Carole Baskin

Tiger King Joe Exotic claims reports Don Lewis, the missing husband of Carole Baskin, has been found alive are lies. The latest on the missing person case.

Joe Exotic seemed to always support the theory that Carole had “fed him to the tigers” at her cat sanctuary. Carole had attempted to recover what she could out of that million dollars years later, only to find it was down to about $80,000 “because the investments he had made were so bad.” [On his Facebook page,](https://www.facebook.com/joejschreibvogel) Joe Exotic has shared a message from his lawyer, claiming a report which stated Don Lewis is alive and well is “false” and was actually made in an attempt to bring attention to Carole Baskin. And yet all of this drama has been made about me having something to do with his disappearance, when Homeland Security has known where he is at least since back then.” The Cosmopolitan article based on the ITV report is false and designed to bring more attention to Carole Baskin.” [had been found alive and well](https://thetab.com/uk/2023/01/16/carole-baskin-husband-alive-don-lewis-costa-rica-289950).

Much of Tiger King revolved around the disappearance of Carole's first husband, Don Lewis, but last year she confirmed he is reportedly alive in Costa Rica.

"For 11 years he was the centre of my universe. "The psychiatrist diagnosed him as being bipolar and having altered mental status. He was someone who flew without a licence and crashed three planes. to make it look like I had said something just totally cruel or inappropriate. Lewis, who disappeared in 1997 at the age of 59, would be 84 if he is still alive today. Mama's got some treats for you." Joseph added: "What I had heard was that he was strangled from the backseat of an airplane over the Gulf [of Mexico] at 50 feet and dropped out over the Gulf." "One of the things that was most charming about Don was he was this charismatic daredevil and he was always doing crazy things," claimed Carole. Carole said the last thing Don said to her was that he was leaving for Costa Rica where he was shipping cars. Dale Lively, Don’s mechanic, remembers the weekend he disappeared and said: "He was talking about Costa Rica, he told me that he was getting ready and was going to move his cats down there." In July 1997, Lewis filed a request for a restraining order against his wife, claiming she had threatened to kill him and had hidden his gun to prevent him from protecting himself, but the request was rejected. She told the presenters: "I'll tell what, one of the really exciting things that came out of Tiger King 2 is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI reached out to the Sheriff's Detective.

Don Lewis had become the source of much speculation in the Netflix series Tiger King, with big cat keeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, speculating ...

We done vilified this woman. Another said: “How did I miss that Carole Baskin's husband that went missing and claimed to be fed to the tigers was actually found alive in Costa Rica last year?” “[Redacted] has learned that Don Lewis is currently alive and well in Costa Rica,” the letter said.

Carole Baskin's ex-husband Don Lewis is alive and well in Costa Rica – after being "missing" for decades. Lewis' disappearance became one ofTiger King's, ...

"He wasn’t licensed to fly, yet did all the time. I believe Don crashed a small experimental plane or ultralight into the Gulf for a number of reasons," "They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica," she continues. He was later declared dead in 2002 with no evidence of foul play. Authorities believe he went missing on his own. "One of the really exciting things that came out of Tiger King 2 is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI at Homeland Security reached out to the sheriff’s detective George [Jorge] Fernandez, which means this had to have happened after 2002 because Homeland Security wasn’t even around until 2002," she said at the time.

Carole Baskin filed a lawsuit against Netflix in November 2021, along with Royal Goode Productions, after the trailer of Tiger King's second season was ...

The Netflix star is now remarried, tying the knot with husband Howard Baskin in 2004. Ever since the show's 2020 premiere, Baskin has been falsely and widely charged of killing her ex-husband, who disappeared in 1997. The creator of Big Cat Rescue in Florida, Carole Baskin, gained questionable notoriety after appearing in the "Tiger King" Netflix series.

The feds finding Carole Baskin's first husband alive is all the buzz on the internet -- but that would be news to local authorities, who tell TMZ they ...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office -- which is in charge of Don's missing person's case -- tells TMZ its had no communication with federal officials to suggest they've located Don Lewis. [already spoke about it](https://www.tmz.com/2021/11/23/carole-baskin-done-everything-possible-to-find-husband-don-lewis/), and we reported on it too ... adding the doc was floated as having veracity, when it doesn't at all. She's always maintained she had nothing to do with his disappearance, or possible death. Here's the deal ... Twitter users started chirping Wednesday when a lot of them discovered -- for the first time, apparently -- a 2021 interview with Carole about an alleged report the Dept.

