Husband's hands tested negative. London loved monkeys, singing, painting and theater. London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, the youngest daughter of Nichol Olsen, was found dead near the bodies of her mother and older sister. 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 I was drained. The cause was heart disease. Zachry Company, a San Antonio construction business, died of a heroin overdose two days before Christmas in 1988. Green Bay, Wisconsin, mother Nicole VanderHeyden was found dead May 20, 2016, but who was responsible for her death? The search warrant - secured just days after Nichol Olsen and her two daughters, 10-year-old London Bribiescas and 16-year-old Alexa Montez, were found dead in their home in the Anaqua Springs. The question of who is responsible for the shootings has sharply divided those who knew Olsen and Wheeler. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Pretty callous return of victims belongings stokes tensions between families after Anaqua Springs killings, by Peggy OHare. The more he called, the more upset Olsen became. At this point, I still believe there are persons of interest that we have not spoken to. A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Aug 28, 2017 at 6:06am PDT. What I can tell you in the Anaqua Springs case is that it has been able to help us establish a timeline of where persons of interest were, in relation to of what we believe to be in the time of death.. Where Are Remington and Jackson Payne Now. Peggy O'Hare has been a reporter for 25 years, covering crime, courts, health care and other subjects. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. He told the dispatcher there had been a suicide at his home. She was my world, my best friend, Bribiescas said of his daughter. Except, as the legal system gave its final verdict after thorough consideration, Jason remains guilty, until proven otherwise. Turney, 45, who owns a brand development agency in San Antonio, described her uneasiness during her one and only visit to Wheelers house last summer. The initial theory of murder-suicide was debunked after thorough investigation, collection of evidence, and forensic reports. Records show Nichol divorced Skylars father, James Noble, in 1998 when she was just 17 and Skylar was 2 years old. I know there are people on here who can somehow get this message to the bastard who took her from us. I just know that Charlie could never do anything like that, Cynthia Wheeler said of the shootings. The home, which Wheeler bought in April 2017, spanned 4,500 square feet, on a lot of nearly 3 acres. Wheeler said when he returned home the following morning, he found Olsen and her daughters dead and promptly called 911. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Subscribe to the San Antonio Express-News to support quality local journalism. "Calling someone the murderer of their own children is the worst thing you could ever accuse anybody of," Salazar says in this week's issue of PEOPLE. Benessa Russell, Olsens cousin, walked up to see the young girl. 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.. 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. She was a fifth-grader at Leon Springs Elementary School and was described as. NBC's 'Dateline: House of Horrors' is an episode that profiles how a double homicide can turn a whole family's world upside down, especially when it brings about suspicion, lies, betrayals, and an unexpected arrest. Members of the Clark High School cheerleading squad hold candles for their teammate, Alexa Denice Montez, 16, after she died in January. 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. Oklahoma Father Kills Himself and His 2 Teenage Daughters in Double Murder-Suicide, Police Say, Maine Woman Killed by Longtime Boyfriend in Murder-Suicide 3 Years After Her Parents Died in Same Manner, Girl, 4, Escapes Murder-Suicide That Claimed Her 6-Year-Old Brother and Grandma's Lives, Parents and Kids, Ages 4 And 1, Found Shot To Death In Murder-Suicide: Cops. For someone who was as social as Nichol its a little odd, you know. And there are persons of interest in this case and we have not yet established, where they were and what they were doing at the time that we believe these deaths occurredThats what Im trying to establish here, and until that question is answered satisfactorily for every single person of interest in this case, its not going to be closed.. Since prosecutors from both sides did not seek the death penalty, Payne was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2016. 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. She married her sons father, James W. Nobles II, in 1998 when she was 16. Montezs father Carlos shared his grief on social media after learning his daughter had been killed. He told the deputy he took Olsen to the ground during the altercation because she was hitting me.. He and VanderHeyden had been at a rock concert the night of the murder. "It seemed too awful to be true, a murder case where nothing was as it seemed." He used his winnings from the rodeo circuit to start a security-gate company, which he sold when he was 24. 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. 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. 