i am curious about MS refusing to cooperative furthur with the investigation into the murder of his wife, Teresa
i am aware that after people "lawyer up", often they do not provide any furthur statements, and in essence stop "cooperating" with law enforcement
(or at least that is what i see on tv)
my question is this:
given the 7 things that Detective Nolan specifically asked for from MS, would his attorney advise him not to provide that information, or would it be more likely that MS did not want to provide that information and his lawyer is protecting his right to not provide that information
sorry for the length of this - wanted to provide what we know thus far about this topic from the discovery documents
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Bates#3068
Detective Nolen requested Mark Sievers meet for a third interview so that he may ascertain if any property was stolen. Mark Sievers did not show up for the meeting. Detective Nolen called Sievers and left a voicemail. Lee Hollander called Detective Nolen by cellular phone and advised that his client, Mark Sievers, would no longer be co-operating with Law Enforcent.
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pages8-9
July7
Mark Sievers Refusal to Cooperate in the Investigation:
On July 7, 2015 Detective Jamie Nolen attempted to set another meeting with M. Sievers
in an attempt to go over what was obtained in the investigation thus far and seek
assistance and aid in finding his wife's killer. Later in the day, detectives were contacted
by Criminal Defense Attorney Lee Hollander who advised he was retained as council and
to direct any further inquiry through him. With this, detectives drafted a formal letterhead
requesting the following assistance:
(1) Palm prints from Mark Sievers, Cannela Sievers, Josephine Sievers, and Bonnie
Sievers, to be collected by the Lee County Sheriff's Office AFIS Unit.
(2) Buccal swabs from Carmela Sievers and Josephine Sievers.
(3) Information in regards to portable electronic devices carried by Teresa while she
was traveling from Florida to New York, and New York to Florida. What types of
portable electronic devices did Teresa carry and use?
(4) Information in regards to all user access codes to the home alann. Please provide
the pin code and the user coder number if you know all of them. Also, who knew
the codes?
(5) Who knew the code to open the garage door? Is it possible to open the garage
door remotely with an electronic device?
(6) When can detectives speak with Carmela Sievers and Josephine Sievers?
(7) When Teresa didn't show up for work, who contacted Mark to let him know?
Who did Mark contact, in order, to check on Teresa?
It should be noted that these inquiries were solely for the purpose of obtaining
information that would expedite the process of elimination in regard to biological testing
and to further aid investigators in finding the person(s) who committed the offense. After
several days passing since submission of the inquiry, there was no answer. With this,
detectives made several attempts to contact M. Siever's council which later led to
notification that these requests will not be fulfilled and no further participation in the
investigation would ensue on M. Sievers' part. No further contact was made with M.
Sievers as he denied any further aid in finding his wife's killer(s).
Discovery of Life Insurance Policies:
Due to M. Sievers refusal to aid investigators any further, subpoenas were sent to the
policy holders regarding the insurance policies for Teresa Sievers. In obtaining said
infonnation, it was discovered there were five policies varying in different amounts and
totaling in $4,433,342.80.
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July8-letter from Lee Hollander Esq. to Detective Jamie Nolan
Re: Investigation of the Death of Dr. Teresa Sievers
...Despite his physical and mental condition, he has fully and voluntarily cooperated with your investigation. This includes his voluntarily interview which lasted over 7 hours. You are aware he was in the New England area when this brutal crime occurred. However, despite his cooperation, your investigation appears focused on him. If you have any need to contact Mr. Sievers, please do so through me.
The children have suffered tremendously due to their mother's death. They are still
grieving. We do not feel under the circumstances that an interview by law enforcement at this time would be in their best interest, so we are, for the moment, declining your request to bring them in for an interview.
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(i understand the concerns about the children being interviewd, however it is the only request of the 7 listed in the letter from detectives to Hollander that is specifically addressed in Hollander's reply)
