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ENCORE: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: The God Fraud | Part 1

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Hurricane Havoc and Inevitable Downfall

This chapter explores the escalating challenges faced by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker amidst the turmoil of Hurricane Hugo, which impacts their legal battle. The suspense builds as the narrative hints at a looming verdict and the potential revival of Tammy's persona, leaving the audience on edge.

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I mean,
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this is just so nuts. Like, they can't do anything normally. Okay, well, there's another thing.
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Because a short while later, there is a full-on natural disaster. Hurricane Hugo sweeps through Charlotte, which leaves many jurors without water or power. The judge suspends the trial yet again. The problems are just nonstop. Almost like God is swooping in save Jim from his own fate. But Jim can't stop the inevitable arrival of his verdict. Next time in the finale of our two-part series, Jim will have to answer to a jury of his peers, and Tammy will go solo, undergoing a revival of biblical proportions. If you like Scamfluencers, you can listen to every episode early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. Before you go, tell us about yourself by filling out a short survey at wondery.com/survey. This is Jim
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and Tammy Faye Baker, The God Fraud, Part 1. I'm Saatchi Cole. And I'm Sarah Haggy. If you have a tip for us on a story that you think we should cover, please email us at scamfluencers at wondery.com. And a reminder that our Scamfluencers merch store is now live at wonderyshop.com. We use many sources in our research. A few that were particularly helpful were the New York Times article for Jim and Tammy Baker, Excess Wiped Out a Rapid Climb to Success by William E. Schmidt, the Washington Post article, The Jessica Hahn Tape by Art Harris, the book PTL, The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker's Evangelical Empire by John Wigger, and of course, Charlie Shepard's reporting for the Charlotte Observer. This episode contained descriptions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is looking for resources, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800 That's 1-800
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Izzy M. Peel wrote this episode. Additional writing by us, Saatchi Cole and Sarah Hackey. Sarah Eni is our story editor and producer, and Eric Thurm is our story editor. Fact-checking by Gabrielle Drolet. Sound design by James Morgan. Additional audio assistance provided by Adrian Tapia. Our music supervisor is Scott Velasquez for Freeze on Sync. Our coordinating producer is Desi Blalock, and our managing producer is Matt Gant. Cornelow and Stephanie Jens are development producers. Our associate producers are Charlotte Miller and Lexi Peary. Our producers are John Reed, Yasmin Ward, and Kate Young. Our senior producers are Ginny Bloom and Jen Swan. Our executive producers are Jenny Lauer Beckman, Marsha Louie, and Erin O'Flaherty. For Wondery. In a quiet suburb, a community is shattered by the death of a beloved wife and mother. But this tragic loss of life quickly turns into something even darker. Her husband had tried to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill her. And she wasn't the only target. Because buried in the depths of the internet is The Kill List. A cache of chilling documents containing names, photos, addresses, and specific instructions for people's murders. This podcast is the true story of how I ended up in a race against time to warn those whose lives were in danger. And it turns out, convincing a total stranger someone wants them dead is not easy. Follow Kill List on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Kill List and more Exhibit C true crime shows like Morbid early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+. Check out Exhibit C in the Wondery app for all your true crime listeners.

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