1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: The search continues for a missing Texas woman. Fifty three 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: year old Nicole Nikki Winder has been missing for more 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: than three weeks now. The search continues following the discovery 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: of her vehicle in gulfed in flames at an oil 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: pad located off Highway twenty one in Brazos County. We 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: have teams actively searching the area each day. Any lead 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: that might guide us in a specific direction will result 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: in us deploying personnel to investigate, stated Sergeant Stephen Garron 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 1: from the Brazos County Sheriff's Office. In the days right 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: after her disappearance that was reported on February twenty five, 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: search efforts included canine units, drones, a helicopter, and even 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: a boat to comb through the rural landscape where Winder 14 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: was last seen. Now nearly a month later, the Brazos 15 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Office maintains that their search efforts will continue, 16 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: with partner agencies on standby to help. 17 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: We continue to follow any tip and lead that comes in, 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: any information that anybody can provide to us, even outside 19 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 2: of the timeframe that we specifically, ask for just anything 20 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: that anybody might have can give us some kind of 21 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: key or answer to what we got going on. 22 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: The Sheriff's office is urging anyone who may have information 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: that could help locate Winder to reach out. Additionally, Brazos 24 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: County Crime Stoppers is offering a monetary reward for any 25 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: information that could assist in bringing her home. This collaborative 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: effort is our best chance to help. A five thousand 27 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: dollar reward along with an extra six thousand dollars from 28 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: private contributors is significant, remarked Pam Semino, president of the 29 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: Brazos County Crime Stoppers. Residents along FM nine seventy four, 30 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: a specially Highway twenty one, and Macy Road are asked 31 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: to check their security and game cameras ash camera footage 32 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: from February twenty five. If you had seen Nicki White's 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five Chevy truck with black rims or have 34 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: any information regarding her whereabouts, you're asked to contact authorities 35 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: right away at nine seven nine three six one four 36 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: to nine zero zero. Nicki was last seen around three 37 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: pm on February twenty five, leaving a home where she 38 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: was employed near the nineteen thousand block of FM nine 39 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: seventy four. Just after four pm, Sheriff's deputies and local 40 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: firefighters received a report of a vehicle fire right after that. 41 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: When responders arrived at the scene, they discovered Winder's truck 42 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: and gulfed in flames. Deputies issued a clear alert for 43 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: Winder on February twenty six, stating they believed her to 44 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: be in danger of death or serious bodily injury. Investigators 45 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: have searched multiple properties in the surrounding areas, with active 46 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: search continuing today. Police again are asking anyone with information 47 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: to please step forward. For the very latest on this 48 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: missing person's investigation. Tune into Crime Stories with Nancy Grace 49 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 1: tonight as Nancy and her team of experts break down 50 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: the very latest details. Crime Stories is available on Fox 51 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: one Nancy's YouTube channel, or download Crime Stories with Nancy 52 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: Grace on your favorite podcasting app or Crime Injustice News. 53 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: After this and now to Florida. Less than a month 54 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: after a judge denied a motion to dismiss his death 55 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: sentence of Benita Springsman continues to fight for his innocence 56 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: in the twenty fifteen murder for Higher plot against his wife, 57 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: doctor Teresa Sivers. A Lee County jury in December convicted 58 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: Mark Sievers of being a principal to commit first degree 59 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: murder with a firearm and conspiracy in the death of 60 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: his wife, doctor Teresa Sivers. Lee's Circuit Judge Bruce Kyle 61 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: denied the death sentence of appeal in Mark Severs case. 62 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: Court records have revealed that on March six, Mark Severs 63 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: post conviction attorneys have filed a motion for a rehearing. 64 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 1: The attorneys argue one of Mark severs accomplices was unavailable 65 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: to testify at trial and that should not count against 66 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: Mark Severs. The motion argues Mark Severs trial attorneys did 67 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: not investigate the case, present an alternative theory, and call 68 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: one of the co defendants, Jimmy Ray Rogers, as a witness. 69 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: According to the motion, the state's case against Mark Severs 70 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: is based on the testimony of a second co defendant, 71 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: Curtis Wayne Wright, that was provided at Severs trial. During 72 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: Severs trial, according to court filings, Right testified of a 73 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: plan to kill Teresa. According to Wright's testimony, Mark approached 74 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: him during a wedding weekend and told Right he was 75 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: having marital problems. Teresa Severs was having an affair and 76 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: threatened to take the children out of the state. During 77 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: a further private conversation between Mark and Wright, Severs explained 78 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: that he needed to kill her. Wright recruited Rogers due 79 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: to his criminal background, to assist in the murder. The 80 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: man claims that the husband wanted Quote to get rid 81 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: of his wife so that he could live his life 82 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: without her. Teresa Severs was gone on vacation. When she 83 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: returned home, Right incapacitated the doctor before Rogers, his co conspirator, 84 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: began to strike her more than seventeen times with a 85 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: hammer while they were waiting inside her garage. Mark Severs 86 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: two accomplices are serving separate sentences. Rogers is serving a 87 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: life in prison. Right is serving twenty five years for 88 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: his role. Rogers also is appealing his conviction. Police and 89 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: Wesley Chapel, Florida, are asking for the public's help and 90 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: locating a missing fifteen year old girl, Madison Cheeney. Police 91 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: say she was last seen on March nineteen, around midnight 92 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: near the Lion Sheer Drive air area of Wesley Chapel, Florida. 93 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: Madison was last seen wearing a gray shirt black shorts 94 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: and a red backpack. Police are saying if you have 95 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: any information, please reach out to the Pasco County Sheriff's 96 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: Office at seven two seven eight four seven eight one 97 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: zero two. Police believe the girl could be in danger. 98 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: She's described as a white female, green eyes, blue and 99 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: brown and green hair. Five to one hundred and five pounds. 100 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,119 Speaker 1: For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 101 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 102 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: I'm Nicole Parton.