Anyone been watching the saga of the Methodist minister killed by his wife? I'm very interested in her motive. An interesting developement is that he will be buried by the same funeral home that buried my parents. Hm-m, life sure can be strange.

sojourner

I thought I understood he was Church of Christ?? And my inner radar feels maybe some child abuse, just speculation.

The wife is suspected...I'd like to know what brought them to that conclusion...although the facts won't come about until there is a trial, or they drop their speculations and persue whoever killed the husband. The ariticle I read didn't give any reason why she should be suspected other than being his wife and being at a beach with her children..makes me wonder. sounds fishy to me as well.

That's exactly what I was thinking karen. She won't say anything about the reasons for killing him. Either she truly just snapped for no apparent reason, or he was abusing the children. Perhaps adultery, but I would guess the abuse angle.

Since this is a local story, I will give you some local articles to read. Mrs. Winkler, admitted in custody to the authorities that she killed her husband. It is really a very sad story for this family. I feel for the children and the parents of Mr. Winkler as well as friends and church members who have come to support both Mrs. Winkle at court and the family and children that have been affected by this tragedy. In stead of speculating why she did this, let us be praying that GOD save her soul. AND praying for the children that have lost their father. Please don't start gossiping, and let's let the court system handle the case. I am pretty sure the family would appreciate us being supportive of them right now, and praying for the outcome.

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Selmer residents wonder what went on inside Winkler home
March 28, 2006, 07:54 PM PST


The Winkler home in Selmer is quiet as people try to figure out exactly what happened inside one week ago.

Selmer resident Sherry Ray says, "Something went wrong--something went very wrong"

Sherry Ray has kids who attend Selmer Elementary School..

Where Mary Winkler substituted the day before her husband was found dead.

"You never met Mrs. Winkler did you?" continues Ray.

New information has her and others here talking.

According to this report in Newsweek magazine..

The normally introverted Winkler talked incessantly on her cell phone, paced about, and prompted complaints from several teachers.

She reportedly got annoyed with her daughter Patricia--whose third grade class she taught that afternoon.

Basically, Winkler was acting out of character.

It's information that intrigues parents and could be of use to investigators.

Sherry Ray continues, "They know something, they're just not putting it out (and speculation runs the gambit?) absolutely, around here, absolutely"

She's just about heard everything.

The possibility that Mary Winkler may not have been herself simply adds another element to this still evolving story.

You would be absolutely flabbergasted if you heard some of the rumors floating around Selmer.

Obviously, we don't perpetuate rumors.

We'll just have to wait and see if they turn out to be true.

http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4695139
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Selmer, TN
Preacher shot to death remembered as good husband and father
March 28, 2006, 02:31 PM PST Internet Insider


A West Tennessee preacher who was shot to death a week ago was remembered Tuesday at his funeral as a man who loved his wife and was a good father.

Reporters couldn't attend the service for Matthew Winkler, but a family friend spoke for the Winklers after the funeral, saying Matthew Winkler's mother and father are concentrating now on taking care of their son's three daughters -- ages one, six and eight years.

Winkler's widow, Mary Winkler, is charged with first-degree murder in her husband's shooting death. She's held in jail.

The couple's children were among about 500 people who attended the minister's funeral at the Fourth Street Church of Christ.

Later, Matthew Winkler was buried in Carroll County where his father, Dan Winkler, officiated as he did at the funeral.

Dan Winkler, minister at the Huntingdon Church of Christ, told an estimated 250 mourners at the Carroll County Memorial Gardens, in these words:

"Our family isn't the first to go through something like this. King David lost two sons at the hands of others. God himself knows what this is like."

Dan Winkler closed the 15-minute ceremony with a prayer and hugged and kissed his three granddaughters.

http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4693722

With all respect onetiggerroo, I don't think anybody here is "gossiping". I think we, like most people, for that matter (especially being Christians), ar so taken aback by this horrible event that we are trying to understand it in our own minds, why she would do something like this seemingly out of the blue. Of course, we should be praying for the children. I think we are trying through words to understand this. At least I am. This is a far cry from gossiping. This is indeed a forum.

Speculations lead into gossip, that was my point. We can't get inside her head, and the media is being left out of it for now. The reason the media is not being given any information is for the family. I am pretty sure that this family has made a request to protect the privacy of the children. They need time to grieve for the loss of both their parents. I like to take this view, what if I was in the same situation? How would I expect a Christian to respond? I certainly would hope that the forum and its members, would respect the family and their need for privacy. The need to know can drive people crazy. It can lead down roads that needn't be traveled. We will all know the outcome eventually. Why try and speculate. There is one father dead, and a mother in custody. Think about the consequences to those precious children, instead of your need to figure this all out on a forum.

I say let's pray for the family. Let GOD handle it.

You have a point to a degree. Yet there are a million subjects on the board that people should not speculate about, given your point of view, and let God handle. This would be an empty place if no Christian had anything to say about anything. My point was I feel terrible for the family, no matter what happened to spur the murder. I could not care less about what she had to eat before she killed him or how well her blouse fit or if he or she was doing this and that. What I do care about is where those kids will end up and I am concerned and will indeed pray from that end. It is not always just a simple case of "Let God sort it out" and all will fall into place. It's not always that easy.

If I am called to sit on this jury, how would you feel then. You see I live where this is all taking place. Point to a degree, may be, but I am not arguing about the point, I am asking for everyone to stop and pray. Don't make judgemental calls, that is speculation. Speculation turns to gossip. The truth is we will only know what happened, when the judge decides the media can release the info. I for one, would not be able to sit on a jury with all the speculations and gossip running through my mind.