Published 16:19 IST, June 4th 2020

'Tiger King' star Carole Baskin's missing husband Don's will is forged; confirms Sheriff

Recently, a leading news portal quoted a Florida sheriff confirming that the will of Tiger King star Carole Baskin's missing husband is forged. Read details.

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Reportedly, a Florida sheriff has recently declared that will of Carole Baskin's missing husband, Don Lewis, was forged. Recently, a few reports have quoted Hillsborough County sheriff Chad Chronister giving details about same. Talking to a leading news portal on Tuesday, Chad Chronister said that y called in some experts to say that will was a forgery and he had already told m that two months ago. report furr added that y had two experts deem it 100% a forgery.

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Apart from this, an online report stated that tary listed on will and power of attorney did t remember aunticating documents. report furr added that two handwriting experts had found out that Lewis' signature was traced from a previous document. report concluded saying that Chronister ted that statute of limitations had expired, so criminal charges could t be filed against anybody for a fraudulent will. And, case of Lewis' disappearance remains open. Talking furr about same, Chronister told Chad said that investigators have found a few leads and team is working through m.

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Reportedly, Don Lewis was a multi-millionaire when he mysteriously vanished in 1997. After five years of his disappearance, Lewis was declared dead in 2002. Later, in 2020, a documentary on OTT platform, Netflix, raised suspicions that Lewis' will might t have been legitimate. Carole Baskin drew public attention as she was also featured in Netflix's documentary series Tiger King about Oklahoma-based private zoo operator Joe Exotic. Meanwhile, Carole Baskin has repeatedly denied kwing anything about Lewis' disappearance.

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Refuting claims from Netflix series, Carole Baskin wrote an official statement, which read, "Don was t easy to live with and like most couples, we had our moments. But I never threatened him and I certainly had thing to do with his disappearance." Her statement also read, "When he disappeared, I did everything I could to assist police. I encourd m to check out rumours from Costa Rica, and separately I hired a private investigator."

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16:19 IST, June 4th 2020