Who killed Alex Teehee?
As I was driving down 41 today, this sign caught my eye:
It got me thinking about this case, which really hasn’t received much media attention. Alex was a 20 year old father of two little boys (he had full custody of the kids, unusual for a guy…especially such a young one). He was walking down a street in Charlotte Harbor, FL, in July of this year when he was hit and left for dead. The investigation seems to indicate that this was NOT an accident.
“We are not giving up of course, but it’s getting a little frustrating.” Thursday in North Port his father, Tab Teehee, caries a ribbon in remembrance of his son. He believes the people who hit his son knew him. “He wasn’t just out for a walk and happened to get hit by a car. There is more to it then that.”
The Florida Highway Patrol’s initial investigation says Teehee was likely hit on purpose when a car crossed the middle of the road making contact, it then made a u-turn, drove past Alex and left him to die. “Evidently there is enough evidence from witness statements that this was an intentional act.”
His father says they’ve even found threatening texts on his cell phone right before the crash. ABC 7 has learned a 17-year-old North Port boy has been questioned. His name has not been released. Tab Teehee says other witnesses have changed their story or are afraid to talk. “There are people who are involved with this that knew our son. That right there let us know that it couldn’t be accidental. It could have been an accident in the case that they didn’t intend for our son to die. But that is what happened.”
WWSB ABC 7
In the 4 months since this happened, apparently there was been very little progress in solving this case. This is from yesterday’s Charlotte Sun.
Teehees unhappy with police investigation following son’s hit-and-run death
By TERRY O’CONNOR
North Port Assistant EditorNORTH PORT — Police have hit a dead end in the investigation into the hit-and-run death of 20-year-old Alex Tab Teehee of North Port.
The Florida Highway Patrol has not reported anything new since the week of the fatal incident, which does not appear to be accidental. Alex’s parents say they are afraid their son’s death will be left unsolved.
“We have placed 12 handwritten signs throughout North Port on the street corners letting the community know that Alex Teehee was killed, and that the people responsible for his death are at home with their families,” his father, Tab Teehee, said Friday. “Alex deserves justice.”
The Teehees say they are prepared to offer a reward for information leading to their son’s killer.
“That’s something we’ve been working on with Crime Stoppers and the Sheriff’s Office,” Tab said. “We’re prepared to up the ante. We’ve been advised by sheriff’s department and the state attorney’s office to hold off on that. But it’s really getting hard.”
Alex was struck at 11 p.m. July 13 while walking on the edge of Sibley Bay Street in Port Charlotte where he had just moved. He was flown by MedStar helicopter to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day.
The Teehee family, which includes Alex’s two young sons, Kaden and Eli, was told immediately after the accident the FHP investigation was progressing well. Then, nothing in the four months since.
The black or dark-colored SUV involved in the accident fled the scene traveling north, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Witnesses and 911 callers also contributed to the investigation.
Lt. Christopher Miller of FHP acknowledged the accident was odd.
“Hit-and-run fatalities, depending on the county and the different areas and circumstances, for the most part they are pretty rare,” Miller said.
Alex moved to North Port in 2001 from Oklahoma. He graduated from North Port High School in 2006 and had just moved to Port Charlotte.
“He hadn’t even been living in that neighborhood for a week,” Tab said.
It stands to reason that someone must know something. It’s hard to believe in this little area, where gossip is everywhere, that no one has talked. Alex deserves justice. His parents deserve it. Most of all, his little boys deserve justice. They’re the ones who are now growing up without their dad.
If you have any information, please call SW Florida Crimestoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
I feel so sad for this family. Dear Teehee family, please know you are in my thoughts and in my prayers and that I pray everyday you find the answers you need to bring the culprit(s) to justice. I hope you are seeking help from Parents of Murdered Children. Feel free to contact me anytime. I give Tammy leave to give you my email address. There’s not much I can do to help but I do offer you my support and prayers. God bless the babies and you.
I hadn’t heard about this. It’s just so senseless and unfair. Alex’s family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jeanine, his mom was at Family Fun Day with the kids. Ben met her and got some pictures of them. I thought about including them in the post, but as I didn’t meet her myself, I wasn’t sure if that would be ok with the family.
And it’s a terribly sad story. You saying you hadn’t heard of it just adds to my realizing how it just wasn’t really covered in the media. Which is sad in itself.
Okay Tammy, I remember now. {them being there} The boys had so much fun on the water slide. They are a beautiful family, and it is just so heartbreaking. They were able to speak to Rick which was good. I don’t recall it being on the news. They really need to cover stories like this so the case can be solved. Instead they have to keep going on and on about casey anthony. {which at first was good- but it does not help find caylee when it is all about casey} :(
I forgot you were not there on family fun day.:(
Peggy and I had a nice visit with Jane as well.
Hello to Tammy, Jeanine and Peggy,
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. We really appreciate your concern and the blog about Alex. We are so thankful for people like you who care. This has been so difficult and the thought of these boys being free possibly forever is uncomprehendable. We need so much help in getting those killers arrested amd prosecuted, we don’t know where to turn. North Port is not safe with them running the streets.
We don’t understand why they are still free. It is so unfair to Alex and his little boys that he is no longer here, and to top it off that they are free makes everyday almost impossible to bear. We would love the pictures of the boys posted or sent our way. Any help, ideas, or support is welcomed! We love you all,
Carol Teehee and family
Carol, and Family, Please let us know whatever we can do to help. I feel sometimes like we need a huge uproar to get the word out for all these people who need justice. It is so heartbreaking and overwhelming to know how many people there and there voices haven’t been heard. It was very emotional to see John Walsh speaking last night about finding the truth out about Adam. If everyone looked out for eachother and everyone cared- My thoughts and prayers are with you and We will do anything we can.
