He stood trial in 2010, and even though the evidence against him was largely circumstantial and forensic-based, a jury found him guilty as charged. | pohare@express-news.net | 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. She adds: "A who-done-it offering digital devices as intriguing clues and there was something else: an explosive accusation and one gavel-rattling twist.". When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Thus, he stood his second trial for homicide in2016, which yielded the same result. Salazar has now refused to sign the final forms on the case, pending further investigation. Peggy O'Hare has been a reporter for 25 years, covering crime, courts, health care and other subjects. After her death, when the insurance company was unsuccessful in extracting a statement from Jason regarding his wife's death, the proceeds were handed over to Payne's mother. She was my world, my best friend, Bribiescas said of his daughter. She married her sons father, James W. Nobles II, in 1998 when she was 16. The fact that Nichol Olsens death, right now, has been ruled a suicide, we cant just say that, Oh, well then she mustve been the one who did this to these two little girls,' Salazar told KSAT. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Three shot dead in luxury home near Boerne, by Caleb Downs and Peggy OHare. I dont have any direct evidence that would refute the medical examiners initial ruling, he said. He still has a life that hes got to try to put back together. Within days, Olsen's death was ruled a suicide by the Bexar County Medical. There is an active Facebook page, and a website, both titled The Wrongful Conviction of Jason Payne, to bring attention to the matter. He told the dispatcher there had been a suicide at his home. The pair broke up but remained close confidants, sometimes even talking to each other as much as 20 times a day. KENS5 (San Antonio, TX): Sheriff to close investigation into double murder suicide at Anaqua Springs home, by Mariah Medina. Hope all your ? Husband's hands tested negative. "Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the legendary Packers. She was going to go to Costa Rica with us this summer, before starting middle school., She had her first glass of champagne a week ago, and will never grow up to be who she was supposed to be, Sumners wrote. The 37-year-old mother of three was a popular San Antonio hairdresser, an exercise enthusiast and had started a business selling watches and. We have to get that right.. Soon after meeting,they were romantically involved. Nichol Olsen and her two young daughters, Alexa Denice Montez and London Bribiescas, were found dead at her boyfriends Texas mansion in San Antonio. Five young people died in the blaze. 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. There will never be anyone else like her. ', Theres no way that we even saw this coming at all, Cynthia Stein Wheeler, 61, of Fredericksburg, said in an interview. He told the deputy he took Olsen to the ground during the altercation because she was hitting me.. Plus, Austin never seemed troubled. She was making plans for the future, was enrolling London in singing classes and was expecting a visit from her son that weekend. To convict Burch, police used his cellphone and Google Dashboard to pinpoint his location the night of the murder, the Green Bay Press Gazette wrote. ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, McKayla Maroney Details Abuse in 'Dateline' Interview. He declined to file a theft report. London was in the fifth grade at Leon Springs Elementary School. Initially, Nichole's death was ruled a murder, and Austin Wages was said to have shot his mother, going on to commit suicide. I would trust you, Turney said, recalling Wheelers words. The house was tucked inside a gated community that had 24-hour video surveillance and a security guard monitoring the entrance. This was around the time that oil prices bottomed out in Texas. | Bexar County Central Magistrate, Vanessa Turney, one of Nicol Olsens friends and business partners, said she will never believe Olsen killed herself or her children. By that same token, we dont have all the evidence back from the FBI yet.. Real community. She worked as a hairstylist and co-owned a business. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". He said Wheeler has cooperated throughout the investigation and that authorities may want to talk with him again. To watch the case unfold, don't miss Friday's episode of Dateline at 9 p.m. She was resolutely upbeat, having survived a string of hardships in her younger years. Detrie claimed he didn't know what VanderHeyden's messages were about, saying he "responded back nicely, trying to diffuse, trying to calm her down, because she seemed upset. It was supposed to be a good moment for them they were supposed to be celebrating their anniversary. 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. Olsen's then-boyfriend, Charles Wheeler, called 911 after he said he discovered them dead inside the home, but four calls were reportedly to 911 before Wheeler's call, that came from Olsen's phone. My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Death of woman in luxury San Antonio-area home ruled suicide, officials release IDs of 2 victims, by Caleb Downs. What do you think really happened in this case? 