The Devil Lurks Behind the Cross: The Murder of Kari Baker
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The Devil Lurks Behind the Cross: The Murder of Kari Baker
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In the wake of Kari Baker's funeral, the community turned its gaze toward Matt, her husband. A minister of just 35 years, Matt sat on the front row at the...
show moreAfter the eulogy, Matt found the strength to stand beside the pulpit, his two remaining daughters flanking him. With each hug and expression of condolences he received, he assured the congregation that he'd be back to preach on the most hopeful day in the Christian calendar—Easter Sunday. "God has not abandoned me," he whispered to one close friend, "He will give me the strength to carry on."
But something unsettling began to shift about a month later. Rumors surfaced that Kari's mother, Linda Dulin, backed by her sisters and niece, was conducting her own investigation into Kari's death. The whispers intensified when word got out that Linda and her husband, Jim, had engaged a lawyer and private investigators. This was puzzling to many; after all, the Hewitt police had been convinced enough of Kari's suicide that they hadn't even requested an autopsy...
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Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34983893
https://wacotrib.com/news/local/crime-courts/judge-denies-matt-bakers-request-for-new-trial/article_11218a26-8d83-504d-ad7f-c27aaf7a2a26.html#:~:text=Matt%20Baker%20walks%20out%20of,a%20new%20trial%20was%20denied.&text=Former%20Central%20Texas%20Baptist%20minister,Strother's%2019th%20State%20District%20Court
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-valley-of-the-shadow-of-death/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/witness-for-theprosecution/#:~:text=Skip%20Hollandsworth%20specializes%20in%20long%2Dform%20narratives.&text=Editor's%20note%3A%20On%20January%2020,suspected%20of%20murdering%20his%20wife.
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