just his shorts. 451 00:24:59,467 --> 00:24:59,896 Lee County investigators question him 452 00:24:59,896 --> 00:25:00,000 Lee County investigators question him 453 00:25:01,567 --> 00:25:03,000 at the sheriff's office in Missouri. 454 00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:06,367 If Curtis did kill his former boss, 455 00:25:06,367 --> 00:25:08,867 law enforcement will need more than suspicion 456 00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,266 to charge him. 457 00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:11,867 {\an8}Police may be looking to see 458 00:25:11,867 --> 00:25:13,767 {\an8}how does he respond to questions? 459 00:25:13,834 --> 00:25:15,767 What's his body language, 460 00:25:15,834 --> 00:25:18,367 and is he capable of this type of crime? 461 00:25:24,066 --> 00:25:26,033 [Lebid] As I'm speaking with Curtis Wayne Wright, 462 00:25:26,033 --> 00:25:27,367 he's being very cooperative with me, 463 00:25:27,367 --> 00:25:29,734 he's telling me a lot about his life, 464 00:25:29,734 --> 00:25:29,896 and his history of how he knows Mark Sievers. 465 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:30,000 and his history of how he knows Mark Sievers. 466 00:25:32,734 --> 00:25:34,400 His friendship with Mark Sievers 467 00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:36,066 goes back to middle school. 468 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:50,400 [Downs] And Curtis tells us he does have 469 00:25:50,467 --> 00:25:53,834 a very close relationship with our victim, 470 00:25:53,834 --> 00:25:55,934 and then he also tells us that he does work on 471 00:25:55,934 --> 00:25:58,166 the medical practice's computers. 472 00:25:58,166 --> 00:25:59,896 [narrator] Captain Lebid asks Curtis 473 00:25:59,896 --> 00:26:00,000 [narrator] Captain Lebid asks Curtis 474 00:26:00,066 --> 00:26:02,300 if he was yet another disgruntled employee 475 00:26:02,367 --> 00:26:03,767 at Teresa Sievers' clinic. 476 00:26:10,867 --> 00:26:14,000 Curtis tells us he had no issue with the victim, 477 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,100 uh, whether it was professional or personal. 478 00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,767 He said everything was fine, 479 00:26:18,767 --> 00:26:21,600 and really didn't give any indication that he would want to hurt her. 480 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,467 [narrator] But as the interview continues, 481 00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:26,266 and Captain Lebid gathers more background, 482 00:26:26,266 --> 00:26:28,934 He's struck by something peculiar. 483 00:26:28,934 --> 00:26:29,896 [Lebid] I realized that his physical appearance 484 00:26:29,896 --> 00:26:30,000 [Lebid] I realized that his physical appearance 485 00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:33,000 is similar to Mark Sievers. 486 00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:36,600 [Marceno] They look almost identical. 487 00:26:36,667 --> 00:26:39,166 {\an8}They both wear the same type of glasses, 488 00:26:39,834 --> 00:26:41,667 {\an8}they shave the same way with 489 00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:44,467 the mustache goatee. 490 00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:46,500 Identical appearance to the point where 491 00:26:46,567 --> 00:26:48,066 when you see them in pictures, 492 00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:51,767 where Curtis Wayne Wright and Mark Sievers are at a wedding, 493 00:26:52,467 --> 00:26:53,600 you can't tell them apart. 494 00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:59,367 We're thinking to ourselves, well, this is interesting. 495 00:26:59,367 --> 00:26:59,896 [narrator] It's more than just interesting. 496 00:26:59,896 --> 00:27:00,000 [narrator] It's more than just interesting. 497 00:27:01,767 --> 00:27:04,066 Given the suspect's identical look 498 00:27:04,066 --> 00:27:05,367 to the victim's husband, 499 00:27:05,367 --> 00:27:08,100 investigators now wonder if Curtis Wayne Wright 500 00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:10,934 was more than just an employee to the swinging couple. 