Carole Baskin, one of the stars of the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King, has been accused by the family of her ex-husband of information during his 1997 disappearance.
The suit, filed in Hillsborough county, Florida, by Lewis’s three surviving daughters, is an attempt to force Baskin to submit information about the record because it requires the suspects – Baskin, Tiger King subject Kenny Farr and his wife cited as a witness to The Will of Lewis – data on electronic devices, diaries and research materials concerning Lewis move. It also offers a reward of $ 100,000 for each information about its disappearance.
Baskin became a household name this spring among many Netflix viewers when Tiger King, a series centered on a feud between Baskin and co-owner of big cats, Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, exploded as the viral hit of early quarantine in the US. The series sparked speculation about Baskin’s role in Lewis’ disappearance, a day before a planned trip to Costa Rica. He was declared legally dead in 2002.
Baskin, who received most of Lewis’ $ 6 million estate and property from her sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue Corporation, has denied any involvement in its disappearance.
At a press conference in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, Lewis’s daughter Gale Rathbone said interest generated by Tiger King encouraged action in the case. “Unfortunately, our small family tradition has become your tragedy,” she said. “Our quest for closure and truth has also become your mission.”
Baskin told the Associated Press: ‘It has been my policy not to talk about adjudication until it is resolved.
“I had told some news reports that I thought the press conference on August 10 was just a publicity stunt, but at the time was not aware that there would be a lawsuit pending.”
