FL - Dr Teresa Sievers, 46, murdered in home, Bonita Springs, June 2015 #4

[Keefer]

I am confident sis shared with le "who" she was referring to when she made that statement during the interview.

 

[kammiemc]

I am confident sis shared with le "who" she was referring to when she made that statement during the interview.

I know in some cases of murders, family members initially have theories about who might do such a thing that would not point to their loved one's inner circle, simply because it is incomprehensible to think that way.

The sister might have had a theory or been given a theory by someone she trusted (maybe even collaborated with in speaking to the press initially) that had to do with TS's tendency to be vocal in her field, etc.

Because we haven't heard from her since, I am not sure we can bet that she still believes that theory or that new information hasn't caused her to change her mind, and maybe brought the investigation closer in. At least, I don't think she's spoken publicly since, has she?


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[kammiemc]

Thought provoking post!

I tend to think that if she was murdered in the kitchen (unverified report) then the unsub is just as likely to have brought the hammer to the scene, than he is to have picked up the murder weapon in the garage on the way in the house. A hammer would fit in my purse unsuspiciously, its not complicated to use and generic. Also, it would be useful for staging purposes; a hammer points toward the 'surprised burglar' narrative.

I hate to keep drawing comparisons to other brutal crimes, but it helps me to keep perspective with all the moving parts here. With the Jodi Arias case, opportunity was easily determined due to her disprovable alibi but motive? WHY, and HOW could someone be capable of such violence? Jealousy, rage, anger is the simple answer, yet when premeditation and planning is involved in a violent, personal murder, there is something else at play. Something else, some other factor that makes the murder believe that the act of killing their victim will alleviate an internal or external conflict, its worth all the risk to achieve some unknown benefit. How did this conflict arise in this case? People close to the victim or perp must know.

(ALL IMO) In JA's case, there was an internal conflict, rejection. No one knew the depths of this conflict until she killed Travis, no one would expect she would or could brutally murder him. She didn't seem capable of murder until after the act, which is why she was able to get into his house that fateful night with Plan A and Plan B. If he was not willing to go along with the game plan, with whatever she wanted, Plan B would be implemented. Cognitive dissonance as self preservation, i.e. the murder isn't making the choice, the victim forced their hand. If the staging of the PED garage door is true, I think something similar went down which is how the unsub got into the home- a friendly face who just absolutely had to talk to Dr. Sievers the night she returned to FL. Someone pushy, who didn't respect boundaries and took advantage of the victim's kind heart.

I'm with ya.


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[Keefer]

I doubt that any of us know what the sis is thinking right now. I also doubt that any thinking person would make such a public statement unless they had an overwhelming suspicion.
Your argument is an obvious one that might be true but, With so little to work with I will continue to entertain her statement as being a path worth going down.

 

[No it's not]

Am not getting the "speaking the truth" thing. Truth about what?

I still think this was either far more personal/romantic i.e or completely random. But jmo. Just not seeing a credible (to me) angle about her work, her beliefs, practices, etc.

Jmo, either this was a home invasion or was meant to appear as one. Someone with a business-type grudge, Imo, would probably not have come to her home, known she was alone, etc.

Jmo

Regarding the "Truth" comment, here are most of the links showing all comments ( 1 video) of Dr Sievers' sister. She only mentions "Truth" once:

Article from June 30[SUP]th

[/SUP]Her sister said she was board certified in internal medicine and held a medical master of science degree in metabolic & nutritional medicine. Lisa added that her sister had obtained several private certifications in anti-aging, functional, integrative and holistic medicine and transcutaneous acupuncture.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3145106/Mystery-doctor-killed-Florida-home-husband-children-town.html

Article from July 1[SUP]st

[/SUP]”We don’t know anything, but that she was murdered”
“She called her husband and said she got there safely”
”We don’t know what happened.”
“After nearly 20 years of clinical experience and years of additional training, she is one of the first medical doctors in Southwest Florida to openly embrace and offer energetic healing, allowing her to offer her patients a complete healing toolkit at “Restorative Health and Healing”.”

http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/bonita-springs/2015/06/29/the-sheriffs-office-investigating-death-in-bonita-springs/29474437/

Article from July 2[SUP]nd

[/SUP]"If I stop and think about it right now, I'll fall apart because I didn't think this was possible," said Annie Lisa, Dr. Sievers' sister. "My sister had a spirit that I thought would go on forever and ever."

