He vanished from Tampa in 1997. She was just 13 when he noticed her shopping with her mother. … We would come home from school, and there'd be a baby alligator swimming in the bathtub. Fritz has long held the belief that Lewis' signature on both of the documents was forged -a theory which has been backed up by others. The DOS records also show the notary stamp was issued on November 16, 1996, while the will and power of attorney were executed five days later on November 21. … You have to make up your mind — to live in that situation or let it drive you crazy. She says he made that one threat that was especially frightening and bizarre … and maybe revealing. She later changed her story. Don Lewis' family wants justice. Don Lewis was busy with two main interests: money and women. But if Don didn't just fly off to begin a new life somewhere, what was his van doing at the airport? She wanted to run things as a charity, and became an advocate against big cat breeding. The pair founded the animal sanctuary Wildlife on Easy Street in Tampa, which is now called Big Cat Rescue.
Gladys Lewis Cross: Well, somebody would pay him cash, and he'd love having cash around, so we'd put it in a jar and just dig a hole under the little red barn we had. Farr also says he cooperated with police at the time of Don's disappearance and even took a polygraph. Baskin was recently awarded control of a 16-acre zoo property in Oklahoma that was formerly owned by "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic. Don Lewis' daughters said they too were informed of a potential sighting of Lewis in Costa Rica in late 1997 by Hillsborough County investigators. We have also formally requested Carole Baskin's deposition. But Carole says the signatures were authenticated back in 1997 and are real. And as years went by, no. "If there were a murder investigation, it might be evidence. Case presented to Tampa state attorney's office. But Carole says she may know who did threaten Don. Back in 1997-1998, Anne was defamed and mistreated. Baskin said she wanted to see the letter for herself because the date it was written was obscured in the show.
And that — that basically they were, you know, not accurate Don Lewis signatures. The discovery of the apparent forgeries could be 'powerful evidence' in a potential criminal case if one is ever brought forward by prosecutors, Matt Steffey, professor of law at Mississippi College of Law told the Ledger. Making matters worse, Howard Baskin is making these same statements publicly, as is Big Cat Rescue. Author:||By, Kyle O'Sullivan|. Vastrick also believes Lewis' signature for both documents were traced from his marriage record, noting that the witnesses signatures and the notary on both documents are also 'identical', suggesting that at least one — and possibly both — of the documents may have been forged.
But Trish says she waited years to tell police about her suspicions. That just meant he didn't fly legally. And he told me that he stopped and — she got in the truck with him, and they spent the night together. And that I don't know. Richard Schlesinger: Would I be wrong in assuming that that was your first thought? Richard Schlesinger: How long after Don disappeared did the freezer disappear? Smith made a similar determination in 1997 after she was hired by Lewis' daughters to investigate the matter. But — I would say more greedy, because she did find out that he had money. CAROLE BASKIN [WTSP news report]: The only place I still haven't looked that I feel somewhat hopeful of being able to find him alive is gonna be Mexico, and I don't know how hard or how long that'll take. As The Sun reported, Fritz believes the clause was added to the paper by someone with legal knowledge, but he does not believe it was created by an actual lawyer. Gale Rathbone | Don Lewis' daughter: There's one that he was drugged and put in one of the small planes and dumped out in the gulf. As reported, the signature on the will belonging to her missing ex-husband, Don Lewis — who was allegedly spotted in Costa Rica — is presumed to be forged, and OK!
So, if it's unlikely Don Lewis was pushed out of a small airplane. 'It's not a difficult call, ' Vastrick told the Clarion Ledger, adding that the signatures appeared to be 'the product of tracing'. She was onand she's just come out with a new documentary on the streaming channel Discovery Plus, called "Carol Baskin's Cage Fight. Joe Fritz: I saw him at least every week and sometimes two or three times. Susan Aronoff has not yet responded to a request for comment. Carole says that late that Sunday night before Don went missing, she needed milk and supplies for her wild cats. She says her car broke down. The whole estate was left to Baskin with Lewis' family being cut off. And they say after more than 20 years, the publicity around "Tiger King" has has changed everything — with more tips and leads coming in every day. However, she is back in the same shoes she was then with the same lies being told about her. Long before he picked up Carole that night on the street, he met Gladys.
We strongly urge all people interested in Justice for Anne and Justice for Don to understand this isn't a competition, this isn't a television show and no one is bigger than justice. But Don's daughters were suspicious. Court Documents: UPDATE: CASE UPDATE: Anne McQueen v. Carole Baskin ("Tiger King"). If it was, Lewis's kids could have pushed harder on the signature forgery allegations they made 20 years ago. Everything that was in my desk was gone. THE LATE-NIGHT MILK RUN.
You'd have to open it. She told the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting: "I don't remember a will at all. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign any document and state the party's address and telephone number, including area code. " Alex Spiro: There's witnesses and information that shed light on further facts and circumstances surrounding this. Lewis was the missing millionaire husband of Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, one of the series' stars. And Don's daughter, Donna, had sensed trouble between the two. Richard Schlesinger: Do you believe her husband told her that "he'd put her in a meat grinder the way he did to Don? 'But I know who is a liar. "A judge deemed it valid.
The witness never asked for remuneration, Smith said. 'Explosive' new witness. Licensed to practice in New York, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, the District of Columbia and Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar. Carole quickly responded: "I think maybe they should check with Homeland Security who seems to know where he is. JOE EXOTIC [Joe Exotic TV YouTube page]: You think I'm obsessed? In a statement released earlier this week, Lewis' daughters said the sighting was detailed in a report authored by officials from U. She may be a spouse, but she did not have a key at all to the gate or the office. A court ordered her to return them. I was more afraid for them than anything. He even wrote a truly terrible song called Here Kitty Kitty about the alleged crime, which had the lyrics: "Oh, here kitty kitty. Joseph Fritz: He'd take a chair and sit in the yard with … 10, 12 bobcats, and all over him, and him playin' with him like it was a household puppy. In June 2020, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister claimed on Tuesday that two different experts have said Don's will is forged. But it turned out there were more signs of trouble.
That report prompted Lewis' eldest daughter Donna and her husband Tim to fly out to Costa Rica immediately in Nov. 1997 in search of her father, but they yielded no trace of him. "That's the only reason. Fritz said there is "no question" that Don was murdered as he thinks he was too attached to his animals to abandon them. CAROLE BASKIN [Video diary]: The judge denied his application saying Don wasn't in any immediate danger. One person who is convinced this is true is Joe Exotic, who outrageously claimed she fed her ex-husband to the tigers to make sure no one would find the body. Read More on The US Sun. She wasn't goin' to go buy milk.
Mama's got some treats for you. JOE EXOTIC [Joe Exotic TV YouTube page]: Word has it that Carole snuck up on Don in the middle of the night and beat him in the head …. The Tiger King documentary reignited public interest in Don's disappearance. Carole Baskin inherited her ex-husband's estate. THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE.
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