Tampa authorities on Tuesday will give an update on the cold case featured in the wildly popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister will address media regarding Jack Donald "Don" Lewis, according to local reports.
Chronister on Monday again asked for new leads amid all the interest in the show; the1997 disappearance of Lewis is part of the series that revolves around the bizarre tale of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka "Joe Exotic," a former tiger-zoo owner who is currently in prison for a murder-for-hire plot.
A multimillionaire, Lewis was married to animal rights activist Carole Baskin, and together they ran a wildlife sanctuary in Tampa when he vanished in August 1997. Baskin has since spoken out about the Netflix documentary series and called it “disappointing.”
Maldonado-Passage, sentenced to 22 years after being convicted of trying to hire a hitman to murder Baskin, claims in Tiger King that Lewis was murdered and fed to his own wild cats. Baskin denies the accusations. Authorities interviewed for the series say there was no evidence to support Maldonado-Passage's claim.
This story will be updated following the press conference.
