You can t carry that burden | Ex-wife of convicted double murderer breaks silence, helps other victims in Louisville You re not responsible for someone else s actions, you can t carry that burden and you can t carry that shame.it s exhausting, Rebecca Simic said. Author: Senait Gebregiorgis (WHAS 11) Published: 7:33 PM EDT April 16, 2021 Updated: 7:33 PM EDT April 16, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Imagine marrying a man you thought was perfect, raising four kids together and later discovering he killed his previous wife and another person. It s a dark chapter of a Louisville woman s story who is breaking her silence for the first time more than two decades after the crime was committed.
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Families lied to by Mark Winger have come together in the wake of the killings.
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Donnah Wingerâs family remembers her marriage to Mark Winger
âShe lit up a room the moment she walked in,â Donnahâs sister Jenny Levin said.Rebecca Simic
After the brutal murder of his first wife, Mark Winger moved on. After all, he was seen as the hero who tried to save her, subsequently killing her supposed murderer with his handgun moments later.
Police quickly concluded the 1995 killing of Donnah Winger was a tragic incident, committed at the hands of a seemingly mentally unwell driver who d once driven her home from the airport.
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Today, Simicâs four children are thriving young adults pursuing their dreams.
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Rebecca Simic on supporting kids of imprisoned parents: âTheyâve done nothing wrongâ
Simic hopes her familyâs story helps others, and said her kids wouldnât have âmade it without all the support we were given from everyone.â Rebecca Simic
Rebecca Simic thought she had found the perfect life. She had four healthy, beautiful children, a loving husband with a good job and a house in the countryside.
But on June 5, 2002, that illusion was shattered when her husband, Mark Winger, was convicted of murdering his first wife seven years earlier.