Woman and two daughters killed in boyfriend's multi-million dollar home

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Here an updated article to the one I posted previously:

Sheriff says boyfriend of woman in San Antonio triple shooting is ‘person of interest,’ but not a suspect

Nichol Leila Olsen quarreled with her boyfriend the night before she and her two daughters were found shot to death in a luxury home in a gated neighborhood near Leon Springs, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday.

“I think there’d been an argument at the very least ... and he went to another residence,” Salazar said.

That boyfriend, Charlie Wheeler, 31, is a “person of interest,” but not a suspect in the case, Salazar said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News.

“A person of interest is just somebody that we’re interested in talking to,” Salazar said.

Wheeler is not the only person drawing such scrutiny. The sheriff’s office is looking at others as well, Salazar confirmed.

Wheeler has cooperated fully with the investigation since the day of the shootings and willingly submitted to tests scanning his hands for any traces of gunshot residue, the sheriff said. Those test results are still pending.

“We’re not calling anybody a suspect at this point,” Salazar said. I'm not calling anybody a suspect at this point,” Salazar said.

One of Wheeler’s attorneys expressed frustration with the sheriff’s comments Thursday and said there is no probable cause to indicate Wheeler committed any crime.

“We think it is regrettable that this young man is being demonized, that he’s now being publicly identified,” said San Antonio attorney Mark Stevens, one of three lawyers representing Wheeler. “He is a young man with no criminal record for violence whatsoever.

“What we would ask is that people not jump to conclusions, that they not demonize this young man who does not deserve it, that they let the professionals do their jobs and complete this investigation. And respect the privacy of presumptively innocent people and of Charlie Wheeler, who did not commit a crime here.”

Attorneys Therese Huntzinger and Patrick Hancock also are part of Wheeler’s legal team.

Wheeler has not responded to requests for comment.

Olsen, 37, and her daughters, Clark High School cheerleader Alexa Denise Montez, 16, and London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, were found dead at Wheeler’s home in the 11300 block of Anaqua Springs on the morning of Jan. 10. Olsen and her daughters lived with Wheeler at the residence, located inside a gated community in far northwest Bexar County.

Bribiescas died from a gunshot wound to her head and neck.

The three were found close together on the floor of a “common area” on the second story of the house, Salazar said. He declined to be more specific about the area where they were discovered.

A handgun was found in close proximity to Olsen’s body, he said. No suicide note was found.

Olsen’s hands also were tested for any traces of gunshot residue, Salazar said. Investigators haven’t yet received those test results.

There were no signs that anyone had forced their way inside the residence, the sheriff said.

Investigators haven’t determined the exact time of the shootings, but believe they occurred between 10 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 9 a.m. on Jan. 10.

Salazar said he currently has no reason to doubt the medical examiner’s rulings, but noted the shootings aren’t “the most clear-cut case in the world.” He said there are too many “unanswered questions.”

His investigators are pressing forward to independently verify whether Olsen’s death was a suicide and to find out who killed the children.

“I’m pushing my investigators hard because I’m just as interested as everybody else to find out what’s the truth here? What really happened?” Salazar said.

He asked anyone with information about the case or the people involved to contact the sheriff’s office by calling 210-335-6070 or sending an email to BCSOTips@bexar.org.

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