Circumstantial evidence starts mounting and pointing to one suspect. Londons father, Hector Bribiescas, said his life will never be the same. She was 25 and worked at several salons over the years, most recently Salons By JC on East Sonterra Boulevard. Olsen divorced from Alexas father, Carlos, in 2006 when she was 25. Olson moved on to a romantic relationship with Justin Mueller, a quiet, hard-working Iraq War veteran, who struggled with serious bouts of post-traumatic stress disorder. Olsen and Wheeler appeared happy and enamored with one another. Montez, Bribiescas, and Olsens oldest child, 22-year-old Skylar, were all from different fathers. On January 10, Nichol Olsen and her two young daughters, Alexa and London, were found shot to death inside their San Antonio, Texas home. KTSA (San Antonio, TX): Attorney defends owner of Boerne-area home where bodies were found, by News Desk. Did they have problems? Your login session has expired. Thats my baby. Her humor was contagious if she was particularly amused, she would crinkle her nose and tilt her head as she laughed. | [email protected] | Twitter: @Peggy_OHare, Design by Joy-Marie Scott | Twitter: @joymariescott, A version of this article appeared in print on April 7, 2019, on Page A1 of the San Antonio Express-News. On April 13, 2013, San Antonio police arrested Wheeler, then 25, at a downtown hotel bar. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Father losing patience with sheriffs office about his daughters killing as Anaqua Springs investigation remains open, by Peggy OHare. A conversation between Jason and his mother in which he asked her to destroy two tapes, also went against him. The cause was heart disease. She was upset.". Wheeler told police that he slept over at a friends house on the night of the deaths, claiming that he had gotten into an argument with Olsen and left to cool off. He told the dispatcher there had been a suicide at his home. READ NEXT: Alayna Ortiz: Indiana Teen Mysteriously Killed in Griffith Shooting, Nichol Olsen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Real community. Wheeler was asked to leave the hotel where the couple was staying, Olsen later told Patel. Alexas family is relying on their faith to carry them through the ordeal, said their attorney, Paul Torres. ET on NBC. This was around the time that oil prices bottomed out in Texas. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Almost 2 years after horrific San Antonio area shooting, criminal probe may be nearing an end, by Peggy OHare. Some of those in mourning say they doubt theyll ever learn the truth. "During interviews with Nichol, she admitted that she 'was not a very good mother' to Skylar when he was young because she was young and immature herself," the social worker wrote. On the night of the incident in question, (Wheeler) knew that Nichol Olsen was acting irregularly and was not in the right state of mind, the lawsuit stated. They divorced a year later. This is not my home, Turney said. You know this, right? Turney said. Sheriffs officials havent yet determined who shot Olsens daughters one of the main questions Salazar hopes to answer. She was a fifth-grader at Leon Springs Elementary School and was described as a fun-loving child who was fond of singing. Payne's attorneys had filed for an appeal at the Texas Court of Appeals, but it was denied in 2017. She was a fifth-grader at Leon Springs Elementary School and was described as. With that said, in 2008, around eight months after the incident, Jason was arrested and charged with double murder. An autopsy report, however, determined that Olsen killed her children before shooting herself. The two began dating after Wheeler spotted Olsen on Instagram, and later, she and her daughters moved into his sprawling home in the gated community of Anaqua Springs Ranch, Texas. She added that Olsen appeared to be a guest in the house. Thus, with no signs of forced entry and the fact that the pair was supposed to be the only ones in their home, it initially looked like an uncomplicated murder-suicide. KENS5 (San Antonio, TX): Father demands truth to be told in deaths of daughter, ex-wife, by Henry Ramos. Around this same time, Jason willingly participated in a five-hour questioning with the authorities without lawyering up to maintain his ruse of being an innocent outsider. But as other pieces of proof were also used, the appeals court had to overturn Jasons conviction in 2013 following a suitable motion. Normal protocols is to call that number back, but if we dont know exactly where, where that phone is located, we dont know where to dispatch to, Salazar said. Olsen walked her outside. However, in 2017, the Texas Court of Appeals denied it, affirming that the trial courts judgment held right. However, the accounts of investigators, forensic reports, inconsistencies in Jason's statements, and Riley's statement turned the tables with all fingers pointing at Jason. Wheeler started to yell and was asked to leave the hotel. Also tell him that you know me, and that I dont make empty threats.. Wheeler began calling Olsens phone repeatedly, Turney said. On Thursday night, police towed Wheelers 2013 Ford pick-up truck from the scene. Meanwhile, the fathers of London and Alexa have filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Wheeler, claiming he was negligent in the girls' deaths. Charlie Wheeler didnt respond to requests for an interview. While Nichole was shot in the back of her head, her son had a bullet wound in his face. Charles Wheeler told police was not at his $1 million gated-community San Antonio home the night that Olsen, Montez, and Bribiescas were killed. Fox 29 San Antonio reports that numerous sources close to the investigation said Nicole Olsen made five calls on the night of the incident, according to her cellphone records. