86: CASE | The Murder Of Donnah Winger

Avery After Dark

Avery Ross

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime

4.8 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After an uncomfortable shuttle ride home from the airport, 32 year old Donnah Winger told her husband Mark about the experience. She said the shuttle driver, a young man by the name of Roger Harrington, drove erratically & made violent comments. So the Wingers decided to file a complaint with the shuttle company

Just a few days later, Mark Winger called 911 to report that Roger had broken in and murdered his wife & Mark had shot Roger dead in the midst

It seemed like an open & shut case of retaliation on Rogers part. Mark Winger was applauded as a hero for trying to save Donnah

But 4 years later, new details about Mark emerged from an unlikely source. Prompting investigators to reopen the case. What they discovered, shocked everyone...

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0:00.0	Have you ever gotten a ride, whether it be a cab, an Uber, a lift, and felt uncomfortable with the driver? Maybe they drove too fast,
0:23.5	swerving in and out of lanes, or perhaps they made comments that made you feel uncomfortable or
0:29.4	unsafe. When you get into someone else's car, your life is in the driver's hands, and most
0:34.8	times it goes perfectly fine, but sometimes it doesn't. This is exactly
0:39.9	what a woman by the name of Donna Winger experienced. In 1995, she took a shuttle ride home from the
0:46.5	airport. The driver was supposed to transport her safely back to her home in Springfield, Illinois.
0:52.0	But during this shuttle ride, Donna was terrified. She said the
0:56.0	shuttle driver made explicit and violent comments during the trip. He said he heard voices, telling him
1:02.0	to kill people. To make matters worse, Donna had her infant daughter in the van with her. She feared for
1:08.5	their lives. After making it home, Donna and her husband Mark submitted
1:12.9	a complaint to the shuttle company. In a few days later, Donna's husband dialed 911 and frantically
1:19.7	screamed that both Donna and the driver were both dead. How? What happened? This case is one that proves that reality is stranger than fiction,
1:31.0	and things aren't always as they seem. Welcome back to Avery After Dark. As always, I'm your host,
1:36.6	Avery Ross. Thanks so much for joining me for today's episode. This is one of the most twisted
1:41.7	murder mysteries I have ever heard of.
1:48.1	It's one that has stuck with me over the years, and I want to share it with you.
1:54.0	Before we open the case files, I want to say I appreciate all of you who follow along with this podcast,
1:58.3	and if you enjoy the show, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.
2:02.5	I love reading your reviews, and each one helps so much in growing the show,
2:10.0	so I can keep making more and more for you. Now, let's get into today's case. In 1995, Donna and Mark Winger lived in Springfield, Illinois. The couple had gotten married in 1989 and had just adopted
2:16.0	a baby daughter on June 1st. Mark had a great job as a nuclear
2:20.4	engineer. The couple had lots of friends and were enjoying their first few months as new parents.
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