# Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86

https://mins.news/en/video/88029

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 13:03 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Ryqk5adhQ

> Jim Bakker, who became famous through the PTL network in the 1970s and was later convicted of fraud and conspiracy, has died at 86, his wife, Lori Bakker, said.

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