Joe Exotic
American zoo operator, internet personality, and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (né Schreibvogel; born March 5, 1963), also called Joe Exotic, is an American jailed criminal and former zoo operator. He was born in Garden City, Kansas.
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| Born | Joseph Allen Schreibvogel March 5, 1963 Garden City, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse(s) |
Travis Maldonado
(m. 2015; died 2017)Dillon Passage
(m. 2017; separation 2021) |
| Partner(s) | Brian Rhyne (1986–2001) JC Hartpence (2002–2003) John Finlay (2003–2014) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth |
| Criminal charge | Murder for hire, animal abuse |
| Penalty | 22 years |
Date apprehended | September 7, 2018 |
Exotic owned and ran the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma. He is known as a tiger breeder. He ran for public office twice: first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.
In 2019, Exotic was convicted on 17 federal charges of animal abuse and two counts of murder for hire. He allegedly hired a man to kill Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.[2] He was given a 22-year sentence in federal prison. In July 2021, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled that this sentence was long.[3]
In 2020, Netflix released a 7-part documentary, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. It talked about Exotic, his zoo, and his fight with Baskin.
In prison, Exotic was put in quarantine in a security housing unit because he had been in contact with someone who had COVID-19.[4] He was moved to "a room with a hospital bed and a WINDOW" after his fans wrote many letters to the prison. As of July 2021, Exotic is in prison in Texas.[5][3]
In May 2021, Exotic said that he had prostate cancer.[7][8] In August 2021, he said that his cancer might have spread to his pelvis.[9]
In March 2023, Exotic announced his candidacy for President of the United States for the Libertarian nomination in the 2024 election.[10] The following month, he withdrew from the Libertarian primary and instead chose to run for the Democratic Party nomination.[11]
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