Florida sheriff seeking tips in 'Tiger King' mystery

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It might be the biggest diversion from the pandemic: binge-watching the luridly fascinating Netflix documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.”

Now a Florida sheriff is asking the public for tips regarding one of the lingering mysteries raised in the recently released show: What happened to Carole Baskin’s husband?

For those who aren’t up to speed, here’s a primer: Carole Baskin is the owner of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. Tiger King, the documentary, is about Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” a former Oklahoma zookeeper who loves guns, younger men, and big cats.

Earlier this year, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot. He was convicted of trying to hire someone to kill Baskin, who had tried to shut him down, accusing the Oklahoma zoo of abusing animals and selling big cat cubs.



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This show is racking up online ratings.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Per the Netflix documentary Joe Exotic is a seriously weird person,

but he's not the only one. They're all pretty strange.

[H2O Man]

3. +1

[blitzen]

9. But strangely, in his way, he's the most virtuous of the bunch, and maybe the most likeable. n/t

[christx30]

16. I'm 2 episodes from finishing the series.

But I hate Joe. He’s probably the worst out of all of them. That one drug smuggler (maybe the inspiration for Scarface) is the most honest and down to earth out of them all.

[Brainfodder]

2. Jack "Don" Lewis is the husband! AP get with it!

I can make the leap, but others may not?



That wording was awful to follow even.

[djg21]

4. I binge-watched it yesterday.

It felt like an expose of the Trump base. They all should rot in prison.

[sarcasmo]

5. Carole fed Don Lewis to the Tigers. #TigerKing.

[catrose]

6. Joe Exotic started and encouraged the rumor that Carole killed her husband.

The investigation in 1997 found no evidence of foul play (and DNA was a thing). The court ordered him to pay her $1M in damages. He was later convicted of trying to have her killed.

But Gwyneth Paltrow says there's no other explanation!

She's been running a respected, humane sanctuary for 30 years. I hate to see her have to go through all this again.

[EarthFirst]

7. This documentary series has everything...

...sometimes two!

Fascinating and oddly binge worthy.

[Talitha]

8. He looks like a young Walter Brennan.

[Marcuse]

12. Walter Brennan was young?

[sarisataka]

10. "Here Kitty Kitty"

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[Coventina]

11. I am definitely a pro-Baskin partisan.

Big Cat Rescue is my Amazon charity.

Joe Exotic can go fuck himself.

[floridacorruption]

13. Sean Hannity's and Rick Scott's best Sheriff friend in big trouble - DOJ investigates

Justice Dept. and Fl DOH investigations,
DOJ letter followed by my reply per their request,
https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/us-doj-investigation-lee-sheriff.pdf
https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/doj-all-forms-signed-and-merged.pdf
Fl Dept. of Health investigation starting in 10/2019 against the medical staff of the Lee Sheriff, apparently being reviewed by gov't attorneys in Tallahassee according to the below correspondences.
https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/sheriff-medical-investigation-2-10-20.pdf

Sherriff's medical staff investigation
https://web.archive.org/web/20200116213822/https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/fl-investigation-of-lcso.pdf

Prosecution phase begins
https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/sheriff-prosecution-in-tallahasee.pdf

Affidavit sparking investigations,
https://web.archive.org/web/20191007135143/https://judgeelizabethvkrierleecountyflcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/fedex-scan-2019-10-07_09-26-07.pdf
Document images at
https://leesheriffcarminemarcenocorruptionfraudabuse.wordpress.com/2020/03/22/lee-sheriff-carmine-marceno-under-federal-and-state-investigation/

https://leesheriffcarminemarcenocorruptionfraudabuse.wordpress.com/

[pat_k]

14. Felt guilty -- like a rubbernecker slowing down to gawk at a wreck

I now know the real meaning of "jaw-dropping." Several times each show, I noticed I was starring, jaw dropped.

It's an incredible story with a truly bizarre cast of characters.

[Polybius]

15. A reporter the other day asked Trump if he would pardon Joe Exotic lol

Link to tweet

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