501 00:27:19,767 --> 00:27:21,734 But he doesn't give any kind of indication 502 00:27:21,734 --> 00:27:23,667 of any kind of romantic relationship 503 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:25,300 or anything like that with our victim. 504 00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:29,367 He basically laid it out to just a very close family friend. 505 00:27:29,367 --> 00:27:29,896 [narrator] But if Curtis didn't harm Dr. Sievers as he claims, 506 00:27:29,896 --> 00:27:30,000 [narrator] But if Curtis didn't harm Dr. Sievers as he claims, 507 00:27:32,667 --> 00:27:35,066 then where did he go for the three days 508 00:27:35,066 --> 00:27:36,734 he left from his home in Missouri. 509 00:27:37,867 --> 00:27:40,734 We're asking him, "Did you go to Florida 510 00:27:40,734 --> 00:27:41,867 during these dates, 511 00:27:41,867 --> 00:27:45,967 from the 27th to the 29th of June in 2015?" 512 00:27:49,767 --> 00:27:52,767 {\an8}Curtis told the detectives he was not in Florida 513 00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:54,967 {\an8}at the time of Teresa's murder. 514 00:27:54,967 --> 00:27:58,767 {\an8}[Downs] He said he has a slew of medical issues, and that he was home. 515 00:27:58,834 --> 00:27:59,896 {\an8}He had not even been down to Florida 516 00:27:59,896 --> 00:28:00,000 {\an8}He had not even been down to Florida 517 00:28:00,834 --> 00:28:03,567 for approximately a year and a half. 518 00:28:03,567 --> 00:28:05,567 [narrator] If his story is true, it will mean 519 00:28:05,567 --> 00:28:07,667 another dead end in the investigation. 520 00:28:08,967 --> 00:28:10,600 [Downs] So now we need to think to ourselves... 521 00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:13,667 "Is Curtis lying to us, 522 00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:17,767 or is Rose either lying to us 523 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:21,767 or not 100% sure about what she told us?" 524 00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:24,567 [narrator] Investigators find the answer 525 00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:27,100 from Curtis's own mother-in-law. 526 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,896 And her proof is sitting right in Curtis' driveway. 527 00:28:29,896 --> 00:28:30,000 And her proof is sitting right in Curtis' driveway. 528 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,767 [Downs] She tells us something very interesting. 529 00:28:32,834 --> 00:28:36,467 {\an8}Curtis Wright rented a vehicle on June 26th, 530 00:28:36,467 --> 00:28:39,567 {\an8}went to Florida and returned on June 29th. 531 00:28:39,567 --> 00:28:42,667 {\an8}Our victim was murdered during that timeframe. 532 00:28:43,967 --> 00:28:45,667 And for us, this is a win 533 00:28:45,667 --> 00:28:48,166 because now we have somebody firsthand 534 00:28:48,166 --> 00:28:51,166 who says, "Yes, this man definitely went to Florida 535 00:28:51,166 --> 00:28:53,467 around the time of the murder." 536 00:28:53,467 --> 00:28:56,734 So it gives us a little bit more of a push, 537 00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:59,300 uh, to try and collect further evidence against Curtis Wright. 538 00:29:00,367 --> 00:29:01,734 [narrator] To confirm whether or not 539 00:29:01,734 --> 00:29:03,967 Curtis drove this vehicle to Florida, 540 00:29:03,967 --> 00:29:06,467 investigators need to look inside, 541 00:29:06,467 --> 00:29:08,867 especially at the odometer. 542 00:29:08,867 --> 00:29:11,767 [Lebid] We obtained a warrant for the vehicle 543 00:29:11,834 --> 00:29:14,734 and ended up searching that car. 544 00:29:14,734 --> 00:29:19,367 In that car, very notably, was a Garmin GPS. 545 00:29:19,367 --> 00:29:21,867 [narrator] While there aren't enough miles on the cars odometer 546 00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:23,567 for a trip to Florida and back... 547 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:26,767 ...Curtis' personal Garmin 548 00:29:26,834 --> 00:29:28,600 could hold the key to his whereabouts 549 00:29:28,667 --> 00:29:29,896 on the weekend Dr. Sievers was murdered. 550 00:29:29,896 --> 00:29:30,000 on the weekend Dr. Sievers was murdered. 551 00:29:31,266 --> 00:29:33,834 We were really hopeful that it was gonna give us evidence 552 00:29:33,834 --> 00:29:35,567 that would further explain this case. 553 00:29:38,934 --> 00:29:40,867 When we look at the GPS, 554 00:29:40,867 --> 00:29:42,033 everything's erased. 