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Mark Sievers fights conviction and death sentence for wife's brutal murder

Mark Sievers fights conviction and death sentence for wife's brutal murder
WORKING TO ADD THESE CAMERAS ACROSS THEIR SCHOOLS. >> WELL, HER CASE CAPTIVATED THE GULF COAST AND EVENTUALLY THE COUNTRY. DOCTOR TERESA SIEVERS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD IN HER BONITA SPRINGS HOME. NOW HER HUSBAND MARK SIEVERS IS BACK IN COURT. LEA COUNTY TRYING TO GET OFF DEATH ROW. A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF HIRING 2 MEN, INCLUDING HIS BEST FRIEND TO KILL HER. TODAY, GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER KENNEDY MASON WAS IN THAT COURTROOM WERE SIEVERS FORMER ATTORNEY SAID HE THOUGHT SIEVERS HAD A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF THE KILLERS. >> A TOTAL OF 4 WITNESSES WERE CALLED TO THE STAND TODAY. THE MOST NOTABLE MARKS EVERS IS FORMER ATTORNEY MICHAEL MUMMERT. HE SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES SIEVERS IS STILL INNOCENT. >> AND HE FEELS LIKE HE FAILED HIM. >> IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE MARK SIEVERS WAS SENTENCED TO ALSO FEEL LIKE I FAILED. BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET THE RESULT THAT YOU'RE HOPING FOR. YES, AND A DECADE SINCE HIRING 2 MEN TO KILL HIS WIFE, DOCTOR TERESA SIEVERS. HE'S NOW BACK IN COURT, APPEALING HIS CONVICTION AND DEATH SENTENCE WAS THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU CRIED ABOUT THIS CASE WAS NOW THE 2 MEN AMBUSHED HER WITH A HAMMER IN THEIR BONITA SPRINGS HOME. SIEVERS HIRED THEM IN ORDER TO CLAIM HER LIFE INSURANCE PAYOUT. 4 MILLION DOLLARS. ONE OF THOSE MEN BEING JIMMY RODGERS, HIS ATTORNEY SAYS SEAVER DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ROGERS, BUT HE NO FRIEND TO OUR DEFENSE. CURTIS WRIGHT WAS THE OTHER MAN WHO HELPED KILL HER. MOM ARE REVEALED TODAY. RIGHT WAS NOT ONLY A FRIEND TO SEE FIRST BUT POTENTIALLY A LOVE INTEREST. THERE WERE SOME TEXT MESSAGES. HETEROSEXUAL FRIENDS. DON'T SEND TO EACH OTHER. HE CLAIMS RIGHT WAS THE ONLY PERSON SWINGING THE HAMMER. HE 5 SEPARATE INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS. ONE OF THEM COULD NOT BE TRUE FOR THE OTHER. ONE SIEVERS CLAIMS HE HAD AN INEFFECTIVE COUNSEL FOR HIS TRIAL. BUT GREGORY IN THE STORY WHO ALSO REPRESENTED SEAVER SAYS HE DID NOT PRESENT AS A >> IMAGE, BROKEN HUMAN BEING. BUT AS 8 GENERALLY UPSTANDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, WE WILL BE BACK IN THE COURTROOM TOMORROW TO HEAR FROM MORE WITNESSES IN THE LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. KENNEDY MASON, GULF COAST NEWS. >> AS MARK SIEVERS CONTINUES, HIS PUSH TO GET OFF DEATH ROW. YOU CAN GET AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE TWISTED MURDER PLOT. GOOD OR VERY LOCAL APP FOR THE EPISODE OF HOMETOWN TRAGED
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Updated: 8:48 PM EDT Oct 13, 2025
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Mark Sievers fights conviction and death sentence for wife's brutal murder
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Updated: 8:48 PM EDT Oct 13, 2025
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Mark Sievers is back in a Lee County courtroom Monday, seeking to overturn his death sentence for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers. She was found bludgeoned to death with a hammer in their Bonita Springs home in 2015.Sievers was found guilty in 2019 of hiring his longtime friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., who then recruited Jimmy "The Hammer" Rodgers, for a $4.43 million life insurance payout.Wright took a plea deal and is currently serving 25 years, while Rodgers was sentenced to life.Sievers was sentenced to death five years ago, and on Monday, he is still fighting to overturn the death penalty in his case.During the hearing, Sievers' defense team called two witnesses to the stand in an effort to appeal his conviction and death penalty.Kathleen Fitzgoerge, who represents Sievers' co-conspirator Jimmy Rodgers, and Michael Mummert, who previously represented Sievers during his trial, have testified.Mummert still believes Sievers is innocent, suggesting that Curtis Wayne Wright may be the person to blame. Wright agreed to help prosecutors in the case against Sievers and Rodgers and took a plea deal, resulting in a 25-year sentence.Mummert said Wright's story has changed every time, and it doesn't make sense. He also claims Wright may have wanted more than just a friendship with Sievers.Michael said he felt that Mr. Wright was infatuated with Mr. Sievers. Text messages."Heterosexual friends don't send to each other pet names. Mr. Wright may have wanted something more," Mummert said, adding, "If there are people on the jury who are homophobic, maybe they'll hold that against Mark."The hearing is expected to last five days, and Gulf Coast News will continue to provide updates from inside the courtroom.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.

Mark Sievers is back in a Lee County courtroom Monday, seeking to overturn his death sentence for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers. She was found bludgeoned to death with a hammer in their Bonita Springs home in 2015.

Sievers was found guilty in 2019 of hiring his longtime friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., who then recruited Jimmy "The Hammer" Rodgers, for a $4.43 million life insurance payout.

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Wright took a plea deal and is currently serving 25 years, while Rodgers was sentenced to life.

Sievers was sentenced to death five years ago, and on Monday, he is still fighting to overturn the death penalty in his case.

During the hearing, Sievers' defense team called two witnesses to the stand in an effort to appeal his conviction and death penalty.

Kathleen Fitzgoerge, who represents Sievers' co-conspirator Jimmy Rodgers, and Michael Mummert, who previously represented Sievers during his trial, have testified.

Mummert still believes Sievers is innocent, suggesting that Curtis Wayne Wright may be the person to blame. Wright agreed to help prosecutors in the case against Sievers and Rodgers and took a plea deal, resulting in a 25-year sentence.

Mummert said Wright's story has changed every time, and it doesn't make sense. He also claims Wright may have wanted more than just a friendship with Sievers.

Michael said he felt that Mr. Wright was infatuated with Mr. Sievers. Text messages.

"Heterosexual friends don't send to each other pet names. Mr. Wright may have wanted something more," Mummert said, adding, "If there are people on the jury who are homophobic, maybe they'll hold that against Mark."

The hearing is expected to last five days, and Gulf Coast News will continue to provide updates from inside the courtroom.

DOWNLOAD the freeGulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.

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