48 Hours Suspicion: The Tiger King Mysteryis all set to air next week, but it has already teased some explosive information about the disappearance of Don Lewis.Tiger Kingstar Carole Baskin was married to Lewis from 1991 to 1997, which is when he disappeared. Joe Exotic and many others claim that Baskin had something to do with the Lewis mystery, but she has never been charged with any crime and denies having anything to do with it. As of now, Baskin in not a suspect.
48 Hours Suspicion: The Tiger King Mysterywas able to secure an interview with Trish Farr-Payne, who is the ex-wife of long-time Lewis handyman Kenny Farr. In the interview, Farr-Payne states that she believes Kenny had a role in thedisappearance of Don Lewis. Days before Lewis was reported missing, Farr-Payne says her ex-husband came home from work and told her, “Don’s gone, and I don’t want you talking about him.” She also details that a mysterious locked freezer from the porch soon disappeared too, without warning.
When asked why she didn’t say anything sooner, Trish Farr-Payne says, “I was afraid for my kids… You know, I had my kids. I was afraid for them. I was more afraid for them than anything.“48 Hours Suspicion: The Tiger King Mysterywas not able to secure an interview with Kenny Farr for the special, which airs next Wednesday, September 9th, on CBS. The special also includes interviews with Lewis' ex-wife, Lewis' three daughters and more, though it is not believed that they hadCarole Baskinon board to help out.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronistersays that Carole Baskin is not a suspect in the case, though he was able to prove that Don Lewis' Will had been forged earlier this summer. “They called in some experts to say that the will was a forgery and I had already told them that two months ago,” Chronister says. “They had two experts deem it 100% a forgery.” However, even though a judge deemed the evidence valid, the statute of limitations on any criminal charges has long-expired by this point in time. There is no way to prosecute with this evidence.
With that being said,48 Hours Suspicion: The Tiger King Mysteryis still bringing up new information. As for whether or not Kenny Farr and Carole Baskin worked together, that is unclear and pure speculation at this point in time. Hopefully the news special will delve further into Don Lewis' case andbring the family some peace. For now, Carole Baskin is gearing up to star on the next season ofDancing With the Stars, though it has been estimated that she won’t be on the show for very long.CBS Newswas the first to report on48 Hours Suspicion: The Tiger King Mystery, which will air next week.
