20/20 Menu About Bios Episodes Photos Releases Dirty Little Secret - Releases March 19, 2025 THE WIFE OF A TEXAS MINISTER IS FOUND DEAD AND HER FAMILY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ON AN ALL-NEW ‘20/20’ Matt Baker was a charismatic minister of a small church in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. To his congregation, it looked like he had it all. Married to Kari, a Sunday school teacher, the couple seemed to have a happy and loving marriage and two young daughters, but when Kari was found dead, the carefully crafted facade Matt created soon started to unravel. ABC News correspondent John Quiñones reports in an all-new episode of “20/20,” airing FRIDAY, MARCH 21 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Matt and Kari met when they were teenagers at bible camp, quickly falling in love and marrying just months later. To those around them, they appeared to have a strong and devoted relationship, with Matt admired by his community. But tragedy struck the family when one of their daughters succumbed to a brain tumor, and Kari was found dead almost seven years later in the family home from an apparent suicide. While their parish and community showered Matt with love and Press Release - Series
March 19, 2025 THE WIFE OF A TEXAS MINISTER IS FOUND DEAD AND HER FAMILY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ON AN ALL-NEW ‘20/20’ Matt Baker was a charismatic minister of a small church in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. To his congregation, it looked like he had it all. Married to Kari, a Sunday school teacher, the couple seemed to have a happy and loving marriage and two young daughters, but when Kari was found dead, the carefully crafted facade Matt created soon started to unravel. ABC News correspondent John Quiñones reports in an all-new episode of “20/20,” airing FRIDAY, MARCH 21 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Matt and Kari met when they were teenagers at bible camp, quickly falling in love and marrying just months later. To those around them, they appeared to have a strong and devoted relationship, with Matt admired by his community. But tragedy struck the family when one of their daughters succumbed to a brain tumor, and Kari was found dead almost seven years later in the family home from an apparent suicide. While their parish and community showered Matt with love and Press Release - Series
