FL - Dr Teresa Sievers, 46, murdered in home, Bonita Springs, June 2015 #1

[Landchick]

What I've noticed in these videos of her home is that there is not room to park but one vehicle in the bay where her van is parked. Notice at the same markers in the video, esp. .55, that there seems to be all kinds of stuff to the left of her van inside the garage. There are better views of the stuff to the left of the van than this video provides.

I can't distinguish the items for certain. However, I could envision there being a hammer somewhere in that pile. Also, maybe not in this video, we see a motorcycle parked very close to the right side of the van with its front wheel pointing out toward the driveway. [At first glance, I thought it was golf clubs.] The motorcycle almost seems to have fallen against the van. Next to the double bay is a single bay. My sister's home has one similar that is used for their golf cart. May we assume the smaller bay was used for parking the motorcycle? Did Mr. Mark Sievers own a vehicle other than the motorcycle? If so, perhaps he parked it outside of the single bay.

The jimmied door with the handle for opening is the side door that is accessible via the side gate. The front door is glass. There would be a door from the garage leading into the home, wouldn't it? Was there a back door as well?

From the neighbor across the street:
"We have noticed, you know, a few odd things. Mrs. Sievers, we`ve never seen her other than just in passing. She`s always kept to herself. And you know, just the past couple weeks, she`s been out playing with her kids, walking the dogs, you know, something she never does."

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1507/02/ng.01.html

Where were the dogs during the crime? Does Teresa release the security alarm in the morning to let the dogs play in the backyard while she dresses for work?

Something I didn't know was that her family returned on Wednesday after she was murdered on Sunday.

You're so right!! There were what appeared to be stuff like a broom or something in the bins, so they may keep those trash/recycle bins outside instead of in the garage or they weren't being tidy. We've done that!!

Also, I think you hit on all points above. I wonder if she was seen more because Mark was with his brothers working on the alarm, etc. Just a thought.

And, Mark (husband) would have to have a vehicle since he is the StayAtHome Dad. So not sure about another vehicle. Am I dreaming or tired, but I thought I remembered a mention of another car in the airport parking. But that might be my husband. I have to go to bed. This is addicting. Good night!

 

[Openminded]

I used to be a dedicated WS poster in the Casey Anthony days (and burned out) but re-registered so I could post on this case. My former internist around ten years ago changed her practice from traditional to more non-traditional. When she did, she stopped submitting insurance for patients. A lot of what she did in her new practice was covered by insurance but it was up to the patients to submit. I switched to another internist because I didn't want to be out-of-pocket while waiting on reimbursement. She was the first doctor I knew to do that but since that time I've known several others to transition to "pay as you go" practices (which were not uncommon many decades ago).

 

[CarolinaMoon]

Scripts can be sent to the pharmacy by the doctor from a computer set up for this. The script for a narcotic can be printed from the same computer on special paper, then signed by the doctor. Someone in the office could do this with the doctors computer, password and a faked signature.

In my case, I call before a scrip is due. I then get a call back saying it's approved. Then, I have to drive 116 mi. round-trip to physically pick up the typed scrip with the Dr.'s printed signature. I then take it to ONE specified pharmacy. I can't take it to just any pharmacy. (It's the one I use for all my scrips.) Fortunately, my dosage is small enough that she can prescribe 3 a day when I only use none-two. Four trips a year, two include check-up.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

I used to be a dedicated WS poster in the Casey Anthony days (and burned out) but re-registered so I could post on this case. My former internist around ten years ago changed her practice from traditional to more non-traditional. When she did, she stopped submitting insurance for patients. A lot of what she did in her new practice was covered by insurance but it was up to the patients to submit. I switched to another internist because I didn't want to be out-of-pocket while waiting on reimbursement. She was the first doctor I knew to do that but since that time I've known several others to transition to "pay as you go" practices (which were not uncommon many decades ago).

Welcome back!

 

[LadyL]

please copy and paste article. We are not subscribers. Thanks!

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I've heard there are ways to get around those paywalls though - others might know how & chime in

 

[Helper9693]

please copy and paste article. We are not subscribers. Thanks!

So sorry...I don't subscribe either...This article must have just been available that day. (Then they cover them I guess?) I'll see if I saved a copy of it...( ok I just checked...I did save a copy but it has copy rights listed at the bottom so I don't feel comfortable posting it here...)

 

[Luvrosco]

There are doctors that do not take insurance. My son was having a problem a couple of years ago and was referred to a urologist group in Manhattan. They are rated in the top ten of the best in the country. They don't take insurance. The fee for his initial visit was $ 1500.00.

 

[oceanwatch]

Ah, I see what you're saying now. I wonder if it was typical/usual that she might come back earlier from a family vacation? I mean, would it be someone who would be more likely to go to the house thinking that it would be completely empty because the family always came back from vacation together? Or someone who would be more likely to know it would be just her, because she routinely came back ahead of schedule?

Like many of you, my mind jumps to wondering about the husband, just because it seems a bit too convenient that she was in the house alone, while he would have the perfect alibi (*her* family, even. You could see *his* family lying for him...but hers? In a hypothetical case where he was the POI, of course). But I also agree that a hammer (if that is indeed what was used) just seems like a weapon of opportunity. Has there been a case where someone's premeditated weapon of choice was a hammer? I know a murder can count as premeditated in just a few seconds. But I mean a case where someone deliberately packed up their favorite killin' hammer before going on the prowl?

This made me wonder if the perp brought a hammer to use the claw end to pry open the door.

 

[Landchick]

No problem. Perhaps, next time include the entire paragraph so we can see the context of what the person is saying. Thank you.