Lisa said she is seeking justice. She said she can't comment on who she thinks is responsible for killing her sister, but she said her sister always spoke the truth, and some people don't like the truth.

"Of course, I'm angry. But I don't want her to be in vain," Lisa said. "She was a spectacular human being, and anyone who ever had the chance to know her, to be her patient was blessed and lucky and became better as a result."
Lisa said she wants to continue her sister's legacy of holistic healing.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29459915...-beloved-doctor-mother-continues#.VcnrXJXbIkk

Video from July 2nd

http://www.scrippsmedia.com/fox4now/news/Family-and-colleagues-open-up-about-tragic-loss-of-Dr-Teresa-Sievers-311528811.html

Interview

Article date n/a

“We have to be strong because she was strong,” “She cared about everybody. She wanted people to get healthy.”

http://www.ktsa.com/florida-doctor-found-killed-in-her-home-police-say/

 

[No it's not]

Just wanted to point out an eery coincidence of mentioning a clinical "tool" on Dr Sievers' website, which later may prove to be the kind of weapon category she was killed with ("hammer"). It does not mean anything other than it is a sad coincidence.

http://www.drteresasievers.com/treatments.php#.Vcn4HJXbIkk

I noticed the term as Dr Siever's sister talks about the healing"toolkit", that Dr Sievers was offering for her patients:

“After nearly 20 years of clinical experience and years of additional training, she is one of the first medical doctors in Southwest Florida to openly embrace and offer energetic healing, allowing her to offer her patients a complete healing toolkit at “Restorative Health and Healing”.”

http://www.news-press.com/story/new...vestigating-death-in-bonita-springs/29474437/

 

[Matlacha]

NIN,

The quote from Lisa-Anne Tottenham in the July 2nd NBC2 article was based on NBC2's videotaped interview. Unfortunately, the article truncates the quote, and I can't find the video now; it may have been taken down. But I transcribed Tottenham's comment about truth very carefully back on 7/31, and after saying some people might not like the truth, Tottenham added: "She [Sievers] was about honesty, integrity; she was a troubadour [sic] for justice." So although "truth" was mentioned just that one time, it was amplified a bit by the reference to justice. It's one thing to value truth, but more dangerous to seek justice, which implies holding someone else to the truth. Probably doesn't have much bearing on the case, though, because the person threatened by truth and justice could be either someone she knew or someone she didn't know, at least not personally. There could be lots of people in both categories whose names we haven't heard.

 

[No it's not]

NIN,

The quote from Lisa-Anne Tottenham in the July 2nd NBC2 article was based on NBC2's videotaped interview. Unfortunately, the article truncates the quote, and I can't find the video now; it may have been taken down. But I transcribed Tottenham's comment about truth very carefully back on 7/31, and after saying some people might not like the truth, Tottenham added: "She [Sievers] was about honesty, integrity; she was a troubadour [sic] for justice." So although "truth" was mentioned just that one time, it was amplified a bit by the reference to justice. It's one thing to value truth, but more dangerous to seek justice, which implies holding someone else to the truth. Probably doesn't have much bearing on the case, though, because the person threatened by truth and justice could be either someone she knew or someone she didn't know, at least not personally. There could be lots of people in both categories whose names we haven't heard.

Thank you for the heads up. Glad you made a transcript. Many videos have been taken down since then, and articles have been updated and are consequently differing from their original text.

-Nin

 

[No it's not]

Just wanted to point out an eery coincidence of mentioning a clinical "tool" on Dr Sievers' website, which later may prove to be the kind of weapon category she was killed with ("hammer"). It does not mean anything other than it is a sad coincidence.

http://www.drteresasievers.com/treatments.php#.Vcn4HJXbIkk

I noticed the term as Dr Siever's sister talks about the healing"toolkit", that Dr Sievers was offering for her patients:

“After nearly 20 years of clinical experience and years of additional training, she is one of the first medical doctors in Southwest Florida to openly embrace and offer energetic healing, allowing her to offer her patients a complete healing toolkit at “Restorative Health and Healing”.”

http://www.news-press.com/story/new...vestigating-death-in-bonita-springs/29474437/

More tools and tool kits mentioned on this blog from a colleague, who is sharing the E-Bella article (February 18th, 2015) from Dr Sievers on her blog:

http://lenkaspiska.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html

No connectivity here, just repeated use of the word "tool" by Dr Sievers herself. The article, her website, her sister using the word, that may have been one of Dr Sievers favorite expressions.

