Carole Baskin Husband Don Lewis Remains Found
Don lewis and carole baskin.
Carole baskin husband don lewis remains found. The cold case of carole baskin s first husband don lewis was magnified on the tiger king docuseries and while the big cat enthusiast continues to maintain her innocence in his alleged murder. Don lewis remains have never been found and there have been no criminal charges filed for his mysterious 1997 disappearance lewis who started the animal sanctuary which later became big cat. By 1981 he was a self made millionaire through his real estate and used car businesses. In january 1981 lewis met carole murdock née stairs jones on nebraska avenue in tampa on a night when she fled her house after being attacked.
Cat conservationist carole baskin s second husband don lewis disappeared in 1997 leaving his reported 5million fortune behind. He is still missing to this day and. In the program and on youtube joe exotic claimed baskin had killed her former husband don lewis in 1997 and fed his remains to their tigers. The millionaire real estate mogul was legally declared dead five years later after no traces of him were ever found again.
Lewis went missing on the morning of august 18 1997 after leaving the home he shares with baskin in tampa florida. His body was never found his former lawyer joseph fritz believes he. While some think lewis disappeared to costa rica his children believe the theory. It also talked about the disappearance of baskin s ex husband jack don lewis.
In august he apparently offered to help the lewis family in their search for don whose body has never been found. Lewis went missing on august 18 1997 seemingly leaving no trace behind. Tiger king star carole baskin is now throwing her support behind the dancing with the stars advert for her missing husband after her initial sceptical reaction. Lewis was married to his first wife gladys lewis cross and had three daughters and an adopted son.
Don lewis was a native of dade city florida.