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. He later attended Schreiner University in Kerrville for less than a year. He made it very clear that he was very interested in her.. Authorities have not named a suspect in the case, but Alexas father filed a lawsuit in January against Charles Wheeler. Please logout and login again. Instead, Wheeler counted backward from 31 to zero and told the officer he did so to prove a point, the report says. Wheeler also became upset when the sound system briefly wouldnt work and blamed it on Olsens daughters, though she insisted they werent responsible, Turney said. Relative IDs woman found dead with 2 slain teen girls in Far NW Bexar County home. A little later, Austin was found in the garage with a wound on his face, on the mouth, kind of to the side, according to court documents. Though he came from money, Wheeler aimed to make it on his own. | Today's Paper. Turney recalled Wheeler, who was six years younger than Olsen, as courteous, respectful and self-assured. A rifle was recovered from between his legs. We actually at that moment, before she walked out that door, had a conversation in Jazz Texas, and (I) said, You know, this is emotional abuse. Authorities say they have no suspects at this time. Burch was convicted of VanderHeyden's murder in March 2018. So let him know that Im going to spend every bit of energy and resources I have making sure he rots in jail. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Calls made to 911 the night of the Anaqua Springs shooting deaths, by Yami Virgin. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Autopsy rules mothers shooting death a suicide, by Peggy OHare and Caleb Downs. Wheeler told police he and Olsen had an argument the night before. She was upset.". An officer reported seeing Wheeler in a black 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driving erratically in a restaurant parking lot at 2:20 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2009. "Calling someone the murderer of their own children is the worst thing you could ever accuse anybody of," Salazar told People this week. Around the NFL NFL.com's "Around the NFL" crew (Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler) break down the latest football news, with a dash of mirth. 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. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". To me, it would be impossible for him to do what they say hes done.. Wheeler went to Fredericksburg High School through his sophomore year and was home-schooled by his mother after that. 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. As Olsen and Turney sat in the hot tub outside, Wheeler became upset because someone had dropped pepperoni from a pizza on the kitchen floor, Turney said. On January 10, Nichol Olsen and her two young daughters, Alexa and London, were found shot to death inside their San Antonio, Texas home. Olsen, then 20, became a parental figure to her younger brother, who was just 13. Nichol never married Londons father, Hector Jose Bribiesca, but sued his for child support in 2013. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): MURDER MYSTERY: Anaqua Springs investigation, by Ariana Lubelli. Footprints in the Snow Episode 18 - 83 mins Olsen lost both of her parents when she was young. Nichol Olsen overcame a childhood of hardships. Wheeler also had been drinking when he called San Antonio police on Nov. 27, 2013, to report his vehicle stolen from a mens club called Perfect 10 at 111 Northwest Loop 410, another police report shows. Dateline NBC will revisit the murder of Nichole and Austin in their upcoming episode titled House of Horrors, which will air on Saturday, September 17. "She was incredibly proud of who they were as people.". The assault charge against Olsen was dismissed nearly a year later because of the boyfriends lack of cooperation, records show. Dateline - Watch episodes on NBC.com and the NBC App. It could happen anywhere, literally., A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Jan 9, 2018 at 8:10am PST. The more he called, the more upset Olsen became. So it's going to be a little while, but we're having to deal with that. His father, Forrest Wheeler, 60, was a team roper. Meanwhile, Salazar feels that there are more people that hold the answers to what happened. ET on NBC. This is Charlies home. He had a Maserati and a Range Rover. Wheeler's criminal defense attorney Therese Huntzinger says Wheeler was "crushed" by the deaths. No suspect has been identified, nor any arrests made. So its quite possible no one heard anything., Naturally, its not a common area for us to see this type of activity but it just goes to show that crime really knows no boundaries, geographic, socioeconomic or otherwise, he added. The coroner ruled the family's shooting deaths a murder-suicide. Some asked that their names not be published to protect their own families from the public rancor surrounding the case. Authorities have also declined to release a recording of Wheelers 