In that regards, a crime scene profiling method comes to mind, where the CS is theoretically reflecting possible issues the perpetrator might have had with the victim.
I recall a case, where the female victim had been stabbed with a knife in the back more than a hundred times. Turned out, she had a relationship with her killer and then dropped him for someone else. He took it as if she had stabbed him in the back. And then he turned it around on her.
Completely unrelated case by all means, but interesting connection between CS(Crime scene) and reality from the perpetrator's point of view and food for thought.

-Nin

 

[creepingskills]

If the children were homeschooled and both the victim and her husband worked full-time, its more probable than not that whomever was teaching or nannying the children had access to the home.

 

[Landchick]

If the children were homeschooled and both the victim and her husband worked full-time, its more probable than not that whomever was teaching or nannying the children had access to the home.

FYI - There is a reference by a Teacher who was interviewed to homeschool the children on Teresa Siever's guestbook from her funeral. This Teacher spoke highly of Dr. Sievers.

 

[Landchick]

Thank you for the heads up. Glad you made a transcript. Many videos have been taken down since then, and articles have been updated and are consequently differing from their original text.

-Nin

The Lee County Sheriff has now taken down all articles and Press Releases regarding Dr. Sievers' homicide.

 

[concernedmother]

http://www.sa15.state.fl.us/stateattorney/ouroffice/divisions/indexHGJ.htm


he grand jury serves a very special function in Florida’s criminal courts. The only charge a State Attorney cannot file based on his or her constitutional authority is first degree murder. All first degree murder cases must be presented to a grand jury. In this section you will read an overview of what the grand jury is as well as certain functions of the grand jury. Additionally you will find investigative reports and indictments by the grand jury.


Just wondering if its so quiet because they have turned it over to a grand jury.

 

[Mountaingazer]

The Lee County Sheriff has now taken down all articles and Press Releases regarding Dr. Sievers' homicide.

Oh wow! Do you happen to know when they took it all down? I am so impatient, waiting for answers, I can't imagine how hard it must be for her family and friends!

 

[No it's not]

The Lee County Sheriff has now taken down all articles and Press Releases regarding Dr. Sievers' homicide.

You mean taken down from the LCSO website and FB, right?

-Nin

 

[pferrin]

http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=news/index&id=13698
found this

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Update #1

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are continuing the Homicide investigation at 27034 Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are pursuing several leads at this time and the investigation remains active.


*** Original Press Release - June 30, 2015 ***

On Monday, June 29, 2015 at approximately 9:45am, Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 27034 Jarvis Road, Bonita Springs in reference to a deceased female.

Due to the nature of the incident, Major Crimes Unit detectives responded to the scene.

The decedent has been identified as Dr. Teresa Ann Sievers (DOB 11-19-68) of 27034 Jarvis Road, Bonita Springs. Next of kin has been notified.

Major Crimes Unit detectives have determined this death to be a homicide.

 

[Riversinthedesert]

http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=news/index&id=13698
found this

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Update #1

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are continuing the Homicide investigation at 27034 Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are pursuing several leads at this time and the investigation remains active.

In reducing the opportunity for crime, Crime Prevention Specialists advocate basic safety precautions to include locking your home and vehicle doors. They also ask people to be aware of their surroundings when out in public. Deputies are asking the public to make an effort to use these basic safety precautions and please report any suspicious activity to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff's Office at (239) 477-1000; or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward, contact the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477). Tips may also be made online at www.swflcrimestoppers.org; via text to CRIMES (274637) Keyword: REWARD; or through the TipSubmit app on any Smart phone.

sl/268297

*** Original Press Release - June 30, 2015 ***

On Monday, June 29, 2015 at approximately 9:45am, Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 27034 Jarvis Road, Bonita Springs in reference to a deceased female.

Due to the nature of the incident, Major Crimes Unit detectives responded to the scene.

