"Isn't the murder of a husband unusual as a result of postpartum depression? I can't remember a single well-known case in which a husband was the victim."
I'm not sure if this particular case is PPD or not, but I know of a (not well-known) case where the husband was killed. My aunt killed her husband and 6 year old daughter and herself as a result of PPD. She did not kill the 3 month old child (my cousin).
Sometimes husbands are killed, too, when PPD is the diagnosis.
I'm so sorry for your family! That's terrible. It *does* look like PPD might be among the possibilities that Farese and Company are considering. This is the most anyone has been able to pin him down about, I believe.
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http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/18272.asp
Postpartum Depression Possible Defense, Winkler’s Attorney Says
Posted: 3/29/2006 11:04:00 PM
Updated: 3/29/2006 11:53:29 PM
It's the question everyone is asking: What led a minister's wife to kill her husband?
Authorities said Mary Winkler not only confessed but also gave a motive for killing her husband Matthew.
That motive has yet to be made public, but her attorney Steve Farese is less hesitant to discuss one possible defense; postpartum depression.
"This is certainly one of the things we are looking into. Of course, she has a 1-year-old child, and we have certain information that lead us to believe that is something that needs to be investigated fully," said Steve Farese, Mary Winkler's attorney.
Winkler is back in the courtroom Thursday morning for a bond hearing. Meanwhile, the three children are with Matthews parents.
NewsChannel 5 Plus will carry the hearing Thursday live, starting at 9 a.m.
Very sorry about your family members.