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Friends cast doubt on suicide ruling in Anaqua Springs deaths, by Robert Price. It's been nearly one year since Nichol Olsen, 37, and her daughters Alexa Montez, 16, and London Bribiescas, 10, were found dead inside a home in the Anaqua Springs Ranch subdivision. But to those who knew her, that's not an option, and points to someone else as the culprit. Nichol Leila Olsen is shown in a booking mugshot taken when she was arrested March 10, 2014 on a charge of misdemeanor assault after she was accused of hitting her then-boyfriend with an open. ", "At some point, I got a text that she met someone she knew," he continued. Wheeler, 31, was an avid hunter and a former rodeo competitor turned successful businessman. And my oldest daughter's never going to get to see her baby sister not until we end up in heaven together. Subscribe to the San Antonio Express-News to support quality local journalism. In 2007, Nichole Payne and her 16-year-old son Austin Wages were found dead in Jason Payne's house in Quitman, Texas. Another friend, Justin Davis, 36, of Madisonville, described Wheeler as a good guy willing to go out of his way for anyone. At the heart of it all, a beautiful 31-year-old mother named Nicki VanderHeyden. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): New details on Anaqua Springs shooting case and how new technology may help the case, by Yami Virgin. The officer gave Wheeler a series of field sobriety tests, at one point asking him to count backward from 31 to 10. In it, Nikki reveals to author Gregg Olsen how the family's enforced code of silence led to the deaths of two others: Shelly's nephew, Shane Watson, 19, and her 57-year-old friend, Ron Woodworth. Iowa, 2013: Carrie Elaine Olson goes missing and the current boyfriend and ex-boyfriend are suspects. Within days, Olsen's death was ruled a suicide by the Bexar County Medical. | Today's Paper. Yet, that shattered when detectives uncovered that hed taken out a $100,000 worth life insurance policy on 35-year-old Nichole shortly before her passing. The way the system works is it just wasnt engaged long enough for us to be able to attach a GPS positioning to that call.. She didnt have it the easiest, said friend Roni Garza, 39, who lived with Olsen for three months in 2014. "Charlie has noresponsibility, either criminally orcivilly, in this matter," she says. We dont know where that number is calling from, so all that we know is that we have a drop call from a cell phone number. I was advised not to say anything but I wanted to say so many things, that I had nothing to do with this, you're making a big mistake here," he said during the trial about being arrested. "You hurt me all the time," one of her texts that night read. She and her daughters occasionally saw Wheelers family, and went to his parents home for holidays and Bible study. Wheeler also racked up speeding tickets in San Antonio and Boerne, municipal court records show. On Friday's episode of NBC's Dateline, Andrea Canning investigates the . Culture. London suffered a gunshot wound to her head and neck. He was arrested and taken to a detoxification facility. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Not so picture perfect, by Peggy OHare. And this time that she was done because he was really embarrassing and he left her in a whole different city. The next day, Olsen flew home to San Antonio after a friend bought a plane ticket for her. Olsen, then 20, became a parental figure to her younger brother, who was just 13. A rifle was recovered from between his legs. She said she and Wheeler had argued but wouldnt go into detail, Turney recalled. She was just very concerned to get out because (Wheeler) was blowing up her phone, Turney said. 'I will never believe that it was a suicide and I will never believe that she killed her children.'. Now a Suspect Has Been Arrested, The Cause of Death of the 4 Murdered Idaho College Students Confirmed by Coroner, A Texas Woman Was Found Dead, Dismembered in 2019. She had a bruised eye and began applying makeup to conceal the injury, Turney said. What do you think really happened in this case? London loved monkeys, singing, painting and theater. Their daughter, London, was born in 2008. Bexar County Sheriffs deputies found three bodies upstairs. The clock and all of the accessories that are in the brain of the car.. Yet they came from starkly different worlds. Benessa Russell, a cousin of Olsens, described her as having transcended her hard-knocks upbringing. I would trust you, Turney said, recalling Wheelers words. "Charlie has no responsibility, either criminally or civilly, in this matter," she says. Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. Wheeler was raised from age 10 in a rural area of Fredericksburg, in a home that embraced God, horses and ranching. Lester Holt anchors NBC's signature newsmagazine. To this day, he maintains his innocence, and it appears as if the Advocates 4 Wrongfully Convicted public organization backs him up. The initial theory of murder-suicide was debunked after thorough investigation, collection of evidence, and forensic reports. "Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the legendary Packers. Patel said she urged Olsen to get out of the relationship. Olsens son had reached his early 20s and lived elsewhere. Would love your thoughts, please comment. