Minister’s Wife Accused in Shooting Free on Bail
A minister’s wife accused of shooting her husband to death at the church parsonage after an argument over money was released from jail on $750,000 bail.
Mary Winkler, 32, is charged with killing Matthew Winkler on March 22 in Selmer, about 80 miles east of Memphis. She has been behind bars on murder charges since then.
Investigators said Winkler told them she shot her husband after a night of arguing over finances and other problems. The couple had fallen victim to a scam in which victims are told that a sweepstakes prize or other riches are waiting for them if they send in money to cover the processing expenses, her lawyers have said.
Her trial is scheduled for October.
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