Winkler Murder Case Featured in Crime Novel

A newly released novel on true crimes includes a section about the murder of Matthew Winkler, a small-town Tennessee minister who was killed by his wife. Mary Winkler was captured in Gulf Shores.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: December 29, 2007

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JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A newly released paperback book by crime
writer Ann Rule features a section on the slaying of Matthew
Winkler, a small-town Tennessee minister killed by his wife, Mary.
The killing in 2006 and Mary Winkler's trial this year in Selmer
drew widespread media attention. She was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter.
Rule's 480-page book, "Smoke, Mirrors & Murder," focuses on a series of seemingly unlikely killings, and Matthew Winkler's
slaying is one of them.
Winkler was shot in the back with a shotgun as he lay in bed.
Mary Winkler told her trial jury her husband physically and
emotionally abused her.
The book, published by Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, went on
sale this week.

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