 

[Msl1966]

Based on the two comments in previous posts... 1.) the sister referred to TS speaking the truth and 2.) the post regarding TS possibly being a "whistleblower," I can't help but feel her murder and the death of two other holistic doctors (approximately a week prior) are connected.

 

[CoolJ]

Maybe the good Doctor picked up the hammer because of an intruder snooping in her home and the intruder used it against her.

A hammer just isn't the type of weapon you bring along in a murder plot. UNLESS it is a decoy and you are specifically trying to make it look like a crime of passion. In which case we are talking about a professional hitman.

 

[Moosey]

First post and following this case with interest. Just to add to the confusion (and it may already have been noticed), in the newsfeed video on Page 20 of this thread, the Toyota that was being removed from the victim's garage has fresh damage to the rear up by the numberplate. Has it been made public how she returned to the family home the previous day, i.e. own car from airport parking, or cab direct from airport?

 

[nervous_nellie]

I am mystified by the insurance issue. I thought it was because she provided services that were not covered.

But in fact, services could be sent to insurance by the patient.

To me that sounds really silly and difficult. Services are coded and if the correct coding is not entered, no payment. How would a patient have a clue on how to do that?

It certainly would save the office time and money not to do insurance billing.
Were the services less expensive then because she got money up front and no staff had to be dedicated to filing insurance claims?

iirc the patient just sends the superbill into the ins. co and is reimbursed rather than payment going to the provider. It sounds to me that she was not credentialed with any of the carriers...may have been a problem in that department? I know that the chelation therapy mentioned upthread is not covered without proper diagnosis of heavy metal poisoning etc. so if they were or had been doing any of that and billing that to medicare (or any ins.) and got caught they could have lost the ability to bill governmental agencies. sorry if this has already been answered -- Im just trying to get caught up

 

[nervous_nellie]

I used to be a Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA Cert.) I quit six years ago but I am curious what codes (IDC-9 and CPT or HCPCS) that Dr. Sievers used. I know it would, of course, be different for each patient but I have never seen codes for Intuitive Services. Blah Blah, long story. I just don't think any insurance company would cover anything that Dr. Sievers billed. Maybe lab tests, mammograms.

Me too! Nope I am sure there are no codes for the Ituitologist lol... and even for billable procedures if the diagnosis is unsupported it isnt payable either...

 

[Mouse]

I the sister's comment about TS being willing to "speak the truth" could also refer to something personal, like "She was the only one willing to say that the marriage wasn't working," or "She was the only willing to say that someone wasn't pulling their weight around the office or house/was drinking/gambling/cheating again," etc. I'm also taking the "willing to speak the truth" thing with a grain of salt, because it sounds kind of over-the-top, like a lot of other statements about TS being Mother Teresa, a social justice warrior, the only one to see/speak the trutch, etc. I mean, yes, she sounds like she was a wonderful person, and obviously her family is grief-stricken, and we often speak of the dead (especially the recently dead) in inflated and glowing terms, especially with an unnatural and unexpected death. But still, there seems to be a bit of hagiography going on, and I think the sister's comment might be in that category rather than specifically pointing to knowledge of a motive.

 

[CoolJ]

As a health care practitioner myself who is "cash-only" (does not accept insurance) I think what all this insurance billing comes down to is that Dr. S wants to be able to spend more time with her patients and doesn't want insurance companies dictating her treatments. I believe I read she sees 2 patients an hour. Compared to the average family physician who have been know to see 8-10 patients an hour.

I do not "accept insurance" but I have a blue cross provider # . I would say 80% of my clients take the receipts I issue and seek reimbursement. Saves me lots of time and money which is redirected into the care of my clients.

Having said all of this I don't believe any of this has anything to do with why she was murdered other than to say her "medical beliefs" MAY have been a motivating factor.

JMO

 

[Landchick]

It has not been made public. There is speculation she drove her van.

 

[Landchick]

First post and following this case with interest. Just to add to the confusion (and it may already have been noticed), in the newsfeed video on Page 20 of this thread, the Toyota that was being removed from the victim's garage has fresh damage to the rear up by the numberplate. Has it been made public how she returned to the family home the previous day, i.e. own car from airport parking, or cab direct from airport?

It it has not been made public but there is speculation she drove her van.

 

[Luvrosco]

NG said last night she drove the van home from the airport and there were several lights she had to go through that had cameras.

 

[human]

As a health care practitioner myself who is "cash-only" (does not accept insurance) I think what all this insurance billing comes down to is that Dr. S wants to be able to spend more time with her patients and doesn't want insurance companies dictating her treatments. I believe I read she sees 2 patients an hour. Compared to the average family physician who have been know to see 8-10 patients an hour.

I do not "accept insurance" but I have a blue cross provider # . I would say 80% of my clients take the receipts I issue and seek reimbursement. Saves me lots of time and money which is redirected into the care of my clients.

Having said all of this I don't believe any of this has anything to do with why she was murdered other than to say her "medical beliefs" MAY have been a motivating factor.

JMO

It simply puts the costs onto the patient. I don't think insurance companies care about the time spent. The service is provided and that is the cost. The only ones who care are the medical providers ( large conglomorates) that dictate to the doctors how much time they are allowed to spend with a patient. They analyze the time . That is why some doctors are dissatisfied with health care today. Time is money.

I think her lack of billing insurance herself was to save office costs as well as to get immediate payment instead of waiting for reimbursement. It seems a prudent business decision.

It was stated that she provided some low income patients with free care. Can this be deducted as a charitable contribution? The services could be assigned a monetary figure then deducted somehow?