Netflix Documentary 'Tiger King' Revives Mystery of Don Lewis's Disappearance
The 2020 Netflix documentary series 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' has brought renewed attention to the 1997 disappearance of millionaire Don Lewis, the second husband of Carole Baskin. Lewis, then 59, vanished from his Tampa, Florida home on August 18, 1997. His truck was found at a nearby airport, but no trace of him or his body has ever been found. He was declared legally dead five years later. The documentary extensively covers the bitter feud between Baskin, who runs the Big Cat Rescue sanctuary, and Joseph Maldonado-Passage, known as Joe Exotic, a private zoo owner. Joe Exotic publicly accused Baskin of murdering Lewis and feeding his remains to tigers, a claim Baskin vehemently denies. The series' popularity led the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to reopen the investigation, though no new definitive leads have emerged. Baskin has since claimed that Lewis is alive in Costa Rica, citing unconfirmed documents attributed to the Department of Homeland Security, a claim the Hillsborough Co... 
