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The Pastor's Wife
by
Diane Fanning (Goodreads Author)
When Pastor Matthew Winkler was found dead at his Fourth Street Church of Christ parsonage in Selmer, Tennessee, both police investigators and parishioners were shaken and mystified: How could evil strike this cradle of faith? Meanwhile, Mrs. Winkler and her three daughters were still missing…
A frantic search for Mary Winkler and the girls ensued. Once they were found
...moreMass Market Paperback, 320 pages
Published
November 4th 2008
by St. Martin's True Crime
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Secret lives, who knows what goes on when the front door is locked and the children in bed? Abusive men threaten women with death and taking away their children all the time, but the women go to the police, they go to Women's Shelters, they go to various charities, churches or their family. They don't in general pick up guns to threaten their husbands and oh, it went off accidentally, so then they take the kids and run away trying to cover their trail as they go. Was she guilty of murder or man...more
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"When Pastor Matthew Winkler was found dead at his Fourth Street Church of Christ parsonage in Selmer, Tennessee, both police investigators and parishioners were shaken and mystified: How could evil strike this cradle of faith? Meanwhile, Mrs. Winkler and her three daughters were still missing…
A frantic search for Mary Winkler and the girls ensued. Once they were found, on a beach in Alabama, Mary was charged with murdering her husband in cold blood. But why did Mar...more
I'm not a huge mystery fan, but every once in awhile, a true crime title will grab my attention like this one did. A few years ago I'd read an article in Glamour about a pastor's wife awaiting trial for the murder of her husband, and had always wanted to know how the case turned out.
This is one of those situations where truth is more complicated than fiction. While it appears clear that Matthew Winkler was a controlling and probably even abusive husband, it's not clear how far that a...more
This is one of those situations where truth is more complicated than fiction. While it appears clear that Matthew Winkler was a controlling and probably even abusive husband, it's not clear how far that a...more
This book was fairly good to read, it didn't tell me anything that other sources (i.e., CNN, HLN, etc.) have not already indicated to us. I don't know anyone involved in this case, but we all know & understand that Domestic Violence is a growing issue, sadly it does end in violence sometimes. No, I don't think it's OK kill another person, ever. I also don't think that she should have done what she did w/ small children in the house. I try to put myself in her shoes & ask: "what would I have...more
I've never read any of Fanning's other true crime books and now I'm not likely to. Her writing is saccharine and florid and apparently there's a rule that every noun must have an adjective. This is an interesting case, but it needs a real writer to do it justice.
Great read. Justified or not, nobody deserves to be treated badly, physically or emotionally. And I can understand not everybody is strong enough to just leave the situation. I enjoyed this book a lot. I feel sorry for the little girls. Hopefully they are not too scarred.
Followed the trial closely and now having read the book about this case. I am still not sure if it was premeditated murder or not. Learned many things I did not hear or see on the news. Fascinating book on a real life crime in my home state of TN
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This book was horrible. I only read to page 37 and I had already decided three times to stop reading. it was not holding my attention at all and it did not flow.
I found this true life story very interesting. I feel that there could have been more added about the trial, but all in all it was really worth reading
Interesting insight and take on the Church of Christ. Actually not as negative as I was expecting. Sad story all the way.
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 5 years you've heard about this...A young pastor is found dead, shot in the back, and his wife and three daughters are missing. Three days later she's found in Alabama, and confessing to murder. The book was really good, and interesting, up until chapter 35. The author went into way too much detail about the courtroom testimony, which was quite boring. My suggestion would be to read up to chapter 35, then skip chapters 36-51. Trust me, you won'...more
Ive been following this story since it happened...this is the first book ive read on the case....very interesting so far....
I'm not sure this is an excellently written book---or even that well written. But, I've known this family for years, and I was interested in getting more details about what happened. The book helped me see some of the events leading up to the shooting more clearly.
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Didn't even get 1/2 way thru, and that's really unusual for me. Was not written well at all!
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