Posted on 03/24/2006 8:28:46 AM PST by Blogger
Slain Minister's Wife to Be Charged With Murder Friday, March 24, 2006 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The wife of a Tennessee pastor found shot dead in his house Wednesday will face first-degree murder charges, authorities announced Friday.
Mary Winklerwas found Thursday night with the couple's three daughters in Orange Beach, Ala., about 400 miles south of their home in Selmer.
Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said she was interviewed during the night and the charges were being prepared.
"We've interviewed her and she was cooperative," said Jennifer Johnson of the TBI, adding that once a warrant with the charges was drawn up, extradition proceedings would begin to have her returned to Tennessee.
Matthew Winkler was found shot to death in the bedroom of his parsonage Wednesday by church members who began searching for him after he failed to show up at an evening event at Selmer's Church of Christ.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry, but Winkler's wife and children — Breanna, 1; Mary Alice, 6; and Patricia, 8 — were gone.
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I heard that but I thought he said something about drug task force/violent crimes unit?
Actually, it's way to typical. When it comes to women committing a crime, rarely is it ever said that she did it for the same reasons men kill. Even with overwhelming evidence that a woman can kill as easily as a man.
Look at the first few comments on here or on in the press. Than look at the comments made about men who kill their wives. The double standard is ridiculous.
The first post on this thread says "something is up" by post #13 "he was physically abusive to wife or sexually molesting daughter(s)." From there it's off and running.
It isn't all about morbid interest in crime. It's a double standard that goes straight into our courtrooms and has allowed criminals to be relieved of their responsibility for the crimes they commit.
I just might kill my husband on the spot if I found him molesting one of our children. I can't think of any other reason to do so.
In the Peterson case, the drug task force was in charge of investigating any sophisticated type of communications, like computer usage, cell phones, text messaging, things like that--they also did wiretaps and recordings. Don't have any idea if that pertains to this case, but it could.
"The four were staying in a local motel and were on their way to get something to eat when they were stopped, Duck said."
This is where I saw mention of the motel on abc32.com..
There are a lot of churches of Christ in Tennessee and Alabama because some of the primary players in the Restoration Movement settled in this area and started churches and colleges. Lipscomb (Nashville), Freed Hardeman (near Jackson), Harding (Searcy, AR), and Faulkner (Alabama) all have ties to the churches of Christ.
The person you know is wrong about the churches of Christ being a tad "off" in my opinion. We are very conservative in our beliefs, and take the Bible literally. We believe that we should follow the new Testament example of Christianity without adding to or deleting from the Word. There is no Biblical command to only marry other members of the church of Christ. Paul even tells us in I Corinthians about how to deal with a spouse who is a non-believer. Of course there is a tendency to marry within your religion. You have more in common and fewer conflicts about how to raise your children There are no brainwashing or cult tendencies in the mainstream churches of Christ, and FHU and Selmer CoC are both mainstream.
I think in the CoC,the female is to remain silent.So,he probably wouldn't sign her name to it.(At least that's what my former CoC parents told me)
I've posted numerous clips, so I don't know where I saw the condo mention. It's not all on one thread anymore. Just trying to keep up with newer news items and new-to-us tidbits. Will sort it out when it slows down.
"NOT A CRIME OF PASSION"
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Breaking: Wife Of Slain Minister Confesses
March 24, 2006 1:03 p.m. EST
Selmer, TN (AHN) – The wife of slain Tennessee minister, Matthew Winkler, confesses to his murder. This was confirmed during an afternoon news conference.
Investigator Roger Rickman says Mary Winkler is in the process of being extradited and she should be brought back to Tennessee at some point this weekend.
She has been charged with first-degree murder and there is nothing to indicate it was a crime of passion.
Rickman adds one of Matthew Winkler’s parents will bring the couple’s three children, Breanna, 1, Mary Alice, 6, and Patricia, 8, back to Tennessee. He says he believes none of them witnessed the crime. ..."
Exactly, I see no smoking gun in his farewell letter, he does not come across as self-centered and includes references to his family throughout the letter.
I think some people are making more of this than necessary. If I were to resign from my job tomorrow and decide to write a nice note to my coworkers, etc., I wouldn't my husband's signature at the end of it either.
So you've jumped to the conclusion he did something to "provoke" it.
After she's lawyered up, I fully expect to read that a) he was having an affair with an unnamed woman, b) he beat his wife, c) he beat his kids, d) he molested his kids, or e) he admitted to being gay.
Or possibly some combination of one or more of the above, with a problem with drugs, gambling, or prostitution thrown in for good measure.
Another person jumping to the conclusion that he "provoked" it...
Party pooper...(/sarc)
The church of Christ is not a demonination. Members are not "required" to marry within the religion. It is NOT a cult (total devotion to a human leader). The church follows the pattern set in the Bible, tries to encourage those who marry to marry other believers (wise practice) and each church is autonomous, not controlled by a central authority. Thus, when one congregation has a problem, it doesn't necessarily spread to the others.
Parsonage; part of the church property.
She has apparently confessed but I haven't heard a motive yet. Has anybody else?
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