The pastor's wife: the true story of a minister and the shocking death that divided a family - diane fanning

Fanning chronicles the true story of Mary Winkler, a mother of three who in 2006 had shot and killed her husband Matthew, a Church of Christ minister in Selmer, Tennessee.

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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 Mary pull the trigger? What sexual and psychological abuses did she allege she had suffered? In the months that followed, the crime--and the Winklers marriage--would be exposed by the national media; Mary herself even appeared on Oprah .

Set in a world of domineering men, obedient wives, and unshakable faith, this is the true story about what happened to Matthew Winkler and THE PASTORS WIFE.