FORT MYERS, Fla. (Court TV) — Jimmy Ray Rodgers, one of three men convicted of murdering Dr. Teresa Sievers, took the witness stand in a Florida courtroom to tell a Lee County judge that it was not a conspiracy at all — and that Mark Sievers had no involvement in his wife’s death.

On Tuesday, Rodgers testified during Mark’s post-conviction relief hearing that Teresa’s death was actually an impulsive act by Curtis Wayne Wright Jr., the State’s star witness against Rodgers and Mark. Prosecutors previously argued at trial that Mark masterminded his wife’s murder for insurance money and custody of their daughters.

Jimmy Ray Rodgers testifies in the post-conviction relief hearing for Mark Sievers on Oct. 14, 2025. Rodgers was convicted of murdering Dr. Teresa Sievers. (Court TV)

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