REVEALED: Photos show the bloodied hammer used to kill beloved doctor and mom-of-two and computers that cops say her husband threw in a dumpster just days after she was murdered
- The images give the first look at the crime scene and evidence obtained in the six months since mother-of-two Teresa Sievers, 46, was killed
- Sievers was murdered in her Bonita Springs, Florida, home on June 29 while her family was on vacation in Connecticut
- Investigators in Florida believe her husband, Mark Sievers, orchestrated the murder to cash in on her insurance policy
- Though he hasn't been charged with the murder, two of his friends have been jailed in connection to the murder
- Among the photos released on Thursday by the State Attorney’s Office are images of a vehicle rented by one of the men
- Crime scene photos of a blood-spattered kitchen and Sievers’ clothing
- A bloodied hammer covered with hair was found near Sievers’ body
Images of key evidence - including a photo of a bloodied hammer - connected to the murder of a beloved Florida doctor have been released to public six months after she was killed.
The images give the first look at the crime scene and evidence obtained in the six months since mother-of-two Teresa Sievers, 46, was killed in her Bonita Springs home while her family was on vacation in Connecticut. She had returned a day early to return to work in Estero.
Investigators in Florida believe Mark Sievers, the husband of the well-respected doctor, orchestrated her June 29 murder to cash in on her multimillion-dollar life insurance policy.
Mark Sievers has not been charged in her death, but his longtime friend, Curtis Wayne Wright Jr, and another man, Jimmy Rodgers Jr, have both been jailed in connection to the murder.
A blood-spattered hammer was found at the crime scene of Teresa Sievers, who was killed June 29 in her Bonita Springs, Florida home. The front door appeared to be damaged near the lock
The images, released by the State Attorney’s Office, give the first look at the crime scene and evidence obtained in the six months since mother-of-two Teresa Sievers (pictured with her family), 46, was killed
The jewelry that Sievers' was wearing during the attack, including a gold necklace and three rings, were found covered in blood
Sievers was found wearing the same dress she had worn over the weekend in a family reunion picture with her mother, two brothers and sister
The first image relased is a surveillance footage snap of her walking through Southwest Florida International Airport on June 28 at 11pm
Among the photos released on Thursday by the State Attorney’s Office are images of a vehicle rented by Wayne, crime scene photos of a blood-spattered kitchen and Sievers’ clothing and jewelry.
A bloodied hammer covered with hair was found near Sievers’ body. An autopsy showed Sievers died from a blunt-force trauma to the head likely caused by a hammer.
The first image of the set is a surveillance footage snap of Sievers walking through Southwest Florida International Airport on June 28 at 11pm, rolling her suitcase behind her.
Photos of the airport, her luggage and receipts were also released Thursday by the State Attorney’s Office, according to the Naples Daily News.
Investigators in Florida believe Mark Sievers (pictured above with his children), the husband of Sievers, orchestrated the murder to cash in on her insurance policy
In late August, police arrested Jimmy Rodgers (left), 25, and Curtis Wayne Wright Jr (right), 47, on second-degree murder charges
One photo shows a rented Hyundai Elantra, which investigators say Wright used to drive from Missouri to Florida in June
Investigators said Sievers returned home at about 11.19pm, and that two men accused of killing her ‘were lying in wait’.
She was found dead the next morning, wearing the same dress she had worn that weekend in a family reunion picture with her mother, two brothers and sister.
Another photo shows a white Hyundai Elantra, which detectives say Wright rented out and used to to drive from Missouri to southwest Florida with Rodgers.
The car was rented out on June 24 and was returned six days later with new 2,700 miles on it. The car was processed for evidence after it was recovered in Phoenix on July 14.
Investigators also photographed Dr Mark Petrites - a friend of the Sieverses who Mark Sievers called to check on his wife. Petrites found Sievers in the kitchen and called 911.
Several guns were found during the investigation. It is unknown if they were found in the Sievers home or if they were discovered later
Investigators found a paper plate with loving apology letters from Sievers' two daughters for acting out were found in the home
Another not in the home mentioned family dogs and the fact that the family had run out of carrots after the dogs ate them
One photo shows the bloodied floor of the Sievers' kitchen, where it is believed the beloved doctor was bludgeoned to death
Photos show blood splatter throughout the home’s kitchen, on Sievers’ clothing and jewelry and on the hammer.
The same day as Sievers’ funeral, Mark Sievers was seen throwing away computers from his wife’s medical practice. Photos of the dumpster were also included in Thursday’s document release.
In December, officials released a damning 33-page probable cause affidavit, presenting evidence in the case, including GPS data, phone records and text messages, Mark Sievers ' connection to the two men accused of his wife's murder was not a mere coincidence.
Among the evidence laid out in the documents cited by the News-Press was an incriminating statement from Rodgers' girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, claiming her boyfriend and Wright were hired by Mark Sievers to kill Sievers’ wife.
Sources said last year that the Sievers (left) were having marital problems. Another photo released by the State Attorney's Office shows money, guns and other goods
The bloodied hammer, which was covered in hair, was found near Sievers' lifeless body when she was found dead in June
The Sievers's kitchen was splattered with blood after Teresa Sievers was killed and said to have been bludgeoned to death with a hammer
A general view of the home's kitchen shoes clean counter tops surrounding the horrific crime scene where Sievers was killed
he same day as Sievers’ funeral, Mark Sievers was seen throwing away computers from his wife’s medical practice. Photos of the dumpster were also included in Thursday’s document release (above)
'This murder was committed in expectation of Wright getting paid an undisclosed amount of money from Mark Sievers and then in turn, he was to pay Rodgers $10,000 for his involvement,' detectives said in the probable cause statement.
The documents also allege that Mark and Teresa Sievers' marriage was on the rocks, with both spouses involved in a series of extramarital affairs and experimenting with swinging.
Detectives believe the motive behind the murder-for-hire plot was financial in nature. In 2013, the IRS filed a federal tax lien against the Sieverses for failing to pay $32,000 in federal taxes.
According to the affidavit, Mark and Teresa had five life insurance policies on each other totaling $4.4million.
One photo released by the State Attorney's office this week showed four baskets filled with various suppliments
Another photo released by the State Attorney's office this week showed several prescription drug containers found in the home
The front of the Sievers' house features several bushes, potted plans, and large, rounded windows
An overhead view of the neighborhood in which the Sievers lived shows sprawling lawns and large houses next to a large main road
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