Dr. Teresa Sievers, 46
Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rodgers
Two Missouri men arrested for Bonita Springs doctor murder
Two Missouri men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Bonita Springs doctor, Teresa Sievers.
Jimmy Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright were taken into custody and have been charged for Sievers murder, according to Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott. Wright has been charged with second-degree murder.
Sievers was found dead in her home on Jarvis Road in late June. The wife and mother of two small children ran a hormone therapy and holistic healing practice out of Estero.
Sheriff Scott said they believe the murder was "a targeted set of circumstances."
Spotted in Lee County
We have confirmed Jimmy Rodgers was arrested in Missouri on a federal probation violation.
Through federal court documents, we learned Rogers was seen at a Lee County Walmart on June 28th. Sievers was found dead in her home on June 29th.
Rodgers' prior convictions on weapons charges led to his probation, and he was not permitted to leave the state of Missouri based on that probation.
An investigator from the Lee County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes unit reported the findings to the federal court -- leading to Rodgers' arrest.
Hometown confession
While investigators were piecing the puzzle together in Florida, Rodgers’ neighbors tell us he was bragging about the crimes in Missouri.
Rodgers lived at a home 1,200 miles from Bonita Springs in the small town of Cadet, Missouri. Neighbors say Rodgers was well known.
When we visited the home, Rodger’s girlfriend’s family explained how they learned about the horrific murder. They say he confessed to the killings earlier this week, and even pointed her to where he hid the evidence.
"Evidently there was quite a bit of evidence. He brought it all here and threw it away and told Taylor where it was. I think they found the bloody jumpsuit he wore," said Cathy Gaston, a family member.
His girlfriend then told investigators when they moved in for an arrest.
Rodgers worked in construction and told people he would be out of town for a job when the brutal killing happen.
'Hammer'
Some who knew him in Missouri say Rodgers claimed to be a hit man.
Rodgers, who reportedly goes by the nickname 'Hammer,' made an initial appearance in federal court in St. Louis Wednesday afternoon.
"He always talked about how his favorite weapon was a hammer. He said it to me multiple times. My favorite weapon was a hammer," said Rodger's neighbor.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has remained very tight-lipped about the case, even refusing to say how Sievers was killed. But neighbors say they were told a hammer was involved.
Facebook connection
Curtis Wright, who goes by Wayne Wright on Facebook, is listed on the social network as a family member of Teresa Sievers' husband, Mark. According to Teresa Sievers' sister, Wright is Mark Sievers' childhood best friend.
Wright and Rodgers are both friends on Facebook.
At the time of the murder, Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott told us this was not a random act.
During the first week of the investigation, our crews watched as evidence was removed from the home, including a cell phone, computer records, a large door and even the family's van.
We reached out to Mark Sievers earlier today. He was seen at his wife's office for several hours before leaving around 2 p.m. He tells us he has “no comment” on the developments.
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