Following the success of Netflix hit Tiger King, Investigation Discovery will delve into whether Carole Baskin murdered her missing husband in limited series, Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic.
‘The millions of true crime fans around the world were left wanting more,’ ID president Henry Schleiff said in the press release – according to Variety.
‘ID is the perfect place to find the inevitable sequel to this drama – featuring a missing husband, a hit man, and the illegal business of exotic animals. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag and address the lingering questions that viewers demand be answered.’
From Joe’s point of view: Following the success of Netflix hit Tiger King, Investigation Discovery will delve into whether Carole Baskin murdered her missing husband in limited series, Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic
Back in 1997, Wildlife on Easy Street owner Don Lewis mysteriously disappeared shortly before his second wife Carole took control of his will and reported $5M estate.
Directing duo Eric Goode & Rebecca Chaikli interviewed Don’s associates and family members convinced the 58-year-old Big Cat Rescue founder & CEO had used a meat grinder to destroy his body and ‘fed him to the tigers.’
‘[His first wife] Gladys and her daughters had strong selfish motivation to lie and make implications about the meat grinder and Don being buried on the property 23 years ago that have absolutely no basis in fact whatsoever,’ Baskin (born Jones) clarified on her Big Cat Rescue website.
‘Don was not easy to live with and like most couples we had our moments. But I never threatened him and I certainly had nothing to do with his disappearance. When he disappeared, I did everything I could to assist the police. I encouraged them to check out the rumors from Costa Rica, and separately I hired a private investigator.’
ID president Henry Schleiff (not pictured) said in the press release: ‘ID is the perfect place to find the inevitable sequel to this drama – featuring a missing husband, a hit man, and the illegal business of exotic animals. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag’
Foul play? Back in 1997, Wildlife on Easy Street owner Don Lewis mysteriously disappeared shortly before his second wife Carole took control of his will and reported $5M estate
Several possible theories: Directing duo Eric Goode & Rebecca Chaikli interviewed Don’s associates and family members convinced the 58-year-old Big Cat Rescue founder & CEO had used a meat grinder to destroy his body and ‘fed him to the tigers’
Tiger King explored other theories about Lewis’ disappearance – including the blonde Texan burying his body under a septic tank, Don crashing his plane, and Don starting a new life in Costa Rica.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister currently receives ‘six calls a day’ on the tip line searching for new leads in the Don Lewis case, which remains open to this day.
Carole has blasted Tiger King and has high hopes for UCP’s upcoming small-screen adaptation of Robert Moor’s ‘honest and fair’ Wondery Podcast – Over My Dead Body – which will be produced by and star SNL’s Kate McKinnon.
Actors like Jared Leto, Edward Norton, Rob Lowe, Donnie Wahlberg, and Dax Shepard have all publicly expressed interest in playing Baskin’s nemesis Joe ‘Exotic’ Maldonado-Passage in the miniseries.
Baskin clarified on her Big Cat Rescue website: ‘Don was not easy to live with and like most couples we had our moments. But I never threatened him and I certainly had nothing to do with his disappearance’
Case remains open: Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister currently receives ‘six calls a day’ on the tip line searching for new leads in the Don Lewis case
Better luck next time? Carole has blasted Tiger King and has high hopes for UCP’s upcoming small-screen adaptation of Robert Moor’s ‘honest and fair’ Wondery Podcast – Over My Dead Body – which will be produced by and star SNL’s Kate McKinnon (R)
The 57-year-old former roadside zoo owner – who’s ‘done with the Carole Baskin saga’ – was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for murder-for-hire as well as violating the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act.
Joe’s other nemesis – The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park owner Jeff Lowe – claimed via Cameo on Saturday that Netflix will be releasing a surprise eighth Tiger King episode ‘next week.’
Netflix’s seven-part docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has maintained the No. 1 on the streaming giant’s Top 10 list since dropping March 20, and it’s still the most tweeted about TV show in the States.
‘I’m done with the Carole Baskin saga’: Baskin’s nemesis Joe ‘Exotic’ Maldonado-Passage was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for murder-for-hire as well as violating the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act (pictured March 22)
Ready for more? The 57-year-old former roadside zoo owner’s other nemesis – The GW Exotic Animal Park owner Jeff Lowe (R) – claimed via Cameo on Saturday that Netflix will be releasing a surprise eighth Tiger King episode ‘next week’
Best COVID-19 distraction! Netflix’s seven-part docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has maintained the No. 1 on the streaming giant’s Top 10 list since dropping March 20
