“Tiger King” hitter Carol Baskin made her “Stars with Dancing” debut on Monday night – and her past was unexpectedly dug up during a break in the show. A professional asking for information about Baskin’s missing husband Don Lewis, Aired in local markets in Florida during the premiere episode. Lewis’ family and his lawyer attended.
Lewis, who went missing in 1997, was married to Baskin, who owns a cat rescue in Florida. During the 2020 Netflix documentary series “Tiger King”, the owner of a rival defense, known as Joe Exotic, killed Basque Lewis and also accused her of throwing him into a meat grinder and feeding him to his big cats. Basky has denied the allegations, and has never been charged, but has been the subject of much controversy.
Now, Lewis’ daughters Gail, Linda and Donna, and his former assistant, Q’s MQQ – who appeared in all documents – are again speaking out against Baskin. They include the family’s attorney in Ed, John M. Appeared with Phillips.
“We miss our dad,” Linda said in the ad.
“We need to know what happened to our father,” Donna said.
“Don Lewis mysteriously disappeared in 1997,” Phillips said. His family deserves answers. They deserve justice, “Phillips said.” Do you know who did this, or if Carol Baskin was involved? ”
The family announced a 100,000 reward for information leading to Lewis’ disappearance, encouraging viewers to call their tip line.
In a YouTube video posted Monday before the premiere of “DWTS”, Philips announced that the ad would be aired, calling it a “public service announcement.” The attorney said that while Lewis’s story received a lot of attention CBS News “48 Hours” And “Tiger King,” “The real question remains.”
“Someone knows from there. We need help. We need help solving this.” Phillips said. “Someone knows more about Dawn’s last hours on Earth and we should take care of what happened. We should all take care and we should all help resolve this cold case.”
Phillips also held a News conference The Associated Press reported Monday that it announced an independent investigation into Lewis’ disappearance in Tampa.
He said that on behalf of the Lewis family, he sued Baskin, who was Lewis’ second wife, and tried to get her to speak on the record. Phillips and family have also paid for a Tampa-area billboard, seeking information on the matter.
Luis disappeared a day before his scheduled trip to Costa Rica and his body was not found. He was legally pronounced dead in 2002. He and Baskin started an animal sanctuary, which later became the Big Cat Rescue Corp in Tampa, Florida.
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