If, like me, you binged Netflix's new show Tiger King in a day, then aside from the general insanity of the whole thing, you've probably been left with questions about Carole Baskin's ex-husband Don.
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness landed on Netflix earlier this month and tells the story of gun-toting polygamist Joe Maldonado-Passage a.k.a 'Joe Exotic'.
There's honestly not much point in explaining the whole thing to you - frankly there's an awful lot to it. If you have seen the show, you probably have an opinion on what happened to animal rights activist Baskin's husband, who disappeared in August 1997.
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Thanks to the popularity of the show, cops have said they've shared a call-out for new leads on the case, hoping the publicity surrounding Don Lewis' disappearance will help them finally solve the case.
Joe Exotic is currently serving 22 years in prison for a whole load of charges, not least being found guilty of arranging to get Carole Baskin killed after offering to pay an undercover FBI agent.
He is adamant that Baskin is behind the death of her husband, who was declared legally dead five years after his disappearance. Baskin vehemently denied any involvement in her husband's disappearance.
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Chad Chronister, who is a sheriff in the Florida area, tweeted:
Baskin, who owns Big Cat Rescue, hit out at the makers of the hit docuseries for including 'lies' about her killing her husband and feeding him to their tigers.
Now, in a lengthy post to her Big Cat blog, Carole said she was 'disappointed' by the 'salacious lies' reported in the film.
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She wrote: "Lies in Netflix Tiger King regarding disappearance of Don Lewis.
"When the directors of the Netflix documentary Tiger King came to us five years ago they said they wanted to make the big cat version of Blackfish (the documentary that exposed abuse at SeaWorld) that would expose the misery caused by the rampant breeding of big cat cubs for cub petting exploitation and the awful life the cats lead in roadside zoos and back yards if they survive.
"There are not words for how disappointing it is to see that the docuseries not only does not do any of that, but has had the sole goal of being as salacious and sensational as possible to draw viewers.
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"As part of that, it has a segment devoted to suggesting, with lies and innuendos from people who are not credible, that I had a role in the disappearance of my husband Don 21 years ago."
Who knows whether they will find new leads, but one thing's for sure in this story - anything is possible.
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