Louis Winkler Dies on Death Row | Columbia News

Louis Winkler, 66, died Monday morning at Kirkland Correctional Institution after a prolonged illness, ending his 15-year stay on South Carolina’s Death Row. Convicted in 2008 for murdering his estranged wife Rebecca Grainger Winkler in 2006 — a crime that shocked the nation — he was still appealing his sentence at the time of his death. An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/96d408e8df4ee599