Wife of Slain Minister Faces Murder Charge
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The wife of a minister who was shot to death in his church’s parsonage in Selmer was indicted on a charge of premeditated murder.
Mary Winkler, 32, indicted by a McNairy County grand jury, has been in custody since the day after the March 22 slaying of her husband, Matthew Winkler. Authorities said she confessed but they haven’t disclosed a motive.
Matthew Winkler, 31, a minister at the local Church of Christ, was found dead in his bedroom after he failed to show up for an evening service.
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