555 00:29:43,834 --> 00:29:46,734 Even though we didn't find anything initially on the GPS, 556 00:29:46,734 --> 00:29:50,300 we were still hopeful that some of our digital forensics personnel 557 00:29:50,367 --> 00:29:52,100 would be able to 558 00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:55,200 find something on the device that wasn't readily accessible. 559 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:57,500 [narrator] While forensic technicians 560 00:29:57,567 --> 00:29:59,896 attempt to recover Curtis' Garmin GPS data, 561 00:29:59,896 --> 00:30:00,000 attempt to recover Curtis' Garmin GPS data, 562 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:03,934 investigators uncover something they didn't anticipate. 563 00:30:04,867 --> 00:30:07,266 As we're evaluating the records for this car 564 00:30:07,266 --> 00:30:10,967 that we seized in the driveway for Curtis Wayne Wright, 565 00:30:10,967 --> 00:30:13,667 we found that there was also another car rented by him, 566 00:30:13,734 --> 00:30:15,200 just before the homicide. 567 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,467 There was not one rental car, but two. 568 00:30:19,467 --> 00:30:21,667 [narrator] Investigators aren't sure what it means 569 00:30:22,266 --> 00:30:24,300 if anything. 570 00:30:24,367 --> 00:30:27,500 Luckily for us, we're able to track this vehicle down, 571 00:30:27,567 --> 00:30:29,000 and, uh, we want to look at the mileage 572 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:29,896 'cause we want to see how far he traveled. 573 00:30:29,896 --> 00:30:30,000 'cause we want to see how far he traveled. 574 00:30:33,033 --> 00:30:36,467 Looking at the odometer usage on this rental vehicle, 575 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:41,567 we learned that Curtis Wright traveled a total of 2,703 miles, 576 00:30:41,567 --> 00:30:46,200 which was consistent with a trip from his house in Hillsboro, Missouri 577 00:30:46,266 --> 00:30:48,066 down to Bonita Springs, Florida, 578 00:30:48,066 --> 00:30:49,367 which is our murder scene, 579 00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:53,266 and then back to his hometown in Hillsboro, Missouri. 580 00:30:53,266 --> 00:30:55,867 [narrator] The rental car's mileage is strong evidence, 581 00:30:55,934 --> 00:30:58,066 but not nearly enough to press charges. 582 00:30:59,100 --> 00:30:59,896 It's not a smoking gun because now 583 00:30:59,896 --> 00:31:00,000 It's not a smoking gun because now 584 00:31:01,166 --> 00:31:03,100 we know he put the mileage on the car, 585 00:31:03,166 --> 00:31:04,266 but we don't know where he went 586 00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,033 [narrator] Investigators catch a break 587 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:11,667 when technicians examining Curtis Wayne Wright's Garmin GPS 588 00:31:11,734 --> 00:31:13,300 recover erased data. 589 00:31:14,834 --> 00:31:17,767 It shows the exact route Curtis drove to Florida 590 00:31:17,834 --> 00:31:19,266 in his second rental car. 591 00:31:20,767 --> 00:31:22,734 [Downs] When we're looking at this GPS data, 592 00:31:22,734 --> 00:31:24,367 we can see that 593 00:31:24,367 --> 00:31:28,100 Curtis Wright actually typed in the victim's address 594 00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:29,896 in Bonita Springs, Florida. 595 00:31:29,896 --> 00:31:30,000 in Bonita Springs, Florida. 596 00:31:30,367 --> 00:31:34,367 And we know this GPS started to follow that route. 597 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:36,967 [narrator] Captain Lebid now knows Curtis Wayne Wright 598 00:31:36,967 --> 00:31:38,000 has been lying to him. 599 00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:42,600 {\an8}He had been in Florida 600 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:45,066 around the time of Teresa's murder. 601 00:31:45,166 --> 00:31:48,367 [narrator] Curtis Wayne Wright had the opportunity to kill his former boss. 602 00:31:49,367 --> 00:31:51,600 But another question remains, 603 00:31:51,667 --> 00:31:53,834 what motivation might he have had to kill her? 604 00:31:59,367 --> 00:32:01,867 [narrator] Curtis Wayne Wright is the prime suspect 605 00:32:01,934 --> 00:32:03,867 in the murder of his former employer, 606 00:32:03,934 --> 00:32:06,266 Dr. Teresa Sievers. 