***GUILTY*** Mark Sievers - APPEALS HIS DEATH SENTENCE Oct 13 2025

[arielilane]

Sievers's hearing is expected to last all week.

During the hearing, a judge will consider six points that the defense team has brought up from the trial in court documents including:

• Claim 1: Newly discovered evidence not previously presented at trial undermines the confidence in the verdict
• Claim 2: Failure of a qualified attorney in the case
• Claim 3: Sievers was denied his right to a fair trial and due process because of ineffective assistance of counsel during guilt phase
• Claim 4: Trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel during jury selection
• Claim 5: Sievers was denied his right to a fair trial, due process and reliable adversarial testing due to ineffective assistance of counsel during guilt phase
• Claim 6: Counsel was ineffective by failing to conduct a thorough penalty phase investigation during the trial

Mark Sievers returns to Lee County court to appeal death sentence in wife's murder-for-hire case

Mark Sievers is back in a Lee County court to appeal his death sentence for orchestrating the 2015 murder-for-hire of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers.

www.fox4now.com

 

[Tricia]

Scroll up and you can see we have the YouTube stream on Websleuths. You can watch and post without leaving Websleuths.

 

[arielilane]

Court adjourned. Return at 9:00 am ET tomorrow.

 

[Megnut]

Court adjourned until tomorrow at 9am.

I'm curious to learn what this "new evidence not presented at trial" is.

I know that appeals are an important part of our justice system but this is so tedious.

It all smacks of "he doesn't like the verdict/sentence so..."

Different attorneys voicing opinions about how they might have handled a trial/sentencing is Monday morning quarterbacking IMO. It's not a basis for ineffective counsel. There are alternate ways to present every case/defendant. Again, it's not ineffective counsel to have done it differently.

Plus if they had a hundred years, what possible mitigating factor would have spared the DP?

I'll be shocked if this is granted.

JMO

 

[Kakidoll]

Court adjourned until tomorrow at 9am.

I'm curious to learn what this "new evidence not presented at trial" is.

I know that appeals are an important part of our justice system but this is so tedious.

It all smacks of "he doesn't like the verdict/sentence so..."

Different attorneys voicing opinions about how they might have handled a trial/sentencing is Monday morning quarterbacking IMO. It's not a basis for ineffective counsel. There are alternate ways to present every case/defendant. Again, it's not ineffective counsel to have done it differently.

Plus if they had a hundred years, what possible mitigating factor would have spared the DP?

I'll be shocked if this is granted.

JMO

it all seems to be based on ineffective council. Didn't he hand pick his attorneys? I mean, he and Mummert looked like best buddies. and his mom was VERY involved if i remember correctly.

 

[Tricia]

Megnut said, "It all smacks of he doesn't like the verdict/sentence so..."​

EXACTLY Megnut. He doesn't have any real evidence to show his sentence was unfair, but that won't stop him from lying and manipulating the truth. He makes me sick.

 

[Legally Bland]

No, MS was housed at Union Correctional Institution (also known as Florida State Prison).

However, on 10/13/2025, he's currently being housed at the Lee County Sheriff's Office jail in Fort Myers, FL for appeal hearing challenging his conviction and death sentence.



JR is housed at South Bay Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in South Bay, Palm Beach County.

Teresa Sievers’ convicted killer Jimmy Rodgers files second appeal

Jimmy Rodgers, who was convicted of second-degree murder, is currently serving a life sentence for the death of local doctor Teresa Sievers, but he isn’t giving up and accepting his

www.winknews.com

JRR's status is the same as MS's on the FL inmate search website:

Current Facility:OUT OF DEPT. CUSTODY BY COURT ORDER

He's not going to be a witness here is he?

Direct link:

Inmate Population Information Detail

Search interface for Florida Department of Corrections inmate and supervised offender records.

pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com

Link to search page if that doesn't work:

Inmate Population Information Search

Search interface for Florida Department of Corrections inmate and supervised offender records.

pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com

 

[Tricia]

Join us tonight on Websleuths YouTube Live as we discuss Mar Sievers' appeal and the sentencing of Donna Adelson.
CLICK HER AT 10:30 P.M. EASTERN TONIGHT

 

[MTW2011]

I truly don’t know what to make of Mark’s current appeal but this 2020 letter apparently sent by Jimmy Rodgers - from prison - to Bonnie Sievers is quite something. I’m trying to attach all 6 pages below

This letter is part of their “newly discovered evidence” and they argue it is crucial for the court to examine this and understand what the letter lays out (that this crime was not one where two hitmen were hired by Sievers).

