Donnah and Mark Winger - Part 1

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In August 1995, Mark Winger called 911 from his Springfield, Illinois home. His wife, Donnah, had been brutally attacked by an intruder brandishing a hammer. Mark intervened, shooting the man dead. Police ruled the shooting a justifiable homicide. The case was closed, and Mark was labeled a hero. There was little reason to question what had happened inside that house. But years later, the thoroughness and credibility of that investigation would be called into question.<br /><br /><a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen to Part 2 today on Patreon</a><br /><br />Today's snack: <a href="https://visitspringfieldillinois.com/Landing/SignatureHorseshoe.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Horseshoe sandwich</a><br /><br />Sources:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://widbroward.org/donate/donnahs-fund/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://widbroward.org/donate/donnahs-fund/</a> Donate to Donnah’s Fund</li><li>Zimmerman, Gail Abbott. (2008). Invitation to a Murder: A 48 Hours Mystery. Pocket Books. </li><li><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/play/6e97ad69-2376-4080-b67d-d3a5f4b62bc8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.disneyplus.com/play/6e97ad69-2376-4080-b67d-d3a5f4b62bc8</a> 20/20</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36N6KzSTlQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36N6KzSTlQ</a> 48 Hours</li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1320398215/?match=5&amp;terms=Mark%20Winger%20Donnah&amp;search-id=64058766-15f5-4a37-a8cc-f9ee0b8bdcbe&amp;search-rank=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/1320398215/?match=5&amp;terms=Mark%20Winger%20Donnah&amp;search-id=64058766-15f5-4a37-a8cc-f9ee0b8bdcbe&amp;search-rank=1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/realestate/article/FDRs-grandparents-home-for-sale-in-Newburgh-16792142.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/realestate/article/FDRs-grandparents-home-for-sale-in-Newburgh-16792142.php</a> Sara Jane’s old home</li><li><a href="https://patents.justia.com/inventor/robert-saul-brown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patents.justia.com/inventor/robert-saul-brown</a></li><li><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167032390/donnah_ellen-winger/photo#view-photo=143000701" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167032390/donnah_ellen-winger/photo#view-photo=143000701</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@grantbjork92/mark-winger-imitation-hero-a2cd12c079a2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://medium.com/@grantbjork92/mark-winger-imitation-hero-a2cd12c079a2</a></li><li><a href="https://abc7.com/post/mark-winger-case-abc-2020-the-perfect-lie-rebecca-simic/10522876/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://abc7.com/post/mark-winger-case-abc-2020-the-perfect-lie-rebecca-simic/10522876/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1321518778/?match=14&amp;terms=Mark%20Winger&amp;search-id=c605f23f-5100-45d4-9e65-35edcc85afca&amp;search-rank=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/1321518778/?match=14&amp;terms=Mark%20Winger&amp;search-id=c605f23f-5100-45d4-9e65-35edcc85afca&amp;search-rank=1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.alexander-levittfunerals.com/obituaries/ira-drescher/obituary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.alexander-levittfunerals.com/obituaries/ira-drescher/obituary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/e703b7f7-994b-456b-96f2-6c90d09bd3ca/4131113_R23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/e703b7f7-994b-456b-96f2-6c90d09bd3ca/4131113_R23.pdf</a></li></ul>