The wildly popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has prompted a Florida sheriff to make a fresh appeal for new leads in the cold case of Don Lewis, Carole Baskin’s second husband, who disappeared in 1997.
In a tweet on Monday, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister recognized that it was a “good time to ask for new leads,” as he called upon the public to come forward with information that could potentially lead to answers in the unsolved case.
Since @netflix and #Covid19 #Quarantine has made #TigerKing all the rage, I figured it was a good time to ask for new leads. #CaroleBaskin #DonLewis #Netflix #Tiger #BigCatRescue #JoeExotic #TigerKingNetflix #HCSO pic.twitter.com/LHoJcBZVOI
— Chad Chronister (@ChadChronister) March 30, 2020
Self-made millionaire Jack Donald “Don” Lewis married animal rights activist Carole Baskin in 1991, and together they ran the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary in Tampa before he vanished without a trace on August 18, 1997.
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In the series, Joseph Maldonado-Passage (aka the Tiger King, aka Joe Exotic), who is currently serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted for two charges of attempted murder-for-hire against Baskin, insinuates that Baskin murdered and fed her late husband, Don Lewis, to the tigers.
However, to this day, Baskin refutes the claim and no charges have ever been brought against her regarding those allegations.
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Tiger King consists of seven episodes running 40-50 minutes each and was released on March 20 on Netflix. In our review of Tiger King, we called it “a fascinating and depressing look inside a community of big cat fanatics,” which would make a worthy addition to the watchlists of “true crime fans hungry for something different.”
For those people that have already watched the hit show, read our follow-up piece to find out what happened to the colourful characters featured in the true-crime docuseries and take a look at our rundown of recommendations of other true crime shows and movies that are available to stream now.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Netflix's Tiger King Ignites Search for New Leads in 1997 Cold Case