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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.
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Post by benshelpmeet on Mar 23, 2006 14:11:25 GMT -5
How sad. We will pray for this family...Please keep us posted to any updates.
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Post by nightingale on Mar 23, 2006 17:29:32 GMT -5
Brother George...I read the same article this morning, and gasped also, Please don't let this be the Smith Family...Praise the Lord it was not, and Pray this family will be found...sis Debbie
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Post by prv31wife on Mar 23, 2006 20:40:40 GMT -5
I feel so sad for everyone involved. I'll be praying.
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Post by George on Mar 23, 2006 23:05:19 GMT -5
I see on Fox News that the family was found safe in South Alabama. The wife has not been arrested but the police say they want to talk to her to see what she knows. There was no sign of forced entry at the parsonage where the murder took place.
These children need a lot of prayer.
In Christ, George
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2006 11:54:45 GMT -5
I just read on the internet that the wife is being charged with the murder and the grandparents are going to try to get custody of the children.
I wonder what would drive a Christian woman to murder her husband?
They need our prayers.
Sis. Beverly
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