Carole Baskin's missing former husband has been found alive and well in Costa Rica. Don Lewis was the source of speculation in the Netflix series Tiger ...

“S/A [redacted] has learned that Lewis has loaned money to various individuals in Costa Rica and could live quite well on the interest earned from these loans. “[Redacted] has learned that Don Lewis is currently alive and well in Costa Rica,” the letter said. She added: “They said that my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica.”

'They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica'

“I didn’t think he was capable of supporting himself. Ms Baskin was not a part of the second season of “Tiger King” and has spoken out against the narrative that she had something to do with Lewis’s disappearance. [Baskin](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/carole-baskin) and [her husband sued Netflix for including footage](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/carole-baskin-sues-tiger-king-2-b1949597.html) of the couple in the trailer for [Tiger King](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/tiger-king) 2. Speaking to ITV, Ms Baskin said: “I don’t know how it is that Homeland Security says he’s alive and well in Costa Rica but I’m glad to hear it. “They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica,” she added. “One of the really exciting things that came out of ‘Tiger King 2’ is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI at Homeland Security reached out to the sheriff’s detective George [Jorge] Fernandez, which means this had to have happened after 2002, because Homeland Security wasn’t even around until 2002,” Ms Baskin was quoted as saying to

Rumours regarding Carole Baskin's husband Don Lewis are once again doing the rounds, but the latest police reports have officially debunked these claims.

Almost three years later, Joe Exotic’s feud with Carole Baskin is still ongoing, and fans are still trying to piece together the mysterious disappearance of Baskin’s husband Don Lewis. In the series itself, Lewis’ attorney Joseph Fritz, revealed he had talked to a detective who claimed he had seen Baskin’s missing husband in Costa Rica. In fact, authorities have now been in touch with TMZ to clear up the rumours, asserting Lewis is still presumed missing and dead as far as they are concerned.

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic has responded to Carole Baskin's resurfaced claims that her ex-husband has been found alive. The media personality, real name Joseph ...

The Cosmopolitan article based on the ITV report is false and designed to bring more attention to Carole Baskin." "The lies and set up are spelled out in his Motion for New Trial. It reads: "During the filming of Tiger King, detailed efforts were made to find Don Lewis. He is not alive." The work is done. The statement continued: "The 2021 report by Carole Baskin was further unsupported allegation.

'They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica'

“I didn’t think he was capable of supporting himself. Ms Baskin was not a part of the second season of “Tiger King” and has spoken out against the narrative that she had something to do with Lewis’s disappearance. [Baskin](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/carole-baskin) and [her husband sued Netflix for including footage](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/carole-baskin-sues-tiger-king-2-b1949597.html) of the couple in the trailer for [Tiger King](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/tiger-king) 2. Speaking to ITV, Ms Baskin said: “I don’t know how it is that Homeland Security says he’s alive and well in Costa Rica but I’m glad to hear it. “They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica,” she added. “One of the really exciting things that came out of ‘Tiger King 2’ is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI at Homeland Security reached out to the sheriff’s detective George [Jorge] Fernandez, which means this had to have happened after 2002, because Homeland Security wasn’t even around until 2002,” Ms Baskin was quoted as saying to

He even released a viral song with a theory that Carole fed Don to her Tigers at the Big Cat Rescue. Don's disappearance was a massive talking point in the ...

[Netflix’s Tiger King](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/netflix) was first released nearly three years ago, however fans of the show are as obsessed with its insanity today as they were in 2020. Don was declared legally dead five years later in 2002. It is currently still unclear whether or not Don is alive and Carole’s claims currently remain “unproven.” The Department of Homeland Security has not yet responded to the resurfaced claims. Responding to the theory that Don’s children from his first marriage seem to think she fed their dad to tigers, Carole said "I think maybe they should check with Homeland Security who seems to know where he is." On the show, Carole said: "I'll tell you what, one of the really exciting things that came out of Tiger King 2 is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI reached out to the Sheriff's Detective. "Which means this had to have happened after 2002 because Homeland Security wasn't even around until 2002, and they said that my husband Don Lewis is alive and well in Costa Rica,” she claims.

