Her father, who worked for H.B. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, and Alexa Denice Montez, 16, were found deceased in a sprawling, lavish mansion in the Anaqua Springs Ranch community, close to Boerne, around 25 miles northwest of San Antonio, in January 2019. Absolutely. Footprints in the Snow Episode 18 - 83 mins A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Mar 19, 2018 at 12:52pm PDT. This is Charlies home. Olsens younger daughter, London, also split time between her parents, staying with her mother Mondays through Thursday mornings, custody papers show. 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. A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Sep 6, 2017 at 7:54pm PDT. Though, as investigations began, inconsistencies started arising. Olsen had been shot dead along with her two daughters: Alexa Denice Montez, 16, and London Sophia Bribiescas, 10. Thats my baby. The autopsy and toxicology reports for Olsen and her children havent been publicly released, due to the ongoing investigation. Green Bay, Wisconsin, mother Nicole VanderHeyden was found dead May 20, 2016, but who was responsible for her death? She loved monkeys, singing, painting and theater, her obituary said. I didn't know either. Nichole's insurance policy was in question as well. 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. In 2012, the same channel aired another show on her case as part of its "Deadly Women" series. Authorities say they have no suspects at this time, but do have several persons of interest they'd like to question. She married her sons father, James W. Nobles II, in 1998 when she was 16. He declined to file a theft report. So, in my opinion, there is a lot of room for questioning the entire situation,Turney said. Nichol Leila Olsen took pride in her appearance. While Nichole was shot in the back of her head, her son had a bullet wound in his face. Olsen seemed to find her footing professionally when she became a licensed hairstylist in 2006. The lives of many are forever changed by the loss of Alexa, and theres not anyone in the family who hasnt been deeply impacted by it, Torres said. First day of high school and 4th grade. George S. Burch was charged with murdering VanderHeyden, but the defense soon pointed the finger at Detrie. Nichol Olsen overcame a childhood of hardships. Wheelers parents have been accused online of protecting him and not expressing public condolences for Olsens and her daughters deaths. They divorced a year later. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. After moving in, Olsen continued working as a hairstylist. Another friend, Justin Davis, 36, of Madisonville, described Wheeler as a good guy willing to go out of his way for anyone. The basics of the infotainment system of the car are on the dashboard, Salazar said. The District Attorneys office elected to retry Jason Payne. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. The 37-year-old single mother doted on her daughters, leaving work by 2:30 p.m. every day to pick them up from school. Wheeler, 31, was an avid hunter and a former rodeo competitor turned successful businessman. Friends and family said theres no way Olsen would have taken her own life or killed her children. Nichol Olsen, 37, was found dead with her two daughters on January 10 Their bodies were discovered on the second floor of her boyfriend's Texas home Olsen's death was ruled as suicide by a. Did a well-known Texas hairdresser really kill her daughters and herself two years ago afteran argument with her live-in boyfriend? We have not spoken to, to the extent that I would see them, Id like to see them spoken to. 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. We still have to go out and find out who it was that killed these two young ladies.. Charles Edward Wheeler has been arrested three times for incidents involving alcohol. London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, the youngest daughter of Nichol Olsen, was found dead near the bodies of her mother and older sister. 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. Alexa was a sophomore at Clark High School and a cheerleader. No ones ever going to know what happened that night, besides the individuals that were there, said Justin Olsen, 30, Nichols brother. House of Horrors will air on Dateline NBC, on September 17, 2022. Dateline NBC Showcast Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling. So let him know that Im going to spend every bit of energy and resources I have making sure he rots in jail. 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. She had a bruised eye and began applying makeup to conceal the injury, Turney said. My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Youngest victim in San Antonio-area triple shooting IDd; mothers boyfriend person of interest, by Peggy OHare. The report concluded the parents should have joint custody, but noted that Olsen appeared to provide the more stable living arrangement. She was just very concerned to get out because (Wheeler) was blowing up her phone, Turney said. As for Detrie, they used his Fitbit to exonerate him. 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. Every decision I made revolved around her.. And she needed to go.. My son is heartbroken. I said, What are you doing?. He said hed left about 10 the previous night after arguing with Olsen and had spent the night at a relatives house. And, honestly, it isnt going to be easy.. Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. 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. Cynthia Wheeler said her son and Olsen quarreled at times, but she observed nothing between them that isnt typical in relationships. I didn't get it. The coroner ruled the family's shooting deaths a murder-suicide. 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. Payne's attorneys had filed for an appeal at the Texas Court of Appeals, but it was denied in 2017. She kept an immaculate home. 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. Because he loved those girls. On Oct. 12, 2008, Wheeler, then 21, was arrested for public intoxication at a country and western nightclub near Angleton during the Brazoria County Fair. 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. Bexar County sheriffs personnel went to the Anaqua Springs home of Charlie Wheeler on the morning of Jan. 10, after Wheeler called 911 to report a suicide. London was in the fifth grade at Leon Springs Elementary School. The mother and daughters were lying close together in an upstairs hallway. He said Wheeler has cooperated throughout the investigation and that authorities may want to talk with him again. On the morning of December 11, 2007, Jason Payne dialed 911 after he found his wife and stepson dead in his house in Quitman, Texas. He knew that her location had changed and he wanted her home right now, Turney said. