The Final Text Message

0:00 Speaker 1: The mansion behind the gates. The Annoqua Springs mystery January ninth,

0:05 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, San Antonio, Texas. Deep inside the private, heavily

0:10 Speaker 1: secured community of Annoqua Springs, expensive homes sat behind iron gates,

0:16 Speaker 1: surrounded by security cameras, private roads, and carefully controlled access.

0:21 Speaker 1: It was the kind of neighborhood where people paid millions

0:24 Speaker 1: for one simple promise safety, a place where strangers couldn't

0:28 Speaker 1: just walk in, a place where residents believed their families

0:32 Speaker 1: were protected from the dangers of the outside world. But

0:35 Speaker 1: on a quiet January morning, one home inside that community

0:39 Speaker 1: became the center of a tragedy that would leave investigators,

0:43 Speaker 1: family members, and the public with unanswered questions for years.

0:47 Speaker 1: Shortly after nine am, emergency dispatchers received a disturbing phone call.

0:53 Speaker 1: The caller was the owner of the home. His voice

0:56 Speaker 1: was frantic. He told authorities that his girlfriend had killed

0:59 Speaker 1: her too daughters and then taken her own life. Within minutes,

1:03 Speaker 1: police rushed to the mansion. Outside the home, they found

1:07 Speaker 1: the caller, Charlie Wheeler, standing on the lawn. He appeared devastated.

1:13 Speaker 1: He covered his face with his hands, but investigators noticed

1:17 Speaker 1: something unusual Despite the emotional scene, officers said they did

1:21 Speaker 1: not immediately see tears. Inside the house, on the second floor,

1:26 Speaker 1: police discovered the bodies of thirty seven year old Nicole

1:30 Speaker 1: Nicki Olsen, sixteen year old Alexa, ten year old London.

1:35 Speaker 1: A handgun was found near Nicki, but investigators quickly discovered

1:39 Speaker 1: one important detail. The firearm belonged to Charlie Wheeler, the

1:44 Speaker 1: same man now standing outside the home. And then something

1:48 Speaker 1: happened that created even more questions. Nicki's phone lit up

1:52 Speaker 1: a message had arrived from one of her salon coworkers.

1:56 Speaker 1: The message was simple, your client is already here, a

2:00 Speaker 1: normal work message, a message about an ordinary appointment. But

2:05 Speaker 1: it raised a difficult question. If Nikki had truly decided

2:08 Speaker 1: to harm herself and her children that morning, why was

2:12 Speaker 1: she still making plans for the next day. Why was

2:14 Speaker 1: she communicating about work, Why was she preparing for the future.

2:19 Speaker 1: To understand what happened inside that mansion, investigators had to

2:23 Speaker 1: look beyond the crime scene. They had to look at

2:26 Speaker 1: the people who lived there and the relationship that brought

2:29 Speaker 1: two very different worlds together, two different lives. Nikole Olsen's

2:34 Speaker 1: life had never been easy. Born in nineteen eighty one.

2:38 Speaker 1: She experienced loss from an early age. In nineteen eighty eight,

2:43 Speaker 1: her father died. Years later, her mother passed away from

2:46 Speaker 1: heart disease. By the time Nikole was a teenager, she

2:50 Speaker 1: had already learned that life could change without warning. At

2:53 Speaker 1: just fifteen years old, she became a mother to her son, Skuylar.

2:58 Speaker 1: Over the years, she went through two marriages. Her first

3:01 Speaker 1: marriage was to James Nobles. Her second was to Carlos Montes,

3:06 Speaker 1: a United States marine. Later she entered a relationship with

3:10 Speaker 1: Hector Biescuez, and together they welcomed their daughter, London. Nicole

3:15 Speaker 1: spent much of her life fighting to build stability. She

3:18 Speaker 1: worked constantly. At one point, financial struggles became overwhelming, including

3:24 Speaker 1: thousands of dollars in unpaid child support connected to her

3:27 Speaker 1: first marriage. She took whatever work she could find. She

3:31 Speaker 1: worked at restaurants, she trained as a cosmetologist. Eventually she

3:37 Speaker 1: built a career at salons by JC, where she became

3:40 Speaker 1: known as someone who worked extremely hard, long hours, extra shifts,

3:45 Speaker 1: constant responsibility. She supported her children through determination and persistence.

3:51 Speaker 1: Nicole was not someone who had everything handed to her.

