The Pastor's Wife
The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family
A HOUSE OF WORSHIP
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, Mary Winkler and her three daughters were still missing…
A FAMILY SHROUDED IN SIN
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 had she allegedly suffered?
A CASE THAT SHOCKED THE NATION
In the months that followed, the crime—and the Winkler’s 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 PASTOR’S WIFE
“I wanted in some way to convey to you what a noble effort your writing is. No one knows the insider secrets but you managed to see them without labeling the other members of the church who are somewhat more enlightened… Please keep writing. So many of us have absolutely not faith in the journalists of our time. We will increasingly look to people like you who present the facts in a calm and rational manner, in book form, rather than in newspapers of the network talking heads. You did a marvelous job of ferreting out the underbelly of a system that encourages such total control of women and children by their husbands.”
Sharon
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