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". "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. She later obtained a GED, friends said. The officer said Wheelers girlfriend bought a beverage, which Wheeler began to drink, so he was ejected from the bar. The house was tucked inside a gated community that had 24-hour video surveillance and a security guard monitoring the entrance. Until we are done following every possible lead, were not willing to shut the door on this case just yet.. Alexas family sent a letter asking the Wheelers to stay away from all services, according to one of Charlie Wheelers attorneys. ", "At some point, I got a text that she met someone she knew," he continued. Olsen, a 37-year-old hairdresser, Alexa Denice Montez, a high school student and cheerleader, and London Bribiescas, a 10-year-old elementary school student, were all found dead from gunshot wounds at Charles Wheelers gated-community home, The Daily Mail reports. Salazar added that are cross-referencing information they obtained from Berla with other evidence they have. @cwheeler9487 ? In 2007, the Wages and the Paynes, a blended family, appeared completely idyllic in Wood County, Texas. King World Productions Inc. 2023 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Father of child slain in Anaqua Springs shootings sues moms boyfriend, by Peggy OHare. Boerne police cited Wheeler for speeding four times between July 2015 and August 2016, court records show. KSAT (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs shooting case reassigned after sheriff deems investigation incomplete, by January 7, 2021. 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. During the visitation, Olsen and Alexa lay in closed caskets in the same room at Mission Park Funeral Chapels Stone Oak location. Her core group saw much less of her, Turney said. By May 2014, the company had 140 employees. 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. The 37-year-old mother of three was a popular San Antonio. Your login session has expired. She was going to be somebody, just like her mama.. Patel said Olsen texted her after returning home to express thanks for her help. In 2007, Nichole Payne and her 16-year-old son Austin Wages were found dead in Jason Payne's house in Quitman, Texas. Wheeler was raised from age 10 in a rural area of Fredericksburg, in a home that embraced God, horses and ranching. Wheeler started to yell and was asked to leave the hotel. 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. She joined the San Antonio Express-News in 2013. And my oldest daughter's never going to get to see her baby sister not until we end up in heaven together. 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. 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. After two hours, Turney was ready to go. 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. All rights reserved, Privacy Policy|Online Content Agreement. Texas Man Accused of Murdering Girlfriend Who Planned to Confront Him About Being Married, Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders, Including Details of Allegations Against Alex, Utah Man Who Killed Wife, 5 Kids Was Previously Accused of Choking Daughter, Who Feared He'd 'Kill Her', Fed-Ex Driver Accused of Killing Athena Strand, 7, Is Also Charged with 3 Counts of Sexual Assault, Pregnant Ind. The officer gave Wheeler a series of field sobriety tests, at one point asking him to count backward from 31 to 10. Please logout and login again. Charles Wheeler did not respond to a request for an interview. Without a Trace: Carrie Olson: With Lester Holt, Andrea Canning, Carrie Elaine Olson, Amanda Smith. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Charles Edward Wheeler was booked into the Gillespie County Jail on Dec. 27, 2009, on a charge of driving while intoxicated. The question has perplexed Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar since Jan. 10, 2019, when deputies discovered the bloodied bodies of San Antonio hairstylist Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two . He used his winnings from the rodeo circuit to start a security-gate company, which he sold when he was 24. He built this company himself from the ground up, said Joyce Adams, who interviewed Wheeler and wrote the article for Shale. Olsen brought her two daughters with her. 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. Its crazy for anyone to think she would kill her daughters, Nichols brother Justin told People magazine. Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. This was connected with the recovery of a bloodstained washrag that was found in Jason's car with gunpowder residue in it. But to those who knew her, that's not an option, and points to someone else as the culprit. "It's crazy for anyone to think she would kill her daughters'," says Nichol's brother Justin. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs tragedy timeline, case still unsolved, by SBG San Antonio. Fredericksburg police arrested him. L: Nichol Olsen and boyfriend Charles Wheeler, R: Alexa Denice Montez and London Bribiescas. Records show Nichol divorced Skylars father, James Noble, in 1998 when she was just 17 and Skylar was 2 years old. In 2007, Nichole Payne and her 16-year-old son Austin Wages were found dead in Jason Payne's house in Quitman, Texas. Olsens son had reached his early 20s and lived elsewhere. Thus, he stood his second trial for homicide in2016, which yielded the same result. Their daughter, London, was born in 2008. Investigators are still trying to verify the identity of a 10-year-old girl. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Sheriff says boyfriend of woman in San Antonio triple shooting is person of interest, but not a suspect, by Peggy OHare. She picked herself up, she dusted herself off and she kept going no matter what life threw at her.. Nichol Olsen, daughter Alexa, 16, and London, 10, were found dead on Jan. 10, 2019 Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. London suffered a gunshot wound to her head and neck. Plus, Austin never seemed troubled. Olsen was just 7. 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. 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. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, and Alexa Denice Montez, 16, were found deceased in a sprawling, lavish mansion in the Anaqua Springs Ranch community, close to Boerne, around 25 miles northwest of San Antonio, in January 2019. Jason is currently serving his life sentence for capital murder at the Mark W. Stiles Unit near Beaumont, Texas. For someone who was as social as Nichol its a little odd, you know. While Olsen has her defenders, so does Wheeler. After all, it soon came to light that her seemingly loving husband, Jason Payne, was behind the matter. And the homes are probably very well constructed. While the former's death was ruled a homicide, the cloud around her son's death was still unclear and was initially termed as suicide. Then she sat down on a couch, rocking back and forth, wrapping her arms around herself. 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. He had a Maserati and a Range Rover. Initially, Nichole's death was ruled a murder, and Austin Wages was said to have shot his mother, going on to commit suicide. One of the calls connected with a 911 dispatcher but Salazar declined to provide details about what may have been said. Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, and Alexa Denice Montez, 16, were found deceased in January 2019. The lid was inscribed on the inside with the word Princess and displayed three pink hearts. My son is suffering, too. Wheeler owns an oil and drilling maintenance company. 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