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Celebrity
January 18, 2023
‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin Says Missing Husband Is ‘Alive and Well’ in Costa Rica
“Tiger King” star Carole Baskin told British media in 2021 that her husband who vanished in 1997 was alive and well in Central America. News of Don Lewis being located came to light during the latest season of Netflix’s series, which Baskin had asked to be removed from. In November 2021, Baskin told ITV’s “This …
Celebrity Justice
June 4, 2022
FBI Nabs ‘TIGER KING’ STAR Doc Antle
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the rival of Joe Exotic in the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” was arrested Friday by federal agents, WMBF-TV reports. The 62-year-old was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at 5:40 p.m., according to public records. Officials have not confirmed publicly the reason for the …
Celebrity
January 28, 2022
Federal Judge Shaves a Year off ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s 22-Year Sentence
‘A federal judge on Friday reduced Joe Exotic’s prison sentence by one year for violating federal wildlife laws and devising a murder-for-hire plot targeting controversial animal activist Carole Baskin. According to KOCW, Exotic, 58, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, learned of his new 21-year sentence in an Oklahoma City courtroom. Exotic was originally sentenced …
Celebrity
January 4, 2022
Resentencing Date Set for Jailed ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic
On Monday, a federal judge in Oklahoma scheduled a resentencing date for “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, who received a 22- to 27-year sentence for violating federal wildlife laws and devising a murder-for-hire plot targeting controversial animal activist Carole Baskin. KOCO reported that resentencing for Exotic, 58, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is scheduled …
Celebrity
November 23, 2021
‘Tiger King’ Reptile Dealer Fatally Shot Himself in Front of Wife, With Two Small Children in the Home: Police
Jeffery Lynn Johnson, a former reptile seller who appeared in the popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” reportedly took his own life in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Police Department told CNN that the deadly incident involving Johnson, 58, (not pictured) occurred during an argument between him and his wife in September 2021.. Johnson’s wife reportedly told responding …
Celebrity
November 17, 2021
‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin Reveals What She Believes Happened to Her Missing Husband
‘Tiger King” star Carole Baskin said she believes her husband vanished in 1997 while flying an ultralight or experimental plane over the Gulf of Mexico. During an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, Baskin, 60, said she believes Don Lewis crashed over the Gulf. She alleged that Lewis did not have a license to fly, he …
Celebrity
October 19, 2021
Cause of Death Revealed for ‘Tiger King’ Star Erik Cowie, Found Facedown in Bed
The cause of death for “Tiger King” zookeeper Erik Cowie has been released, a little over a month after his death. Officials with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner stated that Cowie, a zookeeper at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, passed away on September 3 while at a friend’s apartment …
September 7, 2021
‘Tiger King’ zookeeper Erik Cowie found dead
Crime Stories
July 21, 2021
Crime Stories: Tiger King Sentence SLASHED?
A federal appeals court has ordered former zoo owner and “Netflix” star Joe Exotic to be re-sentenced for his conviction in a murder-for-hire plot. The “Tiger King” star — real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage — was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in a federal lockup for trying to hire two men to kill his nemesis, Big Cat …
Celebrity Justice
July 14, 2021
Appeals panel orders court to resentence ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic
A federal appeals court ordered a lower court to resentence Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, for his conviction in a murder for hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Maldonado-Passage was sentenced to 22 years in prison in in January 2020 when he was convicted of hiring two different hitmen to kill his …
