Jury choice begins in pastor’s slaying
Potential jurors were quizzed in Selmer about domestic violence issues, suggesting a possible defense strategy in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her preacher husband.
Police have said that Mary Winkler admitted to killing her husband, Matthew, last year, and that the slaying had something to do with what was described as his constant criticism.
He was a minister at the 4th Street Church of Christ. She was a substitute teacher.
A day after the March 2006 shooting, she was arrested about 340 miles away with their three young daughters, who were unharmed.
Court officials said jury selection could take up to a week and the entire trial could take several weeks. Winkler could be sentenced to life in prison if she is convicted.
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