911 call or records of previous calls to the sheriffs office from his home. He said hed left about 10 the previous night after arguing with Olsen and had spent the night at a relatives house. Woman Was Denied Protective Order from Estranged Husband Before He Killed Her in Murder-Suicide, 'I Always Had Concerns': 16-Year-Old Girl Is Fatally Stabbed, Boyfriend Arrested, Grandfather of Slain Texas 7-Year-Old Speaks Out About Man Accused of Kidnapping, Killing Her, Teen Was Killed with Ax After Meeting Man on Phone Chat Line in 1998. Iowa, 2013: Carrie Elaine Olson goes missing and the current boyfriend and ex-boyfriend are suspects. In the morning hours of December 11, 2007, Jason Payne frantically dialed 911 to report that hed found his spouse and stepson shot to death in their bedrooms in their Quitman, Texas home. Within days, the Bexar County Medical Examiners office declared Olsens death a suicide. And he cant even mourn. The $100,000 policy had Jason, according to the court document in the case, as the sole beneficiary. The lawsuit accuses Wheeler of leaving his gun in a place where Olsen had access to it, San Antonio Express-News reports. She had just broken up with a man she had lived with for several years. Autopsies found that Olsen and Alexa had each been shot once in the head. Who doesnt? Olsen divorced from Alexas father, Carlos, in 2006 when she was 25. Wheeler was raised from age 10 in a rural area of Fredericksburg, in a home that embraced God, horses and ranching. Thats my baby. During the visitation, Olsen and Alexa lay in closed caskets in the same room at Mission Park Funeral Chapels Stone Oak location. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Sheriff says he welcomes Texas Rangers investigation of Anaqua Springs shooting deaths, by Peggy OHare. At first, cops thought it was a murder-suicide, but soon . The report concluded the parents should have joint custody, but noted that Olsen appeared to provide the more stable living arrangement. If Charlie dated this woman for three years and allowed her kids to live in the house with him I know Charlie just would absolutely adore and love those kids, Davis said, who also hasnt seen Wheeler in a couple of years. So, if we can show that at around 9:29 p.m. a cell phone made a phone call, and at 9:29 this car was here as opposed to here that could yield some good information. And I was very uncomfortable.. Olsen and Wheeler met in person for the first time at La Cantera Resort. When Nichol Olsen and her two daughters are found shot in the home they shared with her boyfriend, a theory quickly emerges that lays the blame on Nichol. Medical examiners determined that Nichol Olsen, a Texas woman found dead at a residence with two young girls, died by suicide, said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar at a press conference on Monday. As they drove to the arena, Wheeler called Olsens phone and asked to speak with Turney. News archives yielded information about Wheeler's and his father's rodeo careers and the family's involvement in the oil and gas business. She said, I am a guest in this house. Happy birthday to this guy! This is not my home, Turney said. Another lawsuit was filed on January 8 by Hector Bribiescas, the father of London. An autopsy report determined that Olsen killed her children before shooting herself, but Sheriff Javier Salazar of the Bexar County Sheriffs Office said hes not ready to label Nichol Olson as a murderer, a double murderer of her own children. Salazar has now refused to sign the final forms on the case, pending further investigation. She joined the San Antonio Express-News in 2013. Olsen was just 7. And he loved those girls. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs tragedy timeline, case still unsolved, by SBG San Antonio. Then he ordered Olsen to pick it up, Turney said. A swimming pool and a hot tub sat in the backyard. The next day, after not being able to reach Olsen, Wheeler told deputies, he came back to the house and discovered a terrible scene. Watch Dateline NBC Season 31 An archive of news stories and investigative journalism with compelling mysteries, powerful documentaries and cases about murders and missing people. At the heart of it all, a beautiful 31-year-old mother named Nicki VanderHeyden. Its been two years since a Texas mother and her two daughters were found dead inside her boyfriends home, but a Bexar County sheriff says there are too many unanswered questions to officially close the case. 2022 UPDATE: Three years later, no answers in Anaqua Springs killings. Yes, I admit, I did hit him first, she told the deputy. Wheeler, 31, was an avid hunter and a former rodeo competitor turned successful businessman. Dateline NBC presents an original podcast on Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. The lawsuit accuses Wheeler of ignoring Olsens escalating behavior during the night they argued and failing to protect the children. The initial theory of murder-suicide was debunked after thorough investigation, collection of evidence, and forensic reports. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced his team was still investigating, but in the fall of 2020, he said investigators did not find anything to overturn the coroner's ruling. My son is suffering, too. But as other pieces of proof were also used, the appeals court had to overturn Jasons conviction in 2013 following a suitable motion. 'He loved Nichol. Theyre multi-million dollar homes. In addition to the above, the rifle recovered from the site of the incident was missing any fingerprints as if it was cleaned before being placed near Austin's body. According to The Daily Mail, Olsen had her first child, Skylar, when she was just 15. Wheeler's attorney, Therese Huntzinger, says her client was "crushed" by the deaths. In a nearby room, London was in an open casket lined with purple trim. I think more than anything she was looking to have some stability, a stable relationship, something long term, said Turney, Olsens friend and business partner. He is controlling everything youre doing. Olsens son had reached his early 20s and lived elsewhere. No ones ever going to know what happened that night, besides the individuals that were there, said Justin Olsen, 30, Nichols brother. For more on the tragic deaths of Olsen and her daughters, subscribe to PEOPLE now, or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in 2010. When she wasn't working, she doted on her two daughters: Alexa, a 16-year-old cheerleader at Clark High School, and 10-year-old London, a fifth grader at Leon Springs Elementary School. She was going to be somebody, just like her mama.. We went over it all, and shes like, No, youre right, youre right, Im leaving. We just stayed up the whole night talking about this.. The investigators thus questioned how Jason was certain that they were shot when he claimed to not have touched the bodies. Wheeler began calling Olsens phone repeatedly, Turney said. 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. Ultimately, it was technology that helped put VanderHeyden's murderer behind bars. 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. She loved monkeys, singing, painting and theater, her obituary said. 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. I just know that Charlie could never do anything like that, Cynthia Wheeler said of the shootings. Olsens older daughter, Alexa, lived with her mother at Wheelers home on weekdays, then stayed with her father, Montez, the Marine veteran, or his family. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, From left to right, Andrea Canning, Sergeant Rick Loppnow and Sergeant Brian Slinger discuss Nicole VanderHeyden's murder on "Dateline. Her dark hair cascaded past her shoulders and was always meticulously styled. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Charles Wheeler told police was not at his $1 million gated-community San Antonio home the night that Olsen, Montez, and Bribiescas were killed. VanderHeyden's live-in boyfriend Douglass Detrie said he was devastated over his girlfriend's death, but he soon became a suspect. The Window Episode 19 - 82 mins A Florida father searches for answers after his daughter dies suspiciously in Belgium. Olsen seemed to find her footing professionally when she became a licensed hairstylist in 2006. 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. 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. Sheriff Javier Salazar of the Bexar County Sheriffs Office said hes not ready to label Nichol Olson as a murderer, a double murderer of her own children., Calling someone the murderer of their own children is the worst thing you could ever accuse anybody of, Salazar said Im not ready to do that yet.. Did they have problems? Let's discuss. Lester Holt anchors NBC's signature newsmagazine. A Boerne police officers report on a June 2016 traffic stop described Wheeler as a habitual speed violator.. London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, the youngest daughter of Nichol Olsen, was found dead near the bodies of her mother and older sister. I played along because I was just glad to have my friend there.. The bodies were cold and rigid. Nearly every seat was full for the memorial service the next day at Place For Life, a church on the Northwest Side. Once responding officers arrived at the scene, they noted that while Nichole had a bullet wound straight to the back of her head, Austin had one on the front of his face, with the rifle used for both sitting between his legs. Olsen and Wheeler appeared happy and enamored with one another. Charlie Wheeler didnt respond to requests for an interview. 