Rev. Fred Winters

Rev. Fred Winters was a Baptist pastor in Maryville, Illinois, who was shot and killed by an unknown gunman during Sunday service around 8 a.m. March 8, 2009.

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'Lyme Disease Doesn't Cause People to Shoot People'

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Lyme disease doesn't cause people to shoot people. -Dr. Eugene Shapiro, a Lyme disease expert at Yale University. Terry J. Sedlacek walked into an Illinois church Sunday and shot the pastor. He is said to be suffering from Lyme disease, which sometimes causes multiple sclerosis-like symptoms. A man was charged with murder Monday for allegedly shooting a southern Illinois pastor through the heart during Sunday services. Terry J. Sedlacek , 27, of Troy, was charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and aggravated battery, said Stephanee Smith, spokeswoman for Madison County Prosecutors William Mudge. The gunman strode into First Baptist Church shortly after ... Read Full Story

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Who's REALLY Behind Church Shootings? OBAMA!

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From: thegoodkentuckian.blogspot.com

Hello Children, I reckon y’all know by now bout that crazy feller what shot and kilt that poor preacher over the weekend. I first heard it from my good friends over at Gateway Pundit , which I’ll reproduce for you { Here } or below: Local Pastor Shot Dead at St. Louis Area Baptist Church Pastor Fred Winters was killed at his church in Maryville, Illinois today. He came off the pulpit and asked the gunman if he could help him when the crazed man opened fire and shot him. Pastor Fred Winters , who was killed, has two small children. Local news channel ... Read Full Story

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Authorities charge Terry Sedlacek in church shooting

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A man has been charged with murder in the shooting of a pastor at a church in Illinois . According to the Belleville News Democrat , Terry J. Sedlacek , 27, was charged with first degree murder and aggravated battery by Madison County prosecutors. He was charged with the murder of Rev. Fred Winters on Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church in Maryville . The battery charges were for stabbing two parishioners who tried to stop him. Sedlacek walked into a service at the church, exchanged words with the pastor, and then shot him with a .45 caliber handgun. The semi-automatic pistol then ... Read Full Story

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Next Day Reflection On the Tragic Death Of Rev. Fred Winters

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From: www.ronedmondson.com

Pastors and churches as a whole are obviously in shock from the sudden death of Pastor Fred Winters yesterday. I posted my own personal shock in a post you can read HERE . This morning we had our regularly scheduled elders meeting. One of our elders came prepared to encourage more security measures in all of our church services, a direct reaction to the news from Sunday about Dr. Winters. Effective immediately, we will add another on-duty sheriff’s deputy. We will ask our professional trained police and sheriff department employees; we have several in the church, to be available on a volunteer basis. Since ... Read Full Story

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Police: Pastor shot dead at church, others stabbed

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A gunman walked down the aisle of a church during a Sunday service and killed the pastor, then stabbed himself and slashed two other people as congregants wrestled him to the ground, authorities said. The man walked into the sprawling red brick First Baptist Church shortly after 8 a.m. and briefly spoke with The Rev. Fred Winters before pulling out a .45-caliber handgun and shooting Winters once in the chest, said Illinois State Police Master Trooper Ralph Timmins. The gun jammed before the man could fire again, Timmins said. The attacker then pulled out a knife and injured himself before churchgoers subdued him. Two ... Read Full Story

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Pastor's widow says she hopes Sedlacek gets help and 'finds peace with God'

Cindy Winters, the widow of slain Maryville church pastor Fred Winters, has issued a statement regarding a judge's finding that her husband's alleged killer is mentally unfit to stand trial.

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