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Todd Winkler appeared before the court for about five minutes on May 21, long enough for new court dates and a few notes from the District Attorney’s office to be made.
After a discussion in the judge’s chambers, deputy district attorney Lisette Suder confirmed that a protective order, which had been made at the order of the court, had been given to David Weiner, Winkler’s attorney. After the hearing, Suder said that the order concerned evidence relating to juveniles, which must be submitted as a protected order. Winkler has three children, who were the focus of a custody battle that ended the previous week.
El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas C. Phimister said that during the discussion in his chamber, “certain information provided by various people” in connection with the case had made a gag order concerning the circumstances of the case a consideration, but that it had “not gone that far” to the point of needing the order.
A preliminary hearing was then set for Aug. 30 at 8 a.m. The hearing has been given the entire day on the court calendar, which is expected to be taken up by testimonies. A pre-preliminary hearing was set for July 2 at 8 a.m.
Winkler has been in custody since Feb. 27 and stands accused of the murder of his wife, Rachel. They had been in a fight concerning their impending divorce, which ended when Rachel was stabbed in the throat with a pair of scissors, an act he said was in self-defense.
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OMGMay 26, 2012 - 6:58 am
Get this case moving and stop the delays, the family needs closure and time to heal.
AnaJune 24, 2012 - 8:40 pm
I walked a mile gladness She chattered all the way But never a thing I learned From her, for all she had to say. I walked a mile with sadness And never a word said she But oh the things I learned the day That sadness walked with me.
AnaJune 24, 2012 - 8:52 pm
I walked a mile gladness, she chattered all the way; but never a thing I learned from her, for all she had to say. I walked a mile with sadness, and never a word said she; but oh the things I learned the day, that sadness walked with me. Death was the whole purpose of that move. Stabbing someone in the throat was not self defense. Not a big man like that against a whimpy girl. He might have been attacking her already when she "supposedly" picked up the sissors. I would have walked out, in such a case, if I could have-- maybe she tried. I don't think you can trust the man to be really honest about reality there. Mental perspectives can be convincing. Sorry for him, but he is not a good man. His family may have taught him to be extremely competitive and it would be possibly a mistake to redo that training in the children.
Colorado GirlJuly 02, 2012 - 8:32 am
Any update from Pre-Preliminary hearing? Coroner report? T Winkler history prior to this marriage?
Colorado GirlJuly 02, 2012 - 10:30 am
I can't believe how slow this case is moving! So unfair to family and friends!