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Matt Baker: Web Extra from 48 Hours

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Here are two fascinating web extras from last week’s 48 Hours.

Erin Moriarty puts Matt Baker on the spot. Watch him give excuses!!

Here we see Vanessa Bulls talk about what she knows. Her demeanor is so detached and clearly she is giving us a “story”. I love how she tells us “It never got inappropriate or anything.” Yeah, right! She says at another point, “I though it was a little weird having a dead person’s cell phone, but I thought, well, it’s not like…he’s not married anymore. You know what I mean? He’s…he’s not married, so that shouldn’t make me look bad or anything like that.”

Hopefully no one has their doubts about Matt Baker anymore. Vanessa Bulls finally decided to tell the truth after some horrifically poor judgment on her behavior.

48 Hours: Dirty Little Secrets

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Matt and Kari Baker

48 Hours has a sneak peak for this weekend’s episode up, though they have no embed code. Click here to see it. It’s about the Kari Baker story, which I have followed for several years.

I have written extensively on Matt Baker, and analyzed Vanessa Bulls. Check back next week for my thoughts on this show! Don’t forget to set your DVR!

Note: I just saw it is a double-feature–two hours!!

Matt Baker’s Jailhouse Interview

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Matt Baker gave a jailhouse interview on June 8 to KXVV.com.

Matt Baker interview with KXVV.com

Karon, an Eyes for Lies reader, and contributor this blog, made a fascinating statement when this first aired. Karon wrote in the comment section:

Matt gives himself away in this interview. He says that her death was either suicide or a mixture of alcohol and meds. He must have forgotten, there was a typed suicide note? If he didn’t type the note himself, and if he was innocent, he should be absolutely certain that it was a suicide. A person doesn’t leave a suicide note with an accidental death caused by a mixture of alcohol and meds. He is just throwing ideas out there and hoping one sticks. He knows he killed her and typed the suicide note.

Superb catch, Karon!

I have analyzed this case since 2008 and Matt Baker gave away many, many clues to his deceit. Click on the labels to read my thoughts on this case. I analyzed the 911 call, the suicide note, and multiple interviews by Matt Baker.

Did you see all the subtle expressions of joy (duper’s delight) that Matt made in the 20/20 show tonight? It was chilling. Matt loved playing people and getting away with it up until the very end, and he continued to show duper’s delight in his interview with Jim Avila after he was sentenced.

Matt is a scary man.

Join in the chat on Eyes for Lies forum here.

Matt Baker Story Update on 20/20 Tonight

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Murdering Minister’s Lover Tells All

ABC’s 20/20 will update the Matt Baker story tonight, which we have been watching for several years here on Eyes for Lies. Don’t forget to set your DVRs.

  • Click here to read my thoughts on Vanessa Bulls, Matt’s mistress.
  • Click here to read the suicide note that Matt says Kari left behind.
  • My original thoughts on Matt Baker from 2008 here and here.

To read all of my thoughts on the case, click on the labels below and scroll down. They are reverse order.

Matt Baker Gives Jailhouse Interview

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Matt Baker interview with KXVV.com

Matt Baker, who was convicted earlier this year for murdering his wife Kari Baker, sits down in his first jailhouse interview since his conviction. Matt, who is still clinging to his innocence, tells us he believes he would not be in prison if he did two things differently. He says that he wouldn’t have had an affair with Vanessa Bulls, “I would have completely steered clear of that. And number two, I would have sought out better help for Kari.”

Read moreI’m sad to report, if Matt did two those things, he probably would have gotten away with murder, and that is what Matt has realized now that he has had some time behind bars to get honest and face reality.

Matt Baker has always claimed that his wife, Kari, committed suicide. I don’t believe him whatsoever. You can read my thoughts on Matt Baker here (scroll down for the earliest post). In this interview, he is now saying that maybe her death was a result of accidental reaction to alcohol and medicine. That’s a new theory, Matt! I suspect he wants to win an appeal because he also complains he wished his attorneys would have called witnesses, “I was dumbfounded when they called one.”

Matt Baker also says he now wishes he would have taken the stand in the trial.

In the second interview, Matt confirms for us, he does want an appeal. Then he says something chilling. He says, “I honestly know, and I know it is hard to…to get it across, but I loved my wife, even though I made a mistake.”

That’s the understatement of the century, Matt. Your mistake was that you got too cocky and confident and your behavior, words and history caught up with you and gave your lies away.

Update:

Karon made a fascinating statement below and I wanted to repeat it here. It was too good to miss:

Matt gives himself away in this interview. He says that her death was either suicide or a mixture of alcohol and meds. He must have forgotten, there was a typed suicide note? If he didn’t type the note himself, and if he was innocent, he should be, absolutely, certain that it was a suicide. A person doesn’t leave a suicide note with an accidental death caused by a mixture of alcohol and meds. He is just throwing ideas out there and hoping one sticks. He knows he killed her and typed the suicide note.

Superb catch, Karon!