In 1997, star of Tiger King Carole Baskin's husband left his home in Florida and was never seen again.

Speaking on Katie Piper's podcast, Carole explained Lewis' mindset at the time of his disappearance was "crazy" and "paranoid". "For 11 years he was the centre of my universe. Don stayed with Carole following the alleged incident, and it was reported he asked for divorce multiple times - something Carole said he wasn't serious about. Carole maintains that he filed the restraining order because she would haul away some of his junk property whenever he visited Costa Rica. In early 1997, Lewis began transferring ownership of his properties in Florida to a Costa Rican company he controlled. She suspected he was developing Alzheimer's disease, and was losing his short term memory. "Also noteworthy is the document they display from Homeland Security, which was not formed as an agency until 2002, five years after Don Lewis’ disappearance, saying they had information that Don Lewis was alive in Costa Rica," they wrote at the time. Carole met Lewis in 1981 when he was already married, embarking on an affair before tying the knot themselves in 1991. He has not made any public statements to debunk any of the speculation. Speaking to ITV's This Morning program, Carole said her husband was alive and living in Costa Rica. Don's vanishing was set to remain just one of those unsolvable mysteries - until Carole claimed to have confirmation he is, in fact, alive. Don, who disappeared in 1997 at the age of 59, would be 84 if he is still alive today.

The claim that Carole Baskin's ex-husband Don Lewis is actually alive was a shocking revelation, particularly to the Florida sheriff's office that is still ...

In his missing person file, he is listed as being 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds. The unverified Department of Homeland Security letter claiming Don Lewis remains alive and well and is living in Costa Rica. Moises Garcia - told the Tampa Bay Times that the case remains open, despite the apparent letter from DHS. We still have some avenues. Baskin said that she had not herself known about the letter from DHS until season two of Tiger King aired and briefly included an undated and unverified Homeland Security letter that read in part, 'Don Lewis is currently alive and well in Costa Rica.' The claim that he is 'alive and well in Costa Rica' has been called into question by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, which remains in charge of the hunt for Lewis and still has an open missing persons case for him.

TIGER King star Carole Baskin has broken her silence after claims that her husband is alive resurfaced.In recent days, claims that Carole's millionair.

[The pair were married at the time of his disappearance](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/13610828/carole-baskin-husband-don-lewis-unseen-photos/) - but he had filed for a restraining order against her two months earlier. [Oklahoma](http://the-sun.com/where/oklahoma/) zoo keeper [Joe Exotic](http://the-sun.com/who/joe-exotic/) accused Baskin of killing her ex-husband and feeding him to her [tigers](http://the-sun.com/topic/animals/). [Exotic is currently serving 22 years in prison](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/17121321/where-is-joe-exotic-now/) for his role in a murder-for-hire plot against Baskin - and in June 2020, his Oklahoma-based Greater Wynnewood Zoo was relinquished to her. Baskin said at the time that she was "glad to hear" Lewis was alive as she "didn’t think he was capable of supporting himself." [Baskin](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/16369285/tiger-king-carole-baskin-meryl-streep-tv-series-cast/) filed a missing person's report with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa in August 1997, stating that "her husband had disappeared." [Baskin](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/carole-baskin/), who received most of his $6million estate, was responsible for his disappearance. It went on to report that Lewis has since "loaned money to various individuals in Costa Rica and could live quite well on the interest earned." [Carole's](http://the-sun.com/who/carole-baskin) millionaire spouse Don Lewis - who was legally declared dead in 2002 - is actually "alive and well" in [Costa Rica](http://the-sun.com/where/costa-rica) have gone viral. [Lewis](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11319404/tiger-king-carole-baskin-husband-don-lewis/) went missing in August 1997 after reportedly informing her he was heading to Costa Rica. The document shown in Tiger King 2 claims that Lewis "owns property in Costa Rica and has traveled regularly." She told the show: "One of the really exciting things that came out of ‘Tiger King 2’ is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the [FBI](http://the-sun.com/topic/fbi/) at Homeland Security reached out to the sheriff’s detective George Fernandez, which means this had to have happened after 2002 because Homeland Security wasn’t even around until 2002."

The animal rights activist, who became an internet sensation along with now-imprisoned Joe Exotic thanks to the Netflix true-crime documentary, was appearing on ...

