324: The Scandals Surrounding the Life and Death of David Baker
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Content Warning: This podcast contains descriptions of abuse involving minors as well as descriptions of suicide, listener discretion is advised.
On September 11, 2024, Pastor David Baker walked into the restroom of Maury Regional Medical Center and shot himself twice in the chest.
After the shots were fired, the hospital went into lockdown, and hospital staff tried to save him, but his suicide attempt proved successful.
To understand why this happened, you need to understand who David Baker was and the events that led up to this moment.
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Sources & Clips Referenced:
Let Us Prey Documentary: https://www.max.com/shows/let-us-prey-a-ministry-of-scandals/ca01f963-90fe-4028-9d3c-deb127d48f34
Eddie Lapina x David Baker Interview: https://youtu.be/ejw0Ahc8veE
David Baker on Modesty: https://x.com/BadSermons/status/1681000158635466752
David Baker on Shiny Happy People: https://youtu.be/BZfH5suT9uM
David Hyles Partnering with David Bakeer: https://youtu.be/y7PNis9G9Fs
David Baker for Mayor: https://youtu.be/y9DLydQoL0U
David Baker sues mayoral candidate: https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/2022/07/25/mayoral-candidate-baker-subpoenas-rep-party-butt-defamation-suit/10052276002/
David Baker loses election: https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/2022/08/04/maury-county-tn-mayor-election-results-sheila-butt-carlie-norman/10192331002/
Restoration Care Ministries: https://youtu.be/CDWkzd9Qu_w
Bakers Arrest and Aftermath: https://fox17.com/news/local/affidavit-obtained-for-pastor-charged-with-sexual-battery-who-took-his-own-life-wednesday
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| 0:00.0 | I've always said it doesn't bother me getting older at all. I look forward to that, especially, you know, when you've been faithful to the words, faithful to your family, faithful to your wife, faithful to the book, you know, faithful to the gospel and the ministry, and what a beautiful thing. |
| 0:14.0 | Content warning. This podcast contains descriptions of abuse involving minors as well as descriptions of suicide. |
| 0:20.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:23.0 | You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental, |
| 0:28.8 | physical, and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement. |
| 0:33.9 | Not all legal outcomes are known or final. |
| 0:36.9 | Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. |
| 0:41.5 | Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsinski. On September 11, 2024, Pastor David Baker walked into the restroom of Mori Regional Medical Center and shot himself twice in the chest. After the |
| 0:55.3 | shots were fired, the hospital went into lockdown. The hospital staff tried to save him, but his suicide |
| 1:00.9 | attempt ultimately proved successful. To understand why this happened, you need to understand |
| 1:06.1 | a little bit more about who David Baker is and the events that led up to this moment. When preparing this episode, |
| 1:12.1 | I took a copious about a notes because there are so many dates, timelines, et cetera, to keep track of. |
| 1:16.6 | So most of the time, I'm going to be looking at my computer screen, so bear with me. |
| 1:20.0 | According to Baker's own bio, he was born in the exact same hospital where he ultimately |
| 1:24.3 | ended his own life, Mori Regional Hospital. He grew up in Santa Fe, |
| 1:29.3 | Tennessee, and when he was 12, his dad's job moved his family to Fort Madison, Iowa. From there, |
| 1:34.3 | he went to the army and became a paratrooper. After the army, David went to Bible College. He received a bachelor's |
| 1:40.4 | degree in pastoral theology and a master's degree in education from |
| 1:44.3 | Hiles Anderson College in Crown Point, Indiana. And he received a doctorate in divinity from Texas |
| 1:49.6 | Baptist College in Longview, Texas. Now, if you've been a listener to the show for a long time, |
| 1:53.7 | you probably are aware of a lot of the controversy surrounding those two institutions. |
| 1:58.2 | But in case you aren't, or in case you need a quick refresher, here we go. |
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