Carol, and family you are in our thoughts today.
{{hugs}}
Hi All,
Just a note to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers this holiday season. I don’t know if you noticed the story we did with ABC 7 News, or the North Port Sun. We as a family are offering a $10,000 reward for info leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Alex’s murder. A very good samaritan has offered to double the reward. So…now we’ve got a $20,000 reward out there. Hopefully someone will come forward. I feel this will be solved soon, but I still worry about the punishment. It’s hard to even enjoy life at all, knowing someone that killed my son is living free, or could possibly have a quality life someday. Again, thank you all for caring. It helps so much.
Carol Teehee
No they do not know who did it they are blaming people that had nothing to do with it. They lie to everyone including law enforcement and the media. Their story he was out for a walk??????????
“north port citizen” Holly Woodward stop harassing the Tehee family!
I too see the signs around North Port and makes me feel for this family. Has this family tried to get their story on a national program like, America’s Most Wanted or other news programs like Dateline. That would get the attention of the media and the local police!
Im Sorry For Your Lost I Just Seen This Hit And Run Case..
I Hope That This Loss Well Make You Stronger..
And North Port Is Not Safe To Walk Not Even Night Or Day…
Sorry For U Your Lost…
God Bless U And Your Family….
I pray this case is solved this year, 2010, I can’t believe it hasn’t been solved yet. Yes they have names. Please everyone speak up if you know anything, they need all the evidence they can get. They need witnesses’s, and if your afraid, don’t be, they will put away for life if enough people come forward. He was a dear friend of my son’s. We love Alex. Please help stop this pain just a little bit, by giving Alex justice!!!
Thank you and God Bless you Teehee Family
The lies to the media are about to come out. You cannot lie to the media to try and convict someone or take them to trial or get a grand jury indictment. You will all be shocked to hear the life Alex Teehee lead and the false stories that have been told. Just a couple of facts, or questions, I might say, where were the kids that he had sole custody of when he was out for a walk?? One of his friends, Nick killed himself one month after Teehee died. He was tormented by the Teehee family that they were suing him and his mother over an accident that Teehee was driving. The called his poor mother names, harassed her and would not leave them alone. They are now doing the same to this boy’s family. Alex Teehee had a major drug problem and everyone thought he OD’d, because of it. Sorry he is dead, but the truth is the truth. His family should have helped him and maybe he would still be alive. If they had not tormented Nick, he might still be alive.
Tammy, just wanted to let you know I enjoy your blogs and the awareness it brings to the local community. I’ve read this whole string and find nothing accusing anyone of anything. The beauty of the blog is that it allows a debate to both sides of the story without fear of retribution.
Kathy, Carrie, or whatever your name is; you are apparently intimate with this story and perhaps know more about the case and family than perhaps anyone on here. There was no malice to Tammy’s comments. Tammy is doing a great job opening up a forum for the community to discuss, expecially a community that has lost a lot of faith in our Police Officers, and our local judicial system.
It is OVER!! DISMISSED OF ALL CHARGES NO EVIDENCE.
Actually, I think it was missing witnesses. If they find them, I’m pretty sure they can re-file the charges. So it may not be over yet.
GLEN!!!!!!!!!!!
KATHY OR CARRIE OR WHOEVER IT IS, IS APPARENTLY INTIMATE WITH ONE SIDE OF THE STORY, ONE FAMILY. SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE TEEHEE FAMILY. HER STORY IS FULL OF LIBEL REGARDING THE LIFE ALEX TEEHEE LED, HIS FAMILY, AND THE LAWSUIT SHE MENTIONS. THE TEEHEE FAMILY HAS NOT AND IS NOT HARRASSING ANYONE. THE TEEHEE FAMILY HAS NEVER EVEN SPOKEN TO NICK OR HIS MOTHER, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVES AN ONGOING LAWSUIT AGAINST HESS FOR SELLING BEER TO THIS BOY WHO WAS OPERATING HIS MOTHER’S VEHICLE. ALEX TEEHEE DID NOT HAVE A SERIOUS DRUG PROBLEM, AND IT WAS NEVER THOUGHT THAT HE OVERDOSED. HER COMMENTS ARE FULL OF LIES AND HATRED TOWARDS THE TEEHEE FAMILY. PERHAPS BECAUSE A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER OF HERS IS BEING QUESTIONED IN THE MURDER OF ALEX TEEHEE. THE CASE WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE THE CO-CONSPIRATORS AVOIDED BEING SERVED SUBPOENA’S AND TIME RAN OUT. POOR CONDUCT ON THE STATE ATTORNEY’S SIDE, LETTING KILLERS ROAM FREE.
This was a hit and run by one of the witnesses who is now in state prison. cannot belive the police botched this up so bad and then it got worse.
Loosman, Tricarico, & Sylvester are not in state prison. They committed the hit and run, among other crimes. When someone is involved in a crime of this nature, it is understandable that their friends and family would support them. Besides all the evidence against them, why would they tell other people they did it, if they didn’t? They are lucky the good ‘ol boy system is protecting Tricarico, otherwise they would go down for this crime. Lucky he came with the two that were so angry they left death threats on a cell phone two hours before Mr. Teehee’s murder.
The I Support Justice is from the Teehees to continue to harass the families. This case was dropped and closed because there was no evidence. If the Teehees would have kept their big mouths shut from the beginning this case would have been solved. But, no no no, they had to use phone messages and turn the investigation to a joke of a murder. It was a hit and run, with Teehee stumbling down the road looking for whatever he was looking for. The lies did not work. The truth did. Too bad the State Attorney Don Mason is too lame to admit he prosecuted innocent victims. Karma will pay