The decedent has been identified as Dr. Teresa Ann Sievers (DOB 11-19-68) of 27034 Jarvis Road, Bonita Springs. Next of kin has been notified.

Major Crimes Unit detectives have determined this death to be a homicide.

Detectives are asking for anyone that was in the area that may have seen or heard anything to please contact (239) 477-1000. Additionally, the Lee County Sheriff's Office is asking neighbors in the area to remain vigilant and if they see any suspicious activity to please report it.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff's Office at (239) 477-1000; or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward, contact the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477). Tips may also be made online at www.swflcrimestoppers.org; via text to CRIMES (274637) Keyword: REWARD; or through the TipSubmit app on any Smart phone.

The investigation continues.

tw/268297

Hmmmm...at one point, I thought the update was gone. Does anyone recall if there were subsequent updates on the LCSO site which disappeared later?

 

[pferrin]

Hmmmm...at one point, I thought the update was gone. Does anyone recall if there were subsequent updates on the LCSO site which disappeared later?

I think this was last update. I had to go back and find the old link and was able to bring these forward. They are no longer listed on the news portion on sheriffs website.

LCSO Home
Lee County Sheriff

here is link http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=news/index&id=13744
Emergency: 911


News


Sheriff Scott Update on Dr. Sievers Homicide Investigation
Monday, July 13, 2015

Our investigation continues progressing well and my team is working around the clock. I am personally following every aspect of this investigation and there are many moving parts. As I have said previously, this tragedy is a complicated set of circumstances with many intricacies. I remain more confident than ever that this is not a random, arbitrary case.

My office initiated media updates soon after the discovery of Dr. Sievers' death and some media outlets seemed obsessed with our request that the public and specifically Dr. Sievers' neighbors report any suspicious activity, call with any information about the case and lock their doors. These three (3) appeals are "crime prevention 101" and were never intended to create added alarm. We ask this all the time in every case. At the same time, a Sergeant with my office who is moonlighting as a candidate for Sheriff and who has absolutely nothing to do with the Sievers case appeared with local media and issued criticism of the agency from which she continues collecting a paycheck. Remember that a swarm of law enforcement converged on this neighborhood and has continued commuting to and from the scene in a highly visible manner ever since. That level of law enforcement presence around the clock serves to make any area even more safe than usual. When we believe there is imminent danger to the public, we will be the first to communicate same.

 

[No it's not]

These are the LCSO links to FB and website I have filed. Update on FB has been removed.

Update removed
https://www.facebook.com/sheriffleefl
Sheriff Scott Update on Dr. Sievers Homicide Investigation
_____________________________________________________________

Monday, July 13, 2015 special link

Homicide Investigation in Bonita Springs - Update #1

Our investigation continues progressing well and my team is working around the clock. I am personally following every aspect of this investigation and there...(same like in pferrin's post)

http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=news/index&id=13698

_____________________________________________________________

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (used to be the initial news notice, now there is an additional update combined with the original posting like in pferrin's post)

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are continuing the Homicide investigation at 27034 Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs.

http://www.sheriffleefl.org/main/index.php?r=news/index&id=13744

 

[LightShineOn]

ANOTHER POSSIBILITY?

I was struck by the similarities of the Marilyn Pharis murder last month and what we speculate as being possible, in the case of Dr. S. Horrific, brutal beating death with a hammer, break-in entry of victim's home (where murder took place), and crime committed in the morning hours. Because I don't know, I'm in no way saying that the person arrested in the Pharis case, is the same as the unsub in the case of Dr. S., nor do I know whether or not, Dr. S. was sexually assaulted (I hope not). What I am wondering, and the reason for this post, is whether a person of similar circumstances/nature, could be responsible for the murder of Dr. S?

http://www.foxnews.com/.../illegal-immigrant-held-in-rape-murder-california- woman...
4 days ago ... Police say Marilyn Pharis was beaten with a hammer and sexually assaulted in the morning attack, and died later at a local hospital.

http://www.insider.foxnews.com/.../cops-illegal-immigrant-attacked-sexually-assaulted-...
6 days ago ... They say that the undocumented immigrant attacked 64-year-old Marilyn ... for 4 prior arrests - broke into her house - attacked her with a hammer ..... -immigrant- attacked-sexually-assaulted-california-woman-who-later-died.

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