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. Its ironic how she didnt like being the center of attention or even posing for pictures, and yet here we are, she said. The episode was titled "Match Made For Murder." Wheeler, still working the rodeo circuit, was dressed in a cowboy hat, a white metal necklace, a pink shirt, blue jeans, blue boots and a pair of spurs, records show. The next year she was on "Facing Evil with Candice DeLong" on the cable channel Investigation Discovery. At the time of her death, Olsen had made plans for one of her daughters to take a singing class and was looking forward to seeing her son the following weekend. After high school, Alexa planned to enroll at Texas A&M University with the goal of becoming an obstetrician. Olsen had three children and had been divorced twice. "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. He said he'd gone to a family member's house and returned the next day to find their bodies. The 37-year-old mother of three was a popular San Antonio hairdresser, an exercise enthusiast and had started a business selling watches and jewelry with two close friends. The clock and all of the accessories that are in the brain of the car.. You see the music. Time flies so fast? The medical examiner has ruled the girls' deaths as homicides and Nichol's death as by suicide. She added that Olsen appeared to be a guest in the house. Their daughter, London, was born in 2008. George S. Burch was charged with murdering VanderHeyden, but the defense soon pointed the finger at Detrie. Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. This indicated that Austin had died before Nichole. Read her on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. wishes come true! Friends and family gathered to honor Nichol Olsen and her two daughters after their deaths in January. She had warm brown eyes, an electric smile and a personality that drew others to her. 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. UPDATE: Anaqua Springs aunt: A plea for red flag laws. All rights reserved, Privacy Policy|Online Content Agreement. The Bexar County Sheriffs Office in Texas is using technology they paid $15,000 for, that could possibly help them solve the untimely deaths of a San Antonio woman and her two young daughters. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Hearst Communications Inc. On the morning of Jan. 10, Charles Wheeler called 911 from his house in Anaqua Springs Ranch to report a suicide. The first call was reportedly made to Wheelers mother, who didnt answer the phone, followed by four calls to 911. Therefore, today, at the age of 51, Jason Payne is imprisoned at the Mark W. Stiles Correctional Facility in Jefferson County, Texas, near Beaumont, where hes expected to remain for the rest of his natural life. "Nichol said she is now a good mother, that the children 'are all she has in the world' and that she 'cannot imagine' not having them in her life.". She was a fifth-grader at Leon Springs Elementary School and was described as a fun-loving child who was fond of singing. After the Spurs game, the friends went to Jazz Texas, a music club and restaurant at the Pearl. Members of the Clark High School cheerleading squad hold candles for their teammate, Alexa Denice Montez, 16, after she died in January. Wheeler owns an oil and drilling maintenance company. Olsen became a mother herself at 15, when she gave birth to a son, Skylar Nobles, in 1996. I know there are people on here who can somehow get this message to the bastard who took her from us. A handgun was found near Olsen. And she needed to go.. [Feature Photo: Nichol Olsen and children/Facebook], MANHUNT: Hobby Lobby Distribution Center Manager Shot Dead in Altercation With Employee, 16-Year-Old High School Student Fatally Stabbed in Classroom Fight, Young Child FaceTimes for Help After 4 Members of Family Slain, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. In the lawsuit filed by London's father Hector Bribiescas, he alleges that after a lengthy argument with Olsen in which she was allegedly exhibiting "increasingly erratic behavior," Wheeler left the home knowing he'd left an unsecured firearm in his bedside table. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. UPDATE: Father of Anaqua Springs shooting victim loses patience. Except, as the legal system gave its final verdict after thorough consideration, Jason remains guilty, until proven otherwise. My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Youngest victim in San Antonio-area triple shooting IDd; mothers boyfriend person of interest, by Peggy OHare. Olsen had a cosmetology license and worked as a hairdresser. She was just very concerned to get out because (Wheeler) was blowing up her phone, Turney said. She told me that theyve had lots of fights. A Bexar County sheriffs deputy arrived to find Wheeler on the ground, crying, in his front yard. Sheriffs officials havent yet determined who shot Olsens daughters one of the main questions Salazar hopes to answer. Wheeler declined to give a breath sample to determine his level of intoxication, the report states. Given her alleged state of mind at the time, Wheeler is accused of acting negligently. Wheeler said when he returned home the following morning, he found Olsen and her daughters dead and promptly called 911. On the morning of Jan. 10, 2019, a frantic-sounding Wheeler called 911 to say he had found Olsen and her two girls dead inside the home. The officer gave Wheeler a series of field sobriety tests, at one point asking him to count backward from 31 to 10. Patel told her to reach out again if she ever needed anything. Her humor was contagious if she was particularly amused, she would crinkle her nose and tilt her head as she laughed. She was 25 and worked at several salons over the years, most recently Salons By JC on East Sonterra Boulevard.
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