Execution of Matthew Eric Wrinkles
12:39 AM, December 11, 2009
Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed in Michigan City, Indiana by lethal injection at 12:39 AM Central Time on December 11th. This was Indiana's 20th execution since capital punishment's reinstatement in 1977.
Various events and vigils bearing witness to the execution and remembering the victims of his crime, Debra Wrinkles, Natalie Fulkerson, and Tony Fulkerson, were held around the state.
Mary Winnecke, the mother of one of the victims, asked Hoosiers opposed to the death penalty to write to the Governor. His office can be reached through the in.gov website here.
The following were activities relevant to the execution of Eric Wrinkles:
- December 2, Indianapolis, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Mass for Matthew Eric Wrinkles, the victims of his crime, and the families of his victims.
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
1347 N. Meridian St. - December 10, Indianapolis, 5:30-6:30 AND Midnight-1:15 AM
- Execution vigil at Governor's Mansion
46th and Meridian, Indianapolis
Click here for flyer with more information. - December 10-11, Bloomington, Midnight
- Execution vigil
Courthouse Square (SE corner of Kirkwood and Walnut) - December 10-11, Evansville, 8:00 PM - Morning
- Prayer vigil
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
918 W. Mill Road, Evansville
Click here for flyer with more information. - December 10-11, Michigan City, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM Central Time
- Execution Vigil
Michigan City Prison
1 Park Row Street, Michigan City
* Activities listed are not explicitly sponsored or endorsed by InCASE.
Articles about the execution:
- Victims' mothers differ on death penalty - 12/9/09
- Mary Winnecke and Mae McIntire both lost loved ones in the horrible murders committed by Eric Wrinkles but disagree on his punishment.
- Victims' family members Kim Dillman, Mary Winnecke, and Mae McIntire interviewed - WTVW - 12/9/09
- The daughter and two of the mothers of the victims are interviewed about the upcoming execution.
- Execution of Wrinkles to end 2-year state hiatus - Evansville Courier Press - 12/9/09
- The state of Indiana is slowly but surely moving away from the use of the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment without parole.
- Interview with niece of victims, Tracy Hobdgood - 12/8/09
- Tracy Hobgood, whose aunt and uncle were murdered by Eric Wrinkles, was interviewed on WTVW about her recollections of the murder and her forgivneness of Wrinkles.
- Is Death the Only Way We Have to Extract Justice? - Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger - 11/29/09
- The Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville asks whether it is truly necessary to carry out the execution of Eric Wrinkles. He rightly points out that there are proven alternatives to execution that keep society safe from killers, namely life without parole.
- Confronting the Killer - Oprah - 11/10/09
- The children of the victims of Eric Wrinkles' crime confronted him and heard his apology live on Oprah.
- Convicted Killer is Now a Different Man - Fr. Tom McNally - 11/8/09
- Death row chaplain Father Tom McNally wrote this op-ed discussing his perspective on Eric Wrinkles and his change during his time on death row.
