Eric Wrinkles

Who was Eric Wrinkles?

Matthew "Eric" Wrinkles was a convicted multiple murderer, sentenced to death. He served 14 years at Indiana State Prison located in Michigan City, Indiana, where he was also executed on December 11, 2009.

On July 21, 1994, Wrinkles murdered his wife, Debra Jean Wrinkles, his brother-in-law Tony Fulkerson, and Fulkerson's wife, Natalie Fulkerson, at their residence in Evansville. Debbie Wrinkles had been living with the Fulkersons since her separation from Wrinkles, along with their children. Wrinkles blamed his actions on his addiction to methamphetamine.

Days before the murders took place, Wrinkles' mother had made efforts to have him committed to a hospital due to his erratic behavior but was informed that he didn't meet the criteria. About two weeks prior to the killings he had been briefly hospitalized at a different hospital before being released by a psychiatrist who determined he was not "gravely disabled."

On November 10, 2009, Wrinkles appeared as a guest from prison on a segment of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he was confronted by members of his victims' families.