Sheriff denies Carole Baskin’s 𓄧claim that ex-husband Don Lewis is alive

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[{"selector":"#anim-f30ab4b6-a568-41f0-b9da-d4efe257f05f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2117944-9385-49c9-a83a-724ffcadbb73","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.56051%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3e1a015-da6c-4bec-9840-6acfc287e506 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-16.633928618146612%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Carole Baskin’s🌞 startling claim that her long-assumed-dead ex-husband Don Lewis was actually found alive is news to the Florida sheriff’s office still actively looking for him.

[{"selector":"#anim-a80ec1b9-3ea4-4486-bc34-dc889fd3e0e1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63bf0573-a2ff-44cf-a846-3759781f399c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.96816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The “Ti💖ger King” star claimed in a now-viralও UK TV interview that her ex “is alive and well in Costa Rica.” "This Morning" / ITV

[{"selector":"#anim-22ef29c2-49e0-4209-b8a4-44529168ca43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f529d8a4-58c2-4496-9ebb-e1149a0649d0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.92356%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69c8639f-daf6-42bc-9b22-6da87452484d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50fe8161-7df9-4b56-bef7-fab70f3aee4e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -113.36968%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] However, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office , which is in﷽ charge of the hunt, still has an open missing person case for Lewis, even after he was legally declared dead in 2002.

[{"selector":"#anim-91d3c3c6-a1e6-4f05-ba96-4d1a5aff6070","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3467668d-9c8b-470b-8eeb-dde2235cb799","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.87898%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In a statement given to The Pos🎃t on Thursday, Florida’s Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shot down Baskin’s newly viral remarks.

[{"selector":"#anim-5ebc5362-1b34-4fa3-834a-037588d7d0ff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e51bea5f-9c47-421c-8446-70a9da047d82","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.92356%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A spokesperson confirmed the office had not heard anything to the contrary from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite Baskin’s explosive TV claim that the departme🌠nt had been in touch with her ex and shared that news with Hillsborough County officers.

“We have noꦜt received any ꧅communication from our federal partners that confirms the location of missing person Mr. Don Lewis.”

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“The investigation into Don Lewis’ disa💦ppearance remains a priority for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as do a𝐆ll missing person cases.”

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[{"selector":"#anim-94db8007-3379-42d9-af06-24c3efa05fa7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60ebe54c-92e0-4c21-b783-567fa297a881","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.96816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The 🐼investigator said the DHS had recently “assisted” the sheriff’s office by “running down leads in Costa Rica” but he did not confirm any reports that Lewis was found “alive and well.”

[{"selector":"#anim-b685f0d6-9a58-45a3-b5f0-19f31362a472","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88311e3d-41bf-435f-ba09-1414b72d4e46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Meanwhile, an attorney for Joe Exotic — Baskin’s nemesis who has long accused her of feeding her e💙x to tigers at her Big Cat Rescue — also tr♋ashed the claim that Lewis was alive and well.

“He is not alive.”

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“The🥂 2021 report by Carole 🅺Baskin was further unsupported allegation. It’s being republished as if it has veracity. It doesn’t.”

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“The story of the Tiger King is filled with lies, set-up and misdirection🦂.”

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Sheriff denies Carole Baskin’s 𓄧claim that ex-husband Don Lewis is alive

“We have noꦜt received any ꧅communication from our federal partners that confirms the location of missing person Mr. Don Lewis.”

“The investigation into Don Lewis’ disa💦ppearance remains a priority for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as do a𝐆ll missing person cases.”

“He is not alive.”

“The🥂 2021 report by Carole 🅺Baskin was further unsupported allegation. It’s being republished as if it has veracity. It doesn’t.”

“The story of the Tiger King is filled with lies, set-up and misdirection🦂.”

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Sheriff denies Carole Baskin’s 𓄧claim that ex-husband Don Lewis is alive

“We have noꦜt received any ꧅communication from our federal partners that confirms the location of missing person Mr. Don Lewis.”

“The investigation into Don Lewis’ disa💦ppearance remains a priority for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as do a𝐆ll missing person cases.”

“He is not alive.”

“The🥂 2021 report by Carole 🅺Baskin was further unsupported allegation. It’s being republished as if it has veracity. It doesn’t.”

“The story of the Tiger King is filled with lies, set-up and misdirection🦂.”

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Sheriff denies Carole Baskin’s 𓄧claim that ex-husband Don Lewis is alive

“We have noꦜt received any ꧅communication from our federal partners that confirms the location of missing person Mr. Don Lewis.”

“The investigation into Don Lewis’ disa💦ppearance remains a priority for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as do a𝐆ll missing person cases.”

“The🥂 2021 report by Carole 🅺Baskin was further unsupported allegation. It’s being republished as if it has veracity. It doesn’t.”

“The story of the Tiger King is filled with lies, set-up and misdirection🦂.”

R🦹ep. George Sa🥂ntos allegedly a drag queen named ‘Kitara’ in Brazil