After a viral clip from 2021 in which Carole Baskin claimed her late husband, Don Lewis, is "alive and well" in Costa Rica resurfaced, the Florida sheriff's office on the case has denied her claims and maintains that Lewis is dead.
"We have not received any communication from our federal partners that confirms the location of missing person Mr. Don Lewis," the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a statement shared with Insider. "The investigation into Don Lewis' disappearance remains a priority for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, as do all missing person cases."
Baskin is known for her stint on Netflix's "Tiger King," a docuseries that followed her and another big-cat keeper, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic.
In the show's first season, Lewis' 1997 disappearance is largely discussed, with Maldonado-Passage accusing Baskin of having something to do with his death, which authorities legally declared in 2002.
In season two of "Tiger King," it was revealed that a letter from the Department of Homeland Security said that Lewis is "alive and well" and living in Costa Rica.
Baskin published a redacted screenshot of the letter on her Big Cats Rescue website. It states, "Don...
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