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs tragedy not a closed case, by Yami Virgin. By that same token, we dont have all the evidence back from the FBI yet.. Wheelers mother said the family is grieving. The navigation. After two hours, Turney was ready to go. Crime Junkie If you can never get enough true crime. wishes come true! For the first time, Skylar Nobles is sharing his story about his mom, Nichol Olsen, and his sisters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas. News archives yielded information about Wheeler's and his father's rodeo careers and the family's involvement in the oil and gas business. In 2012, the same channel aired another show on her case as part of its "Deadly Women" series. While Olsen has her defenders, so does Wheeler. Wheeler came under scrutiny when his girlfriend, hairstylist Nichol Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, Alexa Montez, 16, and London Bribiescas, 10, were found shot to death in his home in the. She attended Kingsborough Ridge Baptist Church, where she participated in the puppet ministry and volunteered in the nursery. Oct. 24, 2015. Nichol Olsen and daughters London and Alexa. The report concluded the parents should have joint custody, but noted that Olsen appeared to provide the more stable living arrangement. Another lawsuit was filed on January 8 by Hector Bribiescas, the father of London. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Father of child slain in Anaqua Springs shootings sues moms boyfriend, by Peggy OHare. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Autopsy rules mothers shooting death a suicide, by Peggy OHare and Caleb Downs. Patrick Hancock, one of three criminal defense attorneys representing him, declined to comment. Jason's statement on Austin's hostile behavior on the morning of the incident was used to further the claim. He later carved out a successful career in the oil industry, using his rodeo earnings to start On the Go, a security gate company servicing the Eagle Ford Shale area, Shale reported. Hundreds of mourners walked outside and filled the parking lot to watch as Olsen and her daughters were placed in three separate hearses. There were signs of discord in Olsen's relationship with Wheeler. Thus, he stood his second trial for homicide in2016, which yielded the same result. I told her, I dont like him, Turney recalled. "Calling someone the murderer of their own children is the worst thing you could ever accuse anybody of," Salazar told People this week. It was the summer of 2016. Olsen seemed to find her footing professionally when she became a licensed hairstylist in 2006. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs tragedy timeline, case still unsolved, by SBG San Antonio. Were not going to stop investigating until we verify that, Salazar said. Nichol Olsen overcame a childhood of hardships. (NBC News) - Tonight on "Dateline," in the double murder case of Nichole Payne and her son Taylor, a second investigation leads to an unexpected new arrest. The three were found shot to death on Jan. 10, 2019 at the home where they lived in the gated Anaqua Springs Ranch subdivision near Leon Springs in far northwest Bexar County. I played along because I was just glad to have my friend there.. ", Alexa's father Carlos is sharing memories of Alexa with his newborn daughter. ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, McKayla Maroney Details Abuse in 'Dateline' Interview. But I was drained. ", But Detrie wasn't angry over VanderHeyden's message, he said. Olsen told a deputy that she and her 39-year-old boyfriend had been fighting and that he dragged me out of the house, a sheriffs report shows. Wheeler's criminal defense attorney Therese Huntzinger says Wheeler was "crushed" by the deaths. Kelly Myrick, another friend and business partner, said memories of Olsen surround her constantly. Within days, the Bexar County Medical Examiners office declared Olsens death a suicide. The bodies were cold and rigid. He used his winnings from the rodeo circuit to start a security-gate company, which he sold when he was 24. Peggy O'Hare has been a reporter for 25 years, covering crime, courts, health care and other subjects. Her sons father later claimed Olsen failed to make nearly $24,000 in payments. This is Charlies home. Did a well-known Texas hairdresser really kill her daughters and herself two years ago afteran argument with her live-in boyfriend? The question of who is responsible for the shootings has sharply divided those who knew Olsen and Wheeler. Olsens then-boyfriend, Charles Wheeler, called 911 after he said he discovered them dead inside the home, but four calls were reportedly to 911 before Wheelers call, that came from Olsens phone. Wheeler knew Olsens behavior was escalating, was erratic and highly emotional and was potentially threatening and/or could lead to actual violence.. We still have to go out and find out who it was that killed these two young ladies.. Bexar County Sheriffs Office: SPEARS Incident Summary: BCS190007824. According to The Daily Mail, Olsen had her first child, Skylar, when she was just 15. Olsen, Montez, and Bribiescas all died from gunshot wounds to the upper body, Salazar said. Powered by. He competed professionally on the rodeo circuit for three years, beginning when he was 18, according to a 2014 article in Shale magazine, which covers the oil and gas industry. A handgun was found near Olsen's body. Alexa was a sophomore at Clark High School and a cheerleader. She was a survivor. We owe it to the public and to the victims in the case, and their families, of course, to continue this investigation. She kept an immaculate home. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. The DWI charge was later dismissed. Read her on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. Though, as investigations began, inconsistencies started arising. I said, What are you doing?. He cant do anything because theres a target on his back.". In 2011, Wheeler launched OTG Services, an oil field services company based in Fort Stockton that provided safety restraints, roustabouts, plant maintenance, equipment hauling and other services to customers in the Eagle Ford and Permian shales in Texas and the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana. After high school, Alexa planned to enroll at Texas A&M University with the goal of becoming an obstetrician. 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