Mary Carol Winkler was born on on December 10,1973 and is an American woman who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 shooting of her husband, Matthew Winkler, the pulpit minister at the Fourth Street Church of Christ in the small town of Selmer, Tennessee.
16 Facts About Mary Winkler
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Mary Winkler had been shot in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun.
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Also, other people as well as Mary Winkler's family alleged that Matthew Winkler had been abusive to Mary.
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Mary Winkler was placed into custody there and later extradited to Tennessee to stand trial.
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On June 30,2006, Mary Winkler's bond hearing was held.
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Matthew Mary Winkler was shot in the back as he lay in bed.
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Mary Winkler had lost money in what her lawyer said was a scam.
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Mary Winkler had deposited checks that came from "unidentified sources" in Canada and Nigeria into bank accounts belonging to her and her husband.
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Mary Winkler had become caught up in a swindle known as the "Nigerian scam", which promises riches to victims who send money to cover the processing expenses.
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Mary Winkler made bond on August 12,2006 and was set for release from jail.
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Mary Winkler said that she went to the bedroom closet and retrieved a shotgun because she wanted to force him to work through their problems.
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Mary Winkler denied she ever actually pulled the trigger, but told the jury "something went off".
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Mary Winkler heard a boom, then ran from the house because she thought he would be mad at her.
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Prosecutors had asked that Mary Winkler be convicted of first-degree murder, but the jury settled on the lesser charge after deliberating for eight hours.
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Mary Winkler had credit for already serving five months and the judge permitted her to spend up to 60 days in an undisclosed mental health facility in Tennessee.
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Mary Winkler was to be put on probation for the rest of her sentence.