3:55 Speaker 1: She built her life piece by piece. The man behind

3:58 Speaker 1: the mansion. Charley Wheeler came from a completely different background.

4:03 Speaker 1: Born in nineteen eighty six, he grew up in Fredericksburg, Texas,

4:08 Speaker 1: in a wealthy family connected to the oil industry. His

4:11 Speaker 1: family owned a large ranch and had significant financial success.

4:15 Speaker 1: Charlie entered the world of professional rodeo before moving into business. Eventually,

4:21 Speaker 1: he created security companies connected to the oil industry and

4:24 Speaker 1: reportedly became extremely wealthy. To outsiders, he appeared successful, powerful, influential,

4:32 Speaker 1: but his past included several encounters with law enforcement. Reports

4:36 Speaker 1: described incidents involving alcohol, disturbances and confrontations. Some allegations resulted

4:44 Speaker 1: in charges being reduced or dismissed over time. Critics questioned

4:48 Speaker 1: whether his money and influence affected the consequences. He faced

4:53 Speaker 1: a relationship that changed everything. In twenty sixteen, Charlie discovered

4:58 Speaker 1: Nicole through social media. At the time, she was involved

5:02 Speaker 1: with promoting a jewelry and watch business. He sent her

5:05 Speaker 1: a message. That message became a conversation. The conversation became

5:10 Speaker 1: a relationship. Before long, their lives moved together quickly. In

5:15 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, Charlie purchased a luxury home inside a Naqua Springs.

5:20 Speaker 1: The mansion had everything people imagined, a swimming pool, security,

5:26 Speaker 1: privacy space. Nicole and her daughters moved in. From the outside,

5:31 Speaker 1: it looked like Nicole had finally reached the life she

5:34 Speaker 1: had always worked toward, a beautiful home, financial comfort, a

5:39 Speaker 1: wealthy partner. But Nicole continued working. Charlie reportedly encouraged her

5:44 Speaker 1: to stop working and rely on him financially. She refused.

5:49 Speaker 1: She kept her job. She kept earning her own money,

5:52 Speaker 1: and that detail would later become important because maintaining independence

5:56 Speaker 1: meant she still had something that belonged only to her.

6:00 Speaker 1: Signs of trouble, according to people close to Nicole, the

6:04 Speaker 1: relationship became increasingly difficult. During a professional photoshoot, Nikole reportedly

6:10 Speaker 1: appeared with a bruise near her eye. When asked about it,

6:14 Speaker 1: she minimized the situation and said she and Charlie had argued.

6:18 Speaker 1: Another incident happened during a trip to Galveston. An argument

6:22 Speaker 1: between the couple escalated, hotel security became involved. Charlie left

6:27 Speaker 1: the hotel, but according to accounts from those close to Nicole,

6:31 Speaker 1: he also took her phone and belongings. Nikole was left

6:35 Speaker 1: without a way to communicate She eventually reached a friend

6:39 Speaker 1: named Monica. The two women talked for hours. Nikole reportedly

6:44 Speaker 1: cried and expressed frustration about the relationship. She told her

6:48 Speaker 1: friend she was leaving, but the next day she returned.

6:51 Speaker 1: After that conversation, Monica was no longer part of Nichole's

6:55 Speaker 1: life isolation inside the mansion, friends describe Nicole becoming more isolated.

7:02 Speaker 1: One story involved a basketball game with her friend Vanessa.

7:06 Speaker 1: During the outing, Charlie repeatedly called. At one point, he

7:10 Speaker 1: reportedly asked Vanessa to get on the phone and made

7:13 Speaker 1: comments about allowing Nichole to go out. Later, while Nicole

7:17 Speaker 1: and Vanessa were at a jazz club, Charlie reportedly contacted

7:21 Speaker 1: her again and demanded she return home. Another incident happened

7:25 Speaker 1: at the mansion Vanessa was visiting. She and Nichole were

7:29 Speaker 1: relaxing outside when Charlie became upset over something that had

7:33 Speaker 1: happened inside the home. The situation became uncomfortable enough that

7:37 Speaker 1: Vanessa left. Before leaving, she reportedly told Nicole, you look

7:42 Speaker 1: like a guest in your own house. Nicole responded, this

7:46 Speaker 1: is Charlie's house, not mine. The plan to leave by

7:50 Speaker 1: late twenty eighteen. Nikole was reportedly making plans for a

7:55 Speaker 1: new beginning. About a month before the tragedy. She began

7:59 Speaker 1: searching for another place to live. She looked at apartments,

8:03 Speaker 1: She explored options. She appeared to be preparing for independence.

