Comments on: The Preacher's Wife

A Reverend's Wife Is Found Dead. Was It Suicide Or Was He Playing God?

[twilahub]

My how my heart breaks for these young girls. Loss of a sister, loss of a mother, loss of time with grandparents, father is arrested, they are moved to a new town - new schools for the oldest. Yet I believe that God will reveal the truth and His Love is enough to heal the pain in these two young girls lives!

I have followed this story in Waco paper for a while now - sadly I missed the viewing of this show because I would have liked to see and hear what the "loving husband" had to say. Luckily for Kari God knows the truth and will hold Matt accountable even if our legal system fails in his case.

[bestillandno]

has anyone ever heard of ''''dead weight''''?????? think of how hard it would be to dress a dead body, on a bed that is soft, with the pooling of blood already taking place......sound suspecious to me


Posted by bdrlnt4rl at 06:11 PM : May 11, 2008


This sounded suspicious to me too, but for a different reason. Why would he go to all the trouble to dress her? If he was concerned for her modesty, fine, but it looks like he would have just covered her with a blanket or something, especially since paramedics would need access to her body to treat her had she still been alive. I guess you could say he wasnt'' thinking straigh, but it still sounds fishy.

[lzywomn]

Any one who really knows Linda will tell you that she doesn''t "sugar-coat" things. She is one person who will always let you know what she thinks and where she stands on issues.

Some mentioned that she should be more concerned for her granddaughters. Jim and Linda love those little girls. The grieving Mr. Baker took them to Kerrville where Jim and Linda have had a harder time visiting them. The Dulins have had to go to court just to see their granddaughters for more than an hour or two at a time.

I think the pain that one lady saw in his eyes is there because he thought he had gotten "away with murder," but now realizes that he may not have been quite as smart as he first thought.

Something that bothers me is that while being interviewed about the earlier death of Kassidy and the death of Kari, his voice showed no real sadness or emotion. Not once did I notice his voice breaking or getting shaky as I would have expected from a man who has lost such dear loved ones under such horrible circumstances.

What I think I saw was a man giving a well-rehearsed speech that he hoped and thought some would believe. I for one, didn''t believe it, and I never will.

Only Mr. Baker and God know what really happened the night of Kari''s death. Baker may get confused about what happened, but God won''t.

[upisup]

I don''t think there''s a purpose of a wife, or a husband, or a child. I think thats a belittlement of the bigger picture. The Gifts of God carry no explanations. No rationalities other than His.

And the God complex? I think that maybe this kind of a ''God Complex'' isn''t a god, but just a man.

[upisup]

People handle tragedy differently. Some think its a deficit of some kind, on behalf of a God. I don''t know. I had an inlaw who, when his wife died of breast cancer, he allegedly sexxxxually abused his kids. And they took them away from him. I don''t know anything about the deepest and darkest of tragedies, except for the innuendos and suspicions and talk of strangers. And its always like that.. Good people want to prevent this stuff from happening, but there''s no preventing anything from happening. There isn''t even any understanding of it. You can''t.

[aobrien77]

I know it''s no consolation, but sometimes the justice system doesn''t work. I know that we will all stand before God who sees all, and we will have to answer for what we do. I know God is fair. That''s the only true justice. Hey, what can I say? I''m a Christian, and He is the only one I believe in for what is right and good.

[bleem3]

Get the linguists in on this. His grammar betrays him. Look at the tense change when he''s lying. He changes from the simple past when recounting true remarks to the simple present and the infinite when he is lying.

[fibonacci_]

This is the most viewed story for two days in a row? Man do we need help.

[a-ji]

Suicide notes are hand-written and signed. In this case its type-written and not signed. Something smells fishy...

[skidee27]

"Religion is a mask for evil." Posted by jmcgilvray

PLEASE do not lump ALL who claim to be people of faith into an "evil" mass b/c there are crazies out there who pose as people of faith.

Words NEVER replace DEEDS as a measure of a person. (If only we could remember that when we are choosing our leaders!! )

I agree that Matt looks very guilty but I just believe that we need to let the justice system do its work. I don''t blame the family one bit for pushing and prodding and doing EVERYTHING they can to get it to work. I would just want a whole lot more than a "news story" (especially from one as UNRELIABLE as CBS) to base my opinion on. All the loyal friends and family are so hurt, I would loathe adding more hurt to any of them. I can only pray for God''s comfort and peace, that goes beyond human understanding to be poured out on all the innocent and to pray for our system to work at its best in finding and establishing the truth.

[rudy654-2009]

The evidence here is shakey and extremely suspect as to how the media is presenting it. It is very plausible that this woman took her life, as severe depression and anxiety do not look the same from day to day. People who are alleging that she said things are working out and will be just fine, forget that many people say such things just days before committing suicide. The typewritten note? It would be curious to know if she was in the habit of typewriting notes. My brother is one such person, so it is not impossible. I don''t trust the media on its reporting here.

[ranger1948]

Quetzalchrist
Your right. It is up to our legal system to bring charges and prove a crime has been committed. Maybe we are getting a slanted story here fom the press. Wouldn''t that be a surprise ? (haha)

[ranger1948]

HUGINC4
He claimed he went 2 miles from his house to fas the car and rent a movie and it took an hour and a half. That alone is suspicious. Also it takes longer than 40 minutes for the persdon to die from that type of overdose unless there was an allergic reaction to the medication. It also takes longer than an hour and a half for the body to turn cold and the blood to settle. Also dressing a dead perso is not easy and being a man he probably wouldn''t do it without leaving signs that he was the one who dressed her. There are a lot on inconsistencies in this story, and i also ask why the coroner did not respond to the scene. Everywhere i have been it is law the coronoer is the one to pronounce death of a victim.

[ranger1948]

bdrint4rl
YES I LEARNED ABOUT IN IN FORENSIC CLASS IN COLLEGE. THE SETTLING OF THE BLOOD OCCIRRS AS THE BODY COOLS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

[ranger1948]

pensacola88
I have never heard of a case where a murder or a suspicious death has occured that a coroner isn''t called to pronounce the person dead. The police are not allowed to move the body until this has been done everywhere i have lived.

[fortruth1]

To: Posted by bar-t-girl at 06:32 PM : May 12, 2008

Go to this site and the person who runs this blog may be able to put you in touch with the family. She seems to know them. I found this blog while I was searching for more information on this case. It is in an excellent source of information, and you really get to know Kari (the victim).

http://www.dontevengetstarted.blogspot.com/

I am so sorry for Kari''s family and her daughters. I am sorry for Matt Bakers'' parents and all those people in his hometown who believe in him. But this guy is guilty and needs to go to prison. I hope the justice system doesn''t fail.

[pensacola88]

Pastors often know the details that surround homicide investigations, such as - no medical examinor, which is crucial to supplying evidence for a prosecution. Where did the pastor go for help? He didn''t. He was too controlling. The pastor murdered his wife and got away with it. Another Walker Railey just got away with murder!!

[pensacola88]

Something isn''t flying out of the barrel very straight on this story. The story released by the pastor seemed very eloquent and controlled....too controlled. I don''t believe everything was as this story reads.

[bar-t-girl]

i am in the same position as this family but its my sister and i would like to talk to this family and see if they can give me some insight on what to do about checking into my sisters murder i may be missing something and our stories are almost the same. please help me if you can. thanks lady edwards

[bdrlnt4rl]

roscoezzz

apparently he really had no faith to begin with. when such tragidy hits a person, faith is usually what they hang on to.

to say you have lost your faith, it shows how weak you really are, and if you are that weak, there is no tell what you are capable of, as we see here with preacher baker.