St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bill McClellan column.(Column)

Byline: Bill McClellan

April 29--Such is the nature of celebrity in contemporary America that the congregation of the Rev. Ronald Coleman's evangelical church in Chester, Ill., has actually grown since his son, Christopher, was charged with murdering his two young sons and his wife.

Meanwhile, the woman who has been assigned the role of femme fatale in the case shows no sign of trying to capitalize on her notoriety. In fact, Tara Lintz seemed a most reluctant witness when she appeared at the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo on Wednesday. She was in and out of the courtroom in less than half an hour. She refused to talk to reporters.

She did Coleman no favors when she appeared in a bright pink V-neck blouse. This is …