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48 Hours

A Preacher's Secret, Part 2

10 Apr 2025

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Part two of the investigation into the murder of Kari Baker. The case against Matt Baker takes a turn after stunning revelation from his former mistress. Baker is charged with murdering his wife and staging a suicide note. Would his secrets catch up with him at trial? “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/25/2013. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0.189 - 28.818 Narrator

In 2009, three days before Halloween, a grisly crime stunned the seaport town of Anacortes, Washington. Mark was known as the dog whisperer of Anacortes. They soon discovered a story tangled in obsession. Who was the hunter and who was the hunted? Follow and listen to Train to Kill, the dog trainer, the heiress, and the bodyguard on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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64.31 - 76.02 Defense Attorney Linda Parisi

I don't believe that a person should be able to walk free after he's murdered someone, and this someone is my daughter. And it's time that we should have been grieving for our daughter, that we've been fighting for a cause.

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105.978 - 111.781 News Reporter

A former pastor in Kerrville behind bars tonight accused of murdering his wife more than a year ago.

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112.522 - 129.784 Prosecutor

You've got a man who's extremely concerned about his public persona, and it's very important to him to be viewed as the perfect father, the perfect husband, the perfect Christian, the perfect preacher. but in reality, he lives his day-to-day life very differently.

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131.265 - 141.012 Matt Baker

I am Matt Baker, and I have been called a cheater, an adulterer, a murderer, a liar, and that's the farthest thing from the truth.

141.512 - 154.1 Unidentified Speaker 2

Authorities finally have enough evidence to say Matt Baker gave his wife, Carrie Baker, a lethal cocktail of sleeping pills and alcohol. Her nose and bruises to her lips indicate she was also smothered with a pillow.

154.602 - 166.353 Defense Attorney Linda Parisi

Matt Baker was very good at hiding his dark side. In her gut, she was figuring it out, but she didn't listen to those instincts.

167.394 - 171.418 Matt Baker

How could they think this of me? They know I'm not capable of hurting Carrie.

171.458 - 177.965 Prosecutor

They know that. I don't believe she committed suicide. There's too much about the staged crime scene to believe that.

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