 

[Teche]

Mark Sievers has not aged well behind bars.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, October 14th:
*Motions [Evidentiary] Hearing (Day 2) (@ 9am ET) – FL – Dr. Teresa Ann Grace Sievers (46) (June 29, 2015, Bonita Springs) – *Mark D. Sievers (48/now 57) arrested & charged (2/26/16) & indicted (5/4/16) with 1st degree premeditated murder & conspiracy to commit 1st degree premeditated murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. DA will seek DP. Lee County #15-CF-000673-B / Appeal Case #SC20-225
Trial began on 11/12/19 with jury selection, opening statements started on 11/20. Trial expected to last 5 weeks. Jury: 9 women & 3 men, with 2 alternates (1 is a man). Trial ended on 12/4/19 with closing arguments & jury started deliberations. Deliberations took about 4 hours 10 minutes – GUILTY of 1st degree premeditated murder & conspiracy to commit 1st degree premeditated murder.
12/10/19: Jury took less than 3 hours to reach a verdict in the penalty phase – recommended & given death penalty sentence.
Appeal: 11/17/22: Appeal for new trial was denied. 2/10/25: Appeal for reconsideration was granted.
Judge Bruce Kyle presiding. DA Hamid Hunter & Christina Pacheco & defense attorney Megan Montagno.
Court info from 1/13/20 thru 7/23/25 reference post #554 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/guilty-mark-sievers-1st-degree-murder-conspiracy.488925/page-28
8/4/25 Update: A brief status hearing was held today as part of the ongoing appeal process. The primary purpose of the session was to confirm the date of the upcoming evidentiary hearing & to address procedural matters related to expert witnesses. The evidentiary hearing in Sievers’ appeal is scheduled for 10/13/25 @ 8:30am. The court is expected to review expert testimony & other materials that could impact the original conviction & sentencing.
10/13/25 Update: Sievers' defense is claiming a few things in this hearing. *New Evidence: Defense says convicted co-defendant Jimmy Rodgers wrote a letter saying Sievers had nothing to do with his wife's murder. *Ineffective Counsel: Failure of a qualified attorney. Ineffective counsel during jury selection. Ineffective counsel during the guilt phase. Ineffective counsel during the penalty phase investigation. The defense's first witness was Jimmy Rodgers' trial attorney Kathleen Fitzgerald. The defense's second witness was attorney Michael Mummert. He was on the defense team for Sievers. The third witness is attorney Gregory Messore, who represented Sievers at trial. During the hearing, a judge will consider six points that the defense team has brought up from the trial in court documents including: Claim 1: Newly discovered evidence not previously presented at trial undermines the confidence in the verdict. Claim 2: Failure of a qualified attorney in the case. Claim 3: Sievers was denied his right to a fair trial & due process because of ineffective assistance of counsel during guilt phase. Claim 4: Trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel during jury selection. Claim 5: Sievers was denied his right to a fair trial, due process & reliable adversarial testing due to ineffective assistance of counsel during guilt phase. Claim 6: Counsel was ineffective by failing to conduct a thorough penalty phase investigation during the trial. Motions hearing continues on 10/14/25. Sievers's hearing is expected to last all week.

 

[Kakidoll]

That is some pretty interesting writing from Jimmy Rogers, considering what i remember from his 'actions' during his trial. And why would he write Bonnie? SO much of those 'FACTS' were proven and backed up by evidence. MOO, Bonnie was behind those letters somehow.... So i guess the burner phones, the video of him in Florida shopping, the items found along the highway, All made up? And he has 'nothing to lose' now. I did think it strange how much money Taylor got and that she was not charged at all, same with Amanda wright. I'll be watching this week. Mummert yesterday seems to have taken the place of Wright with a 'crush' on Mark. I can't imagine him being in demand for defendants these days. It was very interesting seeing him questioned yesterday.

 

[Megnut]

Court hearing is live.

 

[arielilane]

Convicted co-defendant, Jimmy Rodgers, will be called today as a witness in the Mark Sievers hearing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1978081065370538363

 

[arielilane]

The hearing is expected to last five days, and Gulf Coast News will continue to provide updates from inside the courtroom.

Mark Sievers fights conviction and death sentence for wife's brutal murder

Mark Sievers returns to a Lee County courtroom to challenge his death sentence for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers, nearly a decade ago.

www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com

Oct. 13

 

[Megnut]

What is Mr. Sievers working on so diligently? A crossword puzzle? Busy, busy, busy.

I've been watching the coverage steadily, so far, nothing even compelling. A laborious hearing, led by the defense, showing how he was given an abundantly fair trial. Well.

JMO

 

[Kakidoll]

Mark was just SOOO animated yesterday, haven't seen much of it today but looking forward to seeing how Jimmy now changes stories again.

 

[MTW2011]

What is Mr. Sievers working on so diligently? A crossword puzzle? Busy, busy, busy.

I've been watching the coverage steadily, so far, nothing even compelling. A laborious hearing, led by the defense, showing how he was given an abundantly fair trial. Well.

JMO

The only thing in their Motion that caught my eye is Jimmy’s letter to Bonnie (which I posted last night). I’m very curious to hear why he felt the need to write that, why he would now change his story, etc.

I just don’t see what Rodgers would gain from doing this, especially since it’s something that seemingly could only benefit someone else, not himself. His testimony should be interesting though! JMOO

 

[Megnut]

His mom, on the stand.

Any idea what this is for? Witnesses testifying to absolutely nothing?

 

[Megnut]

So his nickname at work was Smiley.

Because, you know, he's just an affable guy.

Not sure what that proves or doesn't prove.

JMO