607 00:32:06,266 --> 00:32:10,567 Curtis' Garmin GPS places him at Dr. Sievers' Florida home 608 00:32:10,567 --> 00:32:11,667 on the day of the murder. 609 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,567 Then investigators find another surprise 610 00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:17,367 saved inside his Garmin. 611 00:32:17,367 --> 00:32:20,066 [Lebid] A personal email address was used 612 00:32:20,066 --> 00:32:21,266 to log into it. 613 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,266 {\an8}Fortunately for us, 614 00:32:23,266 --> 00:32:24,600 {\an8}that personal address 615 00:32:24,667 --> 00:32:27,266 {\an8}actually was a person's real name. 616 00:32:27,266 --> 00:32:27,957 [narrator] An unknown man, named Jimmy Rodgers. 617 00:32:27,957 --> 00:32:28,000 [narrator] An unknown man, named Jimmy Rodgers. 618 00:32:30,567 --> 00:32:32,266 {\an8}They find out that Jimmy Ray Rodgers 619 00:32:32,834 --> 00:32:33,834 {\an8}was a convicted felon. 620 00:32:35,467 --> 00:32:37,300 He had been in federal prison 621 00:32:38,066 --> 00:32:39,200 for guns. 622 00:32:39,266 --> 00:32:41,000 He actually met Curtis Wayne Wright 623 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,867 while they were both at the same federal detention facility. 624 00:32:45,567 --> 00:32:47,233 Curtis Wayne Wright says to me, 625 00:32:47,233 --> 00:32:50,667 "Jimmy Rodgers frequently referred to himself as Jimmy the Hammer." 626 00:32:59,300 --> 00:33:00,600 {\an8}That's interesting to us 627 00:33:00,667 --> 00:33:03,467 {\an8}because Teresa was murdered with a hammer. 628 00:33:06,967 --> 00:33:08,834 We're thinking that Jimmy Rodgers 629 00:33:08,834 --> 00:33:10,567 is now a potential player 630 00:33:10,567 --> 00:33:13,033 in helping Wayne facilitate this murder. 631 00:33:17,667 --> 00:33:20,300 [narrator] Investigators are able to track down Jimmy Rodgers, 632 00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:23,600 and they bring him in for questioning. 633 00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:25,166 [Downs] We speak to Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 634 00:33:25,166 --> 00:33:27,166 and he denies any involvement, 635 00:33:27,166 --> 00:33:27,957 he denies ever going to Florida. 636 00:33:27,957 --> 00:33:28,000 he denies ever going to Florida. 637 00:33:29,367 --> 00:33:30,934 He says he does not know the victim, 638 00:33:30,934 --> 00:33:33,033 and he was not with Wayne Wright at all. 639 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,166 [narrator] But investigators don't have to take the ex-con's word for it. 640 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,767 Jimmy's live-in girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, 641 00:33:41,767 --> 00:33:45,100 reaches out to law enforcement with her own story to tell. 642 00:33:45,967 --> 00:33:48,400 She believes Jimmy has a critical part 643 00:33:48,467 --> 00:33:50,467 in this murder of Dr. Sievers. 644 00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:57,957 [Lebid] His girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, 645 00:33:57,957 --> 00:33:58,000 [Lebid] His girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, 646 00:33:58,367 --> 00:34:00,667 she had everything to lose, but she spoke with us. 647 00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:05,367 She told us that Jimmy Ray Rodgers 648 00:34:05,367 --> 00:34:08,200 had her dispose of evidence for him. 649 00:34:09,133 --> 00:34:12,066 Luckily for us, uh, Ms. Shomaker 650 00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:14,400 said that she could take us to these alleged items 651 00:34:14,467 --> 00:34:16,667 that she disposed of for Jimmy Rodgers. 652 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:20,166 He had her throw out a blue jump suit 653 00:34:20,166 --> 00:34:24,300 [narrator] With her help, police are able to retrieve the garment. 654 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:27,166 This is a huge piece of evidence that we recovered. 