8:07 Speaker 1: Then came January ninth, twenty nineteen, the day everything changed.

8:12 Speaker 1: That morning, Nicole received confirmation that an apartment she wanted

8:17 Speaker 1: was available. She could move forward, She could sign paperwork,

8:21 Speaker 1: she could leave. She also continued planning normal parts of

8:25 Speaker 1: her life. She scheduled salon appointments. She talked with co workers.

8:30 Speaker 1: She spoke with Hector about their daughter, London. London was

8:34 Speaker 1: interested in a talent opportunity. Nicole and Hector discussed whether

8:38 Speaker 1: the timing was right. Everything appeared ordinary. Future plans existed,

8:44 Speaker 1: The next day existed the final night. Later that evening,

8:49 Speaker 1: Charlie returned home. According to his account, and argument happened.

8:53 Speaker 1: He said the disagreement became serious. Afterward, he left the house.

8:58 Speaker 1: Security footage confirmed his vehicle leaving the community. According to investigators,

9:04 Speaker 1: Charlie said he was going to stay with a friend,

9:06 Speaker 1: but after leaving, he began sending messages. He contacted Nicole.

9:11 Speaker 1: He contacted her daughters, He contacted Nicole's brother. The messages

9:16 Speaker 1: focused on concern about Nicole's emotional state. Then another strange

9:21 Speaker 1: detail appeared. A message came from Alexi's phone. The message

9:25 Speaker 1: suggested she was frightened and asked whether Charlie was inside.

9:29 Speaker 1: The meaning of that message became one of many questions

9:32 Speaker 1: surrounding the case. Who typed it, why was it sent,

9:36 Speaker 1: what was happening inside the home? Phones can show communication,

9:40 Speaker 1: but they cannot always prove who was holding the device.

9:44 Speaker 1: The emergency calls Later that night, activity from Nicole's phone

9:49 Speaker 1: showed multiple attempts to contact emergency services for calls were made.

9:54 Speaker 1: Only one connected, but when despatch answered, there was silence,

9:59 Speaker 1: no clear expl a nation, no conversation, no obvious information.

10:04 Speaker 1: The call ended. The next morning, at approximately seven thirty am,

10:10 Speaker 1: Charlie contacted Nichole's brother again. He asked whether anyone had

10:14 Speaker 1: heard from her. He questioned whether he should call police.

10:18 Speaker 1: More than an hour later, he returned to the mansion.

10:21 Speaker 1: Then he called authorities. The investigation began. Questions that remained.

10:27 Speaker 1: Authorities initially described the case as a murder suicide, but

10:31 Speaker 1: family members of Nicole and the girls questioned that conclusion.

10:35 Speaker 1: They described Nicole as a devoted mother, someone who loved

10:39 Speaker 1: her daughters, someone who was making plans for the future.

10:43 Speaker 1: The fathers of Alexa and London rejected the idea that

10:47 Speaker 1: Nicole would willingly harm them. They wanted more answers, more transparency,

10:52 Speaker 1: more investigation. Questions surrounded the firearm, the timeline, the phone activity,

10:59 Speaker 1: the emergency calls, and what exactly happened inside the mansion

11:03 Speaker 1: during the hours before police arrived. Charlie hired attorneys and

11:08 Speaker 1: stopped cooperating publicly with investigators. No charges were filed against him,

11:13 Speaker 1: The case remained officially unresolved in the eyes of many

11:17 Speaker 1: who wanted additional answers the irony of Annoqua Springs. Annoqua

11:22 Speaker 1: Springs was built around security gates, cameras protection, but the

11:28 Speaker 1: tragedy inside that home became a reminder that security systems

11:32 Speaker 1: cannot prevent every danger. The cameras recorded vehicles, the phones

11:37 Speaker 1: recorded messages, the digital trail preserved pieces of the night,

11:41 Speaker 1: But the most important question remained unanswered. What really happened

11:46 Speaker 1: inside that mansion. On January ninth, twenty nineteen, three people

11:50 Speaker 1: lost their lives, A family was destroyed, and behind the

11:54 Speaker 1: gates of one of Texas's safest communities. A mystery remained

11:59 Speaker 1: and