Mary Winkler, who served less than 300 days for the shotgun (shot in the back) murder of her husband, has been diagnosed with MS...she thought she originally had a stroke.
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quote:Originally posted by Shoals Resident:
Since when is it right to take the law into our own hands. Granted he might have been a "sick, sick man" and her life may have been bad but from what was shown in court her life was in no danger when she shot him. That was cold blooded murder. There were other ways she could have handled the situation. It is deplorable that she got away with this.
quote:Originally posted by Shoals Resident:
Dog, I have been a victim of DV for 17 years. I did not commit cold blooded murder to get out of it but I did get out of it. There is never any justification for shooting a sleeping person in the back. Don't believe that she was afraid to leave. That's exactly what she did after she shot him. There is no justice when contrasting the Cherokee Library sentence and this. Same way with the Trey Wells murder. He murdered both his parents while they slept. He claimed sex abuse which was a total lie. Knew him and his parents. Will never believe his claim. Just played the sex abuse card in order to get a slap on the hand. Poor parents could not defend themselves against him when he murdered them and then couldn't defend their good name in court. The defense had absolutely nothing to support their claim but the court gave a light sentence "just in case". Our court system certainly has lots of room for improvement.
quote:Originally posted by kimberleehel:
The only thing that I see that she did wrong was not waking him up and have him look at her as she pulled the trigger. Just sayin......
quote:Originally posted by Jennifer:
She killed her husband in cold blood because she had pi**** away all their savings. Their banker had called him to arrange a meeting to tell him what was going on with their finances. She was caught pure and simple and took the coward's way out. The "abuse" angle was her lawyer's idea. I say MS is way to mild for her. No one near them ever saw one shred of abuse, and her children denied it too.
quote:Originally posted by Jennifer:
No one near them ever saw one shred of abuse, and her children denied it too.
quote:Originally posted by budsfarm:
What happened to her chillen? Last I heard, she was in a fight over them for custody with the paternal grandparents.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by budsfarm:
What happened to her chillen? Last I heard, she was in a fight over them for custody with the paternal grandparents.
She received custody of them. If you'll click on the link I gave, it shows her children in it. She mentions her in-laws in the video. Sounds as if they get along but I'm sure they tolerate Winkler so they can see their grandchildren.
quote:Originally posted by HomesickGirl:
I thought she looked psychotic in the court room, as if she had no feelings.
But as far as I'm concerned, if those high heeled shoes and that wig are what people are referring to as 'abuse', folks are living a sheltered life.
quote:Originally posted by earthmomma:
Tt occurs to me that maybe TN found precursors of MS in psychological or blood tests and did not want to provide treatment for many years. This would be a possible cause for early release. Everything that happens is not already released to the media at once. This is just a way out em theory.
quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
There are shelters and protective programs for abused women that don't involve a 12 gauge shotgun...
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by HomesickGirl:
I thought she looked psychotic in the court room, as if she had no feelings.
But as far as I'm concerned, if those high heeled shoes and that wig are what people are referring to as 'abuse', folks are living a sheltered life.
If you watched the news, read the paper, or the parts that were televised during her trial, then you would know that the heels & wig "game" was not something she wanted to do. If a woman is forced to play those kind of "games", in my opinion & those of the jury/judge, that's abuse.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:
From what I read & saw televised was that the abuse went far above making her play dress up. It was what he did to her while playing dress up & in just every day living.
quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Unsubstantiated, where is the evidence of abuse?? Documented police complaints, battered spouse shelter documentation?? All you had to persuade this jury was a mousey woman a slick attorney. There was a miscarriage of justice in the Winkler case. If the court didn't get her the Multiple Sclerosis will. You play, you pay.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Unsubstantiated, where is the evidence of abuse?? Documented police complaints, battered spouse shelter documentation?? All you had to persuade this jury was a mousey woman a slick attorney. There was a miscarriage of justice in the Winkler case. If the court didn't get her the Multiple Sclerosis will. You play, you pay.
She never reported the abuse, though friends & some of her family members did see bruises at times. She was afraid no one would believe her, what with him being a preacher. He often put a pillow over the baby's face to stop her from crying, which had happened the night before the shooting. He often put his gun to Mary's head to intimadate her. According to court records, this man was a real jerk, while wearing the hat of a Christian.
quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
Unsubstantiated, where is the evidence of abuse?? Documented police complaints, battered spouse shelter documentation?? All you had to persuade this jury was a mousey woman a slick attorney. There was a miscarriage of justice in the Winkler case. If the court didn't get her the Multiple Sclerosis will. You play, you pay.
She never reported the abuse, though friends & some of her family members did see bruises at times. She was afraid no one would believe her, what with him being a preacher. He often put a pillow over the baby's face to stop her from crying, which had happened the night before the shooting. He often put his gun to Mary's head to intimadate her. According to court records, this man was a real jerk, while wearing the hat of a Christian.
Bruises...?? Okay, suppose we stipulate that some type of abuse did happen, even though not supported by evidence, DID the injury (bruises and mental intimidation) rise to the level of EXECUTION/MURDER??? Mary the prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner will be punished. Maybe with MS she will not live to see her children graduate, marry or have children. Karma has a way of making you pay.