655 00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:27,957 He disposed of a suit that he wore 656 00:34:27,957 --> 00:34:28,000 He disposed of a suit that he wore 657 00:34:29,166 --> 00:34:31,567 potentially during the commission of a murder 658 00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:33,834 [narrator] But unless Dr. Sievers' DNA 659 00:34:33,834 --> 00:34:35,166 is found on the jumpsuit, 660 00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:38,033 it's just Taylor's word against Jimmy's. 661 00:34:38,033 --> 00:34:40,266 Investigators need more to hold him. 662 00:34:42,834 --> 00:34:46,100 They turn to the GPS data from Curtis' trip to Florida. 663 00:34:47,266 --> 00:34:49,867 So as we're processing all this GPS data, 664 00:34:49,934 --> 00:34:51,567 we were able to see they were both at 665 00:34:51,567 --> 00:34:55,033 a local Walmart down here in near Bonita Springs, Florida. 666 00:34:56,367 --> 00:34:57,957 [narrator] Investigators screen video 667 00:34:57,957 --> 00:34:58,000 [narrator] Investigators screen video 668 00:34:58,266 --> 00:35:00,266 from the Walmart security cameras. 669 00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:01,834 [Downs] And wouldn't you know it, 670 00:35:01,834 --> 00:35:04,400 right on video walking in 671 00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:07,567 is Curtis Wayne Wright and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. 672 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,133 They buy trash bags, 673 00:35:10,133 --> 00:35:13,100 a black backpack, a lock pick set. 674 00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:14,567 Now these are items that you don't buy 675 00:35:14,567 --> 00:35:16,767 going on vacation to Florida. 676 00:35:16,834 --> 00:35:18,200 This is something that you're gonna use 677 00:35:18,266 --> 00:35:21,567 to break into a house, to clean up a crime scene. 678 00:35:21,567 --> 00:35:25,000 [narrator] Two months after Dr. Teresa Sievers was killed in her home, 679 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,834 Lee County sheriff's investigators 680 00:35:26,834 --> 00:35:27,957 now have enough evidence 681 00:35:27,957 --> 00:35:28,000 now have enough evidence 682 00:35:28,266 --> 00:35:31,400 to file charges against the murderous pair. 683 00:35:31,467 --> 00:35:33,066 [Downs] Now that they're taken into custody, 684 00:35:33,066 --> 00:35:34,166 we speak to them separately. 685 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,266 Here's your chance to exonerate yourself. 686 00:35:43,166 --> 00:35:44,967 He denied being inside the house 687 00:35:44,967 --> 00:35:48,166 and blamed Jimmy Rodgers for murdering Teresa Sievers. 688 00:35:54,767 --> 00:35:55,767 Eventually... 689 00:35:56,834 --> 00:35:57,957 ...I think it occurred to 690 00:35:57,957 --> 00:35:58,000 ...I think it occurred to 691 00:35:59,166 --> 00:36:00,200 Curtis Wayne Wright 692 00:36:00,266 --> 00:36:02,200 that if he didn't tell the truth, 693 00:36:02,266 --> 00:36:04,767 that there would be no opportunity 694 00:36:04,834 --> 00:36:07,500 for him to maybe receive a lesser sentence. 695 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:09,467 [Downs] Curtis Wright said that 696 00:36:09,467 --> 00:36:12,367 he wanted to give us the details about what happened. 697 00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:24,667 Curtis Wayne Wright finally admitted 698 00:36:24,734 --> 00:36:27,667 to striking the victim multiple times in the head 699 00:36:27,667 --> 00:36:27,957 and then Jimmy Rodgers took over. 700 00:36:27,957 --> 00:36:28,000 and then Jimmy Rodgers took over. 701 00:36:34,834 --> 00:36:37,133 [narrator] Investigators now know each man's part 702 00:36:37,133 --> 00:36:39,367 in killing Teresa Sievers. 703 00:36:39,367 --> 00:36:41,400 But one big question still remains. 704 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,066 {\an8}It's still not clear 705 00:36:45,066 --> 00:36:47,200 {\an8}why Curtis Wayne and Jimmy killed Teresa. 706 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,166 [narrator] To find out, the team takes a closer look 707 00:36:51,166 --> 00:36:53,767 at Curtis Wayne Wright's phone records. 708 00:36:53,834 --> 00:36:55,200 One name pops out. 709 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,200 [Downs] Mark Sievers... 710 00:36:58,300 --> 00:36:59,400 ...the victim's husband. 