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Joe Exotic still has Carole Baskin on his mind, even from behind bars … and wants to be involved in the renewed search to find her missing millionaire husband.
TMZ’s learned ‘Tiger King’ star wants to jump right into the newly launched push to find out what the hell happened Don Lewis when he disappeared in 1997 … and Don’s family welcomes his assistance.
The day after Don’s 3 daughters held their news conference by announcing a new lawsuit against Baskin and a fresh investigation, Joe managed to offer information from his previous investigations to Carole … according to John Phillips, the lawyer for Don’s family.
8/10/20
Fox 5 Atlanta
We’re told that Don’s daughters were down to work with Joe, and at the moment the plan is for him to talk to her lawyer to find out what useful info he has for the investigation.
The family announced a $ 100,000 reward for info leading them to Don, and as ‘Tiger King’ fans know … Joe spent years of his life trying to dig up dirt on Carole because he thinks she played a role in Don’s disappearance.
Four of these new billboards offering a $ 100,000 reward from the Don Lewis family are displayed around #Tampa ahead at a press conference Monday. This one is located under the road from the entrance to the Big Cat Rescue. https://t.co/sPk3IxirSp #TigerKing @WFLA pic.twitter.com/W8YrO7WlVv
– Justin Schecker (@WFLAJustin) August 8, 2020
@WFLAJustin
Don disappeared on August 18, 1997, after leaving his Tampa home … and some people claim that Carole gave him to her tigers. She has denied all allegations.
We’re also told that Carole has been served with the new lawsuit, and Don’s daughters finally want to sit down with her for an honest conversation about her father’s disappearance.
