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Rodgers Trial Updates (Thursday 10/17)

Posted at 9:34 AM, Oct 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-17 19:42:14-04

UPDATE (1:45) -- Alleged accomplice Curtis Wright took the stand following lunch, and admitted in the first question that he and Jimmy Rodgers murdered Teresa Sievers. More updates here.

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UPDATE (11:35 AM) -- Court has taken an early lunch, with plans to resume at 1:15 p.m. The judge says the next witness could be a lengthy one.
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UPDATE (10:40 AM) -- The 3rd witness of the day is Suzanne Buchhofer, a Lee County Sheriff's Office analyst.

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UPDATE (10:30 AM) -- Next up on the stand is Winston Chambers, who works at TracPhone Wireless, a pre-paid cell phone service. He is a manager in the subpoena compliance department.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- We are now on Day 12 in the trial of Jimmy Rodgers, who is accused of murdering Dr. Teresa Sievers in her home after being hire by her husband to kill her.

The first state witness of the day is taking the stand. Myra Simmons, an analyst from the Lee County Sheriff's office. Specializes in cellphone investigations. Simmons was asked to research phones in the Teresa Sievers murder investigation.

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