711 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,100 Curtis Wayne Wright explained that 712 00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:05,867 he was solicited to do this murder 713 00:37:05,867 --> 00:37:07,767 by his best friend, Mark Sievers. 714 00:37:08,934 --> 00:37:09,934 That in itself was a shock. 715 00:37:10,867 --> 00:37:13,033 [Lebid] This was a huge breakthrough. 716 00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:14,767 We asked Curtis Wayne Wright, 717 00:37:14,834 --> 00:37:18,467 "Why? Why would Mark Sievers ask you to kill his wife?" 718 00:37:21,300 --> 00:37:23,066 Curtis Wayne Wright explained that 719 00:37:24,066 --> 00:37:25,934 they had a very troubled marriage, 720 00:37:25,934 --> 00:37:27,957 and Mark believed that the victim was getting ready to leave him... 721 00:37:27,957 --> 00:37:28,000 and Mark believed that the victim was getting ready to leave him... 722 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,967 ...that she had a TV show 723 00:37:33,967 --> 00:37:36,400 that she was about to start producing, 724 00:37:36,467 --> 00:37:39,767 and Mark truly believed that when this took off, 725 00:37:39,767 --> 00:37:43,467 that he would be down and out without anything. 726 00:37:45,367 --> 00:37:47,567 [narrator] Mark called on his lifelong friend, 727 00:37:47,567 --> 00:37:50,000 Curtis Wayne Wright, to solve his problem. 728 00:37:50,967 --> 00:37:52,934 [Lebid] Mark believes that 729 00:37:52,934 --> 00:37:55,767 by asking Curtis to kill the victim, 730 00:37:55,767 --> 00:37:57,957 Wayne Wright would easily be able to find somebody 731 00:37:57,957 --> 00:37:58,000 Wayne Wright would easily be able to find somebody 732 00:37:58,567 --> 00:38:00,834 because of who he spent time with. 733 00:38:00,834 --> 00:38:04,567 And Jimmy Rodgers got a fairly significant criminal past, 734 00:38:04,567 --> 00:38:06,133 um, some of which is violent. 735 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,600 [narrator] Mark Sievers also promised to pay his friend, 736 00:38:15,667 --> 00:38:17,133 once Teresa was dead. 737 00:38:19,367 --> 00:38:23,500 Mark had a significant amount of life insurance on the victim, 738 00:38:24,166 --> 00:38:26,867 somewhere around $5.8 million. 739 00:38:26,867 --> 00:38:27,957 So Mark would pay around $50,000 to $100,000 740 00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:28,000 So Mark would pay around $50,000 to $100,000 741 00:38:30,467 --> 00:38:31,600 for this homicide. 742 00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:35,567 At this point in the investigation, 743 00:38:35,567 --> 00:38:38,600 we had significant information from Curtis Wayne Wright. 744 00:38:39,667 --> 00:38:43,567 We had very compelling testimonial evidence 745 00:38:43,567 --> 00:38:45,266 from Taylor Shomaker. 746 00:38:45,266 --> 00:38:47,467 We had the GPS information 747 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:49,300 that showed them traveling down. 748 00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:52,400 We had significant cell phone text messages 749 00:38:52,467 --> 00:38:55,066 between Mark Sievers and Curtis Wayne Wright. 750 00:38:57,266 --> 00:38:57,957 {\an8}[narrator] With all the pieces now in place, 751 00:38:57,957 --> 00:38:58,000 {\an8}[narrator] With all the pieces now in place, 752 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:01,667 {\an8}investigators can finally put together 753 00:39:01,667 --> 00:39:04,567 {\an8}Teresa Sievers' final 24 hours. 754 00:39:08,033 --> 00:39:10,767 {\an8}[Braun] On June 27th, Wayne picks up Jimmy 755 00:39:10,767 --> 00:39:13,367 {\an8}in a rental car in Missouri and they drive to Florida. 756 00:39:14,066 --> 00:39:17,000 {\an8}On June 28th at 11:06 AM, 757 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,834 {\an8}surveillance cameras at a local Walmart 758 00:39:18,834 --> 00:39:20,734 {\an8}show Jimmy and Curtis 759 00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:22,734 {\an8}buying several suspicious items. 760 00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:26,667 {\an8}On that same date between 3 and 4 PM, 761 00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:27,957 {\an8}Mark Sievers drops his wife, our victim, off at the airport 762 00:39:27,957 --> 00:39:28,000 {\an8}Mark Sievers drops his wife, our victim, off at the airport 763 00:39:30,467 --> 00:39:32,100 {\an8}to fly home to Bonita Springs, Florida. 