The feds discovering Carole Baskin‘s first husband alive is all the thrill on the web — however that will be information to native authorities, who inform TMZ they have not heard from the feds, and nonetheless contemplate Don Lewis lacking.
Here’s the deal … Twitter customers began chirping Wednesday when lots of them found — for the primary time, apparently — a 2021 interview with Carole about an alleged report the Dept. of Homeland Security discovered Lewis dwelling in Costa Rica. The purported DHS report got here to gentle in the course of the second season of “Tiger King.”
Like we stated, Carole already spoke about it, and we reported on it too … however for some purpose, everybody appears to assume the thriller was solved 2 years in the past. It actually wasn’t.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office — which is in control of Don’s lacking individual’s case — tells TMZ its had no communication with federal officers to recommend they’ve positioned Don Lewis. Obviously, the FBI would’ve shared that information, so so far as the Sheriff’s Office is worried, nothing’s modified — Lewis remains to be a lacking individual, and the case stays a precedence for HCSO.
It’s additionally price noting …. as a authorized matter, Don’s been presumed lifeless since 2002. And in fact, Joe Exotic sees it that manner too.
Joe’s legal professional, John Phillips says the ‘TK2’ doc and Carole’s ITV interview do not make a distinction of their minds about her alleged involvement in DL’s disappearance … including the doc was floated as having veracity, when it does not in any respect. He additionally insists Joe will probably be vindicated in due time.
As for Carole, she reiterates what she instructed us again in 2021 … which is that she doesn’t know if the alleged DHS doc ‘TK2’ producers confirmed her is actual. She’s at all times maintained she had nothing to do along with his disappearance, or doable dying.
We’ve reached out to DHS for remark … up to now, no phrase again.