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A while back, I tried to make a thread on Joe Exotic, the animal park owner who was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot. But it went nowhere because I suck at making threads. Turns out it was for the better because I'm watching the Tiger King series and holy shit, my thread didn't even scratch the surface of what was going on. You could make a Community Watch thread about the people who collect big cats. They are that fucking crazy. But here are the three that are prominently discussed in the series and how their lives got entangled.
JOE EXOTIC
First off is Joe. He's easily the craziest of the bunch. But that's by no means a small accomplishment. He built an animal park, ran for governor, ran for president, and got arrested because he really hates a Florida woman by the name of Carole Lewis. She'll be relevant a little later on. He did everything he could to fuck with her including infringing on her park's name to making a country music video accusing her of killing her husband and feeding his body to live tigers.
Now when Joe wasn't filming videos that sound like they were dubbed with someone else's voice, he had his own line of adult novelty products that he sold in his park's gift shop. The most infamous of these is Tiger Cub Condoms. The reason why this is infamous is summed up in a news article written about a grandmother reacting to having them thrown at her by Joe himself.
Needless to say none of these things helped him in the court of public opinion when he got busted for soliciting the murder of Carole Lewis.
CAROLE LEWIS
Speaking of Carole Lewis, here's the owner of Big Cat Rescue. Not only does she run a park of her own, but she's also an activist who wants to ban the private ownership of big cats such as lions and tigers. Her road started when she and her late husband, a millionaire by the name of Don Lewis, would go to exotic animal auctions and buy every bobcat and lynx that was destined for a fur farm. From there, their obsession grew into operating her own animal park.
You'd think there would be nothing remarkable about her outside of the leopard print she wears in public. But one thing to remember about her is that she is a Florida woman and you don't earn your stripes in Florida until you've been involved in some Florida shit.
If you saw the Here Kitty Kitty video in Joe's section, you already know that there's a cloud of suspicion hanging over her head related to her late husband, Don Lewis's disappearance. This cloud has been hanging over her head for over twenty years with his daughters accusing her of killing him and feeding his body to tigers. Now it's important to note that despite friends and family who knew the couple saying she did it, nothing has been proven through any sort of investigation.
EDIT: Another thing that may or may not have been covered in the show, but is related to the disappearance of Don Lewis. It's a restraining order filed by Jay Baykal, who reportedly became Carole's lover after the disappearance of Don. I'll include the RO in the following spoiler. But there are a few noteworthy quotes in it. Baykals states that she "would kick his ass out of (the home) whatever it takes" and it caused him to fear for his life. He then later states he asked her what she would do if Lewis returned and she replied "a dead body can not talk."
Bhagavan "Doc" Antle
Last, but certainly not least, is Bhagavan "Doc" Antle. His name's hard to pronounce so you can call him alpha male, silverback, or any euphemism for king of the jungle. Because this motherfucker's banging five women, who are all trained to handle tigers, whenever he's not riding an elephant through his park. The documentary does interview a woman who worked for him when she was 18. I won't give away too much because words don't do her interview justice. But let's just say surprise breast implants were involved.
JOE EXOTIC
First off is Joe. He's easily the craziest of the bunch. But that's by no means a small accomplishment. He built an animal park, ran for governor, ran for president, and got arrested because he really hates a Florida woman by the name of Carole Lewis. She'll be relevant a little later on. He did everything he could to fuck with her including infringing on her park's name to making a country music video accusing her of killing her husband and feeding his body to live tigers.
Now when Joe wasn't filming videos that sound like they were dubbed with someone else's voice, he had his own line of adult novelty products that he sold in his park's gift shop. The most infamous of these is Tiger Cub Condoms. The reason why this is infamous is summed up in a news article written about a grandmother reacting to having them thrown at her by Joe himself.
Needless to say none of these things helped him in the court of public opinion when he got busted for soliciting the murder of Carole Lewis.
CAROLE LEWIS
Speaking of Carole Lewis, here's the owner of Big Cat Rescue. Not only does she run a park of her own, but she's also an activist who wants to ban the private ownership of big cats such as lions and tigers. Her road started when she and her late husband, a millionaire by the name of Don Lewis, would go to exotic animal auctions and buy every bobcat and lynx that was destined for a fur farm. From there, their obsession grew into operating her own animal park.
You'd think there would be nothing remarkable about her outside of the leopard print she wears in public. But one thing to remember about her is that she is a Florida woman and you don't earn your stripes in Florida until you've been involved in some Florida shit.
If you saw the Here Kitty Kitty video in Joe's section, you already know that there's a cloud of suspicion hanging over her head related to her late husband, Don Lewis's disappearance. This cloud has been hanging over her head for over twenty years with his daughters accusing her of killing him and feeding his body to tigers. Now it's important to note that despite friends and family who knew the couple saying she did it, nothing has been proven through any sort of investigation.
EDIT: Another thing that may or may not have been covered in the show, but is related to the disappearance of Don Lewis. It's a restraining order filed by Jay Baykal, who reportedly became Carole's lover after the disappearance of Don. I'll include the RO in the following spoiler. But there are a few noteworthy quotes in it. Baykals states that she "would kick his ass out of (the home) whatever it takes" and it caused him to fear for his life. He then later states he asked her what she would do if Lewis returned and she replied "a dead body can not talk."
Bhagavan "Doc" Antle
Last, but certainly not least, is Bhagavan "Doc" Antle. His name's hard to pronounce so you can call him alpha male, silverback, or any euphemism for king of the jungle. Because this motherfucker's banging five women, who are all trained to handle tigers, whenever he's not riding an elephant through his park. The documentary does interview a woman who worked for him when she was 18. I won't give away too much because words don't do her interview justice. But let's just say surprise breast implants were involved.
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