764 00:39:33,266 --> 00:39:35,667 {\an8}[Braun] At 6:09 PM on June 28th, 765 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:39,467 {\an8}Curtis and Jimmy gain access to the Siever home in Bonita Springs, 766 00:39:39,467 --> 00:39:41,867 {\an8}using a passcode on the alarm 767 00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:44,000 that Mark had given them. 768 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,767 [Lebid] At 10:53, Mark Sievers hears from his wife, 769 00:39:47,767 --> 00:39:49,033 says she's landed safely, 770 00:39:49,033 --> 00:39:50,166 she's gonna get something to eat 771 00:39:50,166 --> 00:39:51,400 and is leaving the parking garage. 772 00:39:52,266 --> 00:39:54,166 {\an8}At approximately 11:00 PM, 773 00:39:54,166 --> 00:39:55,967 {\an8}our two suspects are in the garage. 774 00:39:57,567 --> 00:39:57,957 {\an8}The victim arrives home, pulls into the garage 775 00:39:57,957 --> 00:39:58,000 {\an8}The victim arrives home, pulls into the garage 776 00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:02,100 {\an8}and starts moving her luggage out. 777 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,166 Wayne follows the victim into the house, 778 00:40:09,166 --> 00:40:11,500 grabs a hammer on his way in. 779 00:40:11,567 --> 00:40:14,266 As he's on his way in, he bumps the dog bowl, 780 00:40:14,266 --> 00:40:16,133 causing the victim to turn around. 781 00:40:18,734 --> 00:40:22,100 And Curtis Wayne Wright began to strike her repeatedly. 782 00:40:24,066 --> 00:40:26,767 Shortly after, Jimmy Rodgers took over 783 00:40:27,734 --> 00:40:27,957 and began to hit the victim 784 00:40:27,957 --> 00:40:28,000 and began to hit the victim 785 00:40:29,834 --> 00:40:31,867 again and again. 786 00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:36,166 {\an8}At approximately 11:19 PM, 787 00:40:36,166 --> 00:40:38,734 {\an8}the victim was killed due to blunt force trauma. 788 00:40:39,734 --> 00:40:42,867 Jimmy and Wayne take out her wallet, 789 00:40:42,934 --> 00:40:44,667 thumb through it, leave it on the floor. 790 00:40:48,467 --> 00:40:51,600 They rummage through the victim's luggage in the garage 791 00:40:51,667 --> 00:40:53,767 to further create that false narrative 792 00:40:53,834 --> 00:40:56,867 that this was a robbery gone wrong. 793 00:40:56,934 --> 00:40:57,957 They create pry marks on the garage exterior door 794 00:40:57,957 --> 00:40:58,000 They create pry marks on the garage exterior door 795 00:41:00,266 --> 00:41:01,767 to make it look like somebody broke in. 796 00:41:03,300 --> 00:41:04,567 {\an8}And on June 29th, 797 00:41:04,567 --> 00:41:06,867 {\an8}Wayne and Jimmy drive back to Missouri. 798 00:41:09,367 --> 00:41:10,700 [narrator] At trial, 799 00:41:10,700 --> 00:41:13,400 Lee County sheriff's investigators' work pays off. 800 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,200 [Lebid] In December of 2019, 801 00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:18,934 Jimmy Rodgers was convicted of second-degree murder 802 00:41:18,934 --> 00:41:20,400 and sentenced to life in prison. 803 00:41:22,033 --> 00:41:23,767 In February of 2020, 804 00:41:24,266 --> 00:41:25,967 Curtis Wayne Wright 805 00:41:25,967 --> 00:41:27,867 is found guilty of second-degree murder... 806 00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:31,133 ...and sentenced to 25 years in prison. 807 00:41:33,166 --> 00:41:35,100 [narrator] Teresa Sievers' husband, Mark, 808 00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:37,767 is also tried and convicted of first degree murder 809 00:41:37,834 --> 00:41:39,767 and conspiracy to commit murder. 810 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,367 {\an8}[Lebid] And on January 3rd, 2020. 811 00:41:44,367 --> 00:41:46,266 {\an8}Mark Sievers was sentenced to death. 812 00:41:48,667 --> 00:41:52,033 {\an8}This is one of the most horrific crimes I've ever worked... 813 00:41:54,467 --> 00:41:56,567 {\an8}...not only because the level of violence... 814 00:41:58,467 --> 00:42:00,066 {\an8}...but because the level of trust 815 00:42:00,066 --> 00:42:01,266 {\an8}that was violated... 816 00:42:02,367 --> 00:42:04,567 {\an8}...between two people that called themselves family.