Post by George on Mar 23, 2006 13:15:29 GMT -5
The following is a news article from Fox News this morning. When I first saw the headline I thought to myself, dear sweet Jesus don't let this be Brother Ben. It is pretty close to his area of Tenn. The family is in need of prayer as well as prayer the missing children be found safe.
In Christ,
George
SELMER, Tenn. — A church minister was found shot to death in his parsonage, and authorities were searching for his missing wife and three young daughters Thursday.
It wasn't immediately clear if the woman and children were abducted or if they were involved in the crime and fled.
Church members went searching for pastor Matthew Winkler late Wednesday when he didn't show up for an evening service at Fourth Street Church of Christ, police said. They used a key to enter the parsonage and found him dead in a bedroom. His family was gone.
Selmer Police Chief Neal Burks said Thursday that Winkler, 31, had been shot.
"We're just really puzzled," Burks said. He said investigators weren't sure if Winkler's wife had the children or if any outsiders were involved in Winkler's death and the family's disappearance.
According to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson, there were no signs of forced entry at the parsonage.
The bureau issued an Amber Alert early Thursday for the couple's daughters, Breanna, 1, Mary Alice, 6, and Patricia, 8. The alert said the girls may be with their mother, Mary Winkler.
In Christ,
George
SELMER, Tenn. — A church minister was found shot to death in his parsonage, and authorities were searching for his missing wife and three young daughters Thursday.
It wasn't immediately clear if the woman and children were abducted or if they were involved in the crime and fled.
Church members went searching for pastor Matthew Winkler late Wednesday when he didn't show up for an evening service at Fourth Street Church of Christ, police said. They used a key to enter the parsonage and found him dead in a bedroom. His family was gone.
Selmer Police Chief Neal Burks said Thursday that Winkler, 31, had been shot.
"We're just really puzzled," Burks said. He said investigators weren't sure if Winkler's wife had the children or if any outsiders were involved in Winkler's death and the family's disappearance.
According to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson, there were no signs of forced entry at the parsonage.
The bureau issued an Amber Alert early Thursday for the couple's daughters, Breanna, 1, Mary Alice, 6, and Patricia, 8. The alert said the girls may be with their mother, Mary Winkler.