Season two was clearly just as eye-opening as the first, which proved to be a lockdown smash in 2020. There was also speculation that he was able to change his identity, but these claims have not been proven. "I didn't think that he was capable of supporting himself," she told Phillip Schofield and Josie Gibson at the time. So I don't know how it is that Homeland Security says he's alive and well in Costa Rica, but I'm glad to hear it." Don's attorney, Joseph Fritz, revealed a detective had informed him of Don living in Costa Rica. And now the former interview has resurfaced after going viral online.

Much of Netflix's Tiger King series revolved around the disappearance of Carole's first husband, Don Lewis.

"They said my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica. However in November 2021, during an interview with ITV’s This Morning, Baskin revealed he was actually alive and well - but the news is only going viral now. Lewis could reside in Costa Rica indefinitely. It’s alleged in the unverified letter, which appeared in season two of Tiger King, that an FBI agent wrote: "Don Lewis is currently alive and well in Costa Rica. The animal rights activist and Tiger King star had him declared dead in 2002. Carole Baskin's 'dead husband' Jack 'Don' Lewis, who vanished in 1997 has reportedly been found alive in Costa Rica.

The disgraced TV star, real name Joseph A Maldonado, shared his views about Lewis on Facebook after a resurfaced interview with Baskin, from November 2021, made ...

Baskin said Lewis was in good health and living in Central America. We done vilified this woman. Another said: “How did I miss that Carole Baskin's husband that went missing and claimed to be fed to the tigers was actually found alive in Costa Rica last year?” “[Redacted] has learned that Don Lewis is currently alive and well in Costa Rica,” the letter said. “S/A [redacted] has learned that Lewis has loaned money to various individuals in Costa Rica and could live quite well on the interest earned from these loans. TMZ posted a screenshot of what looked to be a document from the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Lewis was "alive and well".

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Carole Baskin of Tampa's Big Cat Rescue has weighed in on renewed press coverage of claims that her former husband is “alive and ...

In the summer of 1997, Lewis left his Florida home at 6am for an early morning delivery and was never seen again, being declared legally dead five years ...

"For 11 years he was the centre of my universe. He was someone who flew without a licence and crashed three planes. "The psychiatrist diagnosed him as being bipolar and having altered mental status. to make it look like I had said something just totally cruel or inappropriate. Lewis, who disappeared in 1997 at the age of 59, would be 84 if he is still alive today. There is no evidence Lewis was murdered, no arrests or charges were made, and Big Cat Rescue boss Carole wasn't named as a suspect and has always denied any involvement in his disappearance. Carole's nemesis Joe Exotic, who is in currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after he was convicted of hiring someone to kill her, sensationally claiming she murdered her ex-husband. Mama's got some treats for you." "One of the things that was most charming about Don was he was this charismatic daredevil and he was always doing crazy things," claimed Carole. Carole said the last thing Don said to her was that he was leaving for Costa Rica where he was shipping cars. Dale Lively, Don’s mechanic, remembers the weekend he disappeared and said: "He was talking about Costa Rica, he told me that he was getting ready and was going to move his cats down there." In July 1997, Lewis filed a request for a restraining order against his wife, claiming she had threatened to kill him and had hidden his gun to prevent him from protecting himself, but the request was rejected.

Carole Baskin's ex-husband Don Lewis is reportedly alive in Costa Rica - but some people aren't convinced and there are a number of theories concerning his ...

"For 11 years he was the centre of my universe. If it was anything else I think they would have found him by now." I had so many theories at the time. "The psychiatrist diagnosed him as being bipolar and having altered mental status. He was someone who flew without a licence and crashed three planes. Joseph added: "What I had heard was that he was strangled from the backseat of an airplane over the Gulf [of Mexico] at 50 feet and dropped out over the Gulf." "One of the things that was most charming about Don was he was this charismatic daredevil and he was always doing crazy things," claimed Carole. He was getting extremely paranoid and at that time he filed the restraining order." Mama's got some treats for you." Carole said the last thing Don said to her was that he was leaving for Costa Rica where he was shipping cars. She said: "I'll tell what, one of the really exciting things that came out of Tiger King 2 is that they produced a letter from Homeland Security and it says that a special agent in charge with the FBI reached out to the Sheriff's Detective. During the This Morning interview, Carole told Phillip Schofield and Josie Gibson that she was told Don was alive in Costa Rica.