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. A lifelong bachelor, he lived comfortably in a $1 million home in the gated Anaqua Springs Ranch subdivision near Leon Springs on Bexar Countys far Northwest Side. To watch the case unfold, don't miss Friday's episode of Dateline at 9 p.m. O'Hare also attended the visitation and funeral services for Olsen and her two daughters. There will never be anyone else like her. There were five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a wine cellar, real estate listings show. Given her alleged state of mind at the time, Wheeler is accused of acting negligently. No ones ever going to know what happened that night, besides the individuals that were there, said Justin Olsen, 30, Nichols brother. She was just very concerned to get out because (Wheeler) was blowing up her phone, Turney said. In his testimony, Jason said that he returned and discovered the bodies, but neither checked to see if either were alive, nor had he touched them. Wheelers parents have long been active in rodeo events. We let her in our hearts and our home, Wheelers mother said. Olsen took a taxi to Patels house. Authorities say they have no suspects at this time. She loved monkeys, singing, painting and theater, her obituary said. Meanwhile, Salazar feels that there are more people that hold the answers to what happened. Vanessa Turney, Olsens friend and business partner, was there, too. ", "At some point, I got a text that she met someone she knew," he continued. Not long ago, Dateline ran a story about a 39-yo mother committing suicide in tiny Buffalo, MO in 2006. Since the killings, the fathers of London and Alexa have each filed wrongful death lawsuits against Wheeler, alleging negligence in girls' deaths. Despite a coroner's ruling that said the shooting deaths constituted amurder-suicide, Salazar has kept the case open, and recently sent it back to detectives for further investigation. ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, McKayla Maroney Details Abuse in 'Dateline' Interview. Bexar County Sheriffs deputies found three bodies upstairs. He cant do anything because theres a target on his back.". Londons father, Hector Bribiescas, said his life will never be the same. An autopsy report, however, determined that Olsen killed her children before shooting herself. I didn't get it. No suspect has been identified, nor any arrests made. She attended Kingsborough Ridge Baptist Church, where she participated in the puppet ministry and volunteered in the nursery. Jason said that he had returned with his daughter Riley after dropping off his son Joseph at kindergarten. This was around the time that oil prices bottomed out in Texas. All three were cold and rigid to the touch, according to the sheriffs incident summary. Monica Patel, another friend of Olsens and a cardiologist at a Houston-area hospital, recalled a visit Olsen made to her home in July 2017. 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. She was resolutely upbeat, having survived a string of hardships in her younger years. Alayna Ortiz: Indiana Teen Mysteriously Killed in Griffith Shooting. In 2007, the Wages and the Paynes, a blended family, appeared completely idyllic in Wood County, Texas. Records of Olsen's two divorces and three child custody cases shed light on her life before she met Wheeler in 2016. 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. I didn't know either. Charlie Wheeler didnt respond to requests for an interview. ", But Detrie wasn't angry over VanderHeyden's message, he said. Salazar added that are cross-referencing information they obtained from Berla with other evidence they have. Olsen said she was mad because she had called her boyfriend for a ride, but he didnt answer. Another lawsuit was filed on January 8 by Hector Bribiescas, the father of London. Dateline NBC presents an original podcast on Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. KSAT (San Antonio, TX): Father identifies teen killed in triple shooting as Clark High School sophomore, by Mariah Medina and Garrett Brnger. But I dont feel like any of them deserve whats being said especially from people who have no idea who he is.. Detrie was arrested and held in jail for more than two weeks, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported. 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. 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. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Report describes scene at San Antonio area home where mom, daughters were shot, by Peggy OHare. "You hurt me all the time," one of her texts that night read. "Charlie has no responsibility, either criminally or civilly, in this matter," she says. Wheeler owns an oil and drilling maintenance company. Police are still investigating where Wheeler was on the night of the killings. "She was incredibly proud of who they were as people.". A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Sep 6, 2017 at 7:54pm PDT. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Not so picture perfect, by Peggy OHare. Salazar said that no gunshots were reported to police on Wednesday night or Thursday morning. All three were lying close together in an upstairs hallway. In March 2014, she was charged with domestic assault but the charges were later dropped when the witness failed to appear in court. She was my world, my best friend, Londons father, Hector Bribiescas, said. Olsen and her daughters were living with Olsen'sboyfriendCharlie Wheeler in his luxury home in the gated enclave ofAnaquaSprings Ranch. 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