Disappearance of Don Lewis
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Jack Donald Lewis (born April 30, 1938) was an American missing person who disappeared on the morning of August 18, 1997, after leaving his home in Tampa, Florida.[2] The investigation into his disappearance has stretched from Lewis's Wildlife on Easy Street sanctuary in Tampa, co-owned with his second wife Carole Baskin, to land owned by Lewis in Costa Rica. No evidence has surfaced that Lewis was the victim of a crime, but friends, family, and investigators believe it is unlikely that he disappeared by choice because he had been executing business plans that were left unfinished.[3] Lewis left behind over US$5 million in assets. He was declared legally dead in 2002 on the fifth anniversary of his disappearance.
Don Lewis | |
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Born | Jack Donald Lewis (1938-04-30)April 30, 1938 Dade City, Florida, U.S. |
Disappeared | August 18, 1997 (aged 59) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Status | Declared dead in absentia on August 19, 2002(2002-08-19) (aged 64) |
Other names | Bob Martinez[1] |
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Children | 4 |
Lewis's disappearance was covered in both seasons of the crime documentary series Tiger King, which focused on a feud between Baskin and Oklahoma-based private zoo owner Joe Exotic. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has used the popularity of Tiger King to help investigate the disappearance.[4]