Thank you for posting the case, which we all hope will have weight to change and adjust shortcomings on federal level, when it comes to illegal immigrants and crime in general. I think we all agree on what needs to be done.
Regarding the Sievers case, we do not have verified information at this time, that a hammer had been used as murder weapon. That information has leaked, but still, it is unverified.
We also don't know at this time, if the break-in is legitimate or staged.
Also, we assume the murder took place in the early morning hours due to a neighbor hearing a noise (shrill), which may or may not be related to the attack on Dr Sievers.
Your question is, whether a person of similar circumstances/nature, could be responsible for the murder of Dr. S? Absolutely.
We need to remember that the idea of a hammer possibly being used in this crime makes it so much more gruesome and unique. However, uniqueness depends on the parameters we set. For example, if the victim had been knifed to death, would we even consider similar cases? Bludgeoning with a hammer or another heavy tool seems so much more gruesome, because it usually aims for the head.
We would definitely consider - and we do- any burglaries or assaults that happened in the geographical vicinity of Jarvis Rd (Dr Sievers) prior and post the attack from June 29th.
Always interesting to hear about other cases though! Thank you for your post.
-Nin
I do believe LE is looking at other cases that may be similar in nature whether it is the tool they think was used to gain entry or the murder weapon itself. Possibly even looking at cases that have remained unsolved but have similarities to the murder of Dr. Teresa. They would start with the cases close to where she was murdered then widen out to the state and then the country. That is very common nowadays for LE to see if one crime is similar to another that also may or may not be solved.
Other murderers have used bludgeoning weapons before like a hammer, tire tool or some other type of bludgeoning weapon. Some brought the weapon with them before entering the home of the victim. I suppose at the time the murderer felt using a bludgeoning weapon doesn't make any noise like gunfire nor does it take a struggle to overpower the victim to make them become incapacitated. Since no one heard a gunshot, I do believe she was murdered with some type of bludgeoning weapon which has been used before by strangers who invaded the home of the victim/s or was used by someone the victim knew even if only casually.
We are seeing some very brutal cases of home invasions. Some of them resulting in rapes, life threatening injuries including severe brain damage, and even murder. No longer does an overkill belong strictly to those who knew the victim well. It seems that some in the criminal world now are very twisted and extremely cruel to their victims even if they don't know them. I think it is all about power and control and knowing the victim/s are helpless. They know they can do anything they want to because they want to do it and no one is there to stop them
For an example among many cases: At the first of last year there were 3-4 men who broke into a home with one female and three males inside. They demanded money and when they didn't have any instead of leaving they raped the woman repeatedly. They tied the three males up and tortured them for days on end by drilling into their knee caps and ankles with a power drill. So a home invasion with robbery as a motive became a sick twisted perverse game to torture the occupants of the home. None of the victims knew their attackers.
That is why I have kept almost all options open when it comes to who may be involved in her murder. The only two things I have ruled out is her husband having any involvement and I don't believe this was done by a hit man. Hit men don't scream and bring attention to themselves while doing a hit, imo. They would have simply came in and executed her by using a gun with a silencer and walked right back out as quickly as they came in.
So I still believe she could have been a victim of happenstance and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could have even been a neighbor or anyone that had heard the family was away for the week on vacation. Even a landscaper may have overheard it.
Since the Sheriff was so talkative at first but has now gone silent I don't think he has the evidence he needs to show him who did this. She may not have been the actual target specifically but her home could have been targeted simply because it was the largest and they possibly thought it would hold more valuables. If he murdered her when she screamed etc. he would leave the premises immediately and wouldn't take the time to take any of the things he had planned to take especially if he thought the neighbors heard her shrill and overheard his voice.
It honestly could be just about anyone. A couple of years back two teens had targeted a particular home because of its location. They went in and attacked the mom with bludgeoning weapons and a machete murdering her and then attacked her young daughter with the machete and seriously wounded her. Their motive? They just wanted to know how it felt to murder someone. They didn't even know the family whatsoever.
We are living in scary times now where violent crimes/homicides are on the rise all across the nation per the FBI/DOJ and we are seeing gruesome murders carried out by all kinds of suspects now from those who didn't know the victim/s at all to those who knew them well or knew them as an acquaintance/neighbor etc.
But in the last few years it seems home invasions are turning deadly for a lot of the victims. It no longer seems enough just to rob the homeowners but to kill them in brutal ways.
