Photograph of the former zoo keeper and Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness star.
This auction is for a photograph of former zookeeper and Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness star Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic. The Tiger King lives up to his namesake! He was the director of Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, made three runs for elected office (including President of the United States), and rose to national stardom during the 2020 quarantine with the Netflix release of the Tiger King series. The documentary focused on the feud between Exotic and suspected murderer Carole Baskin, another zoo operator. Carole Baskin runs a similar tiger exhibit out of Tampa, FL. Baskin's millionaire husband "mysteriously" disappeared, which was undoubtedly foul play in action. No arrests have ever been made and to date Carole Baskin's husband's body has never been recovered. The series climaxed with Joe Exotic being arrested and for a murder-for-hire plot on Carole Baskin on 9/7/2018 and subsequently convicted of those charges the following year. He was sentence to 22 years imprisonment. The case itself seems very sketchy as most of the characters involved all faced their own legal troubles and took deals in exchange for handing over Joe Exotic or likely face murder charges themselves!
ITEM DESCRITION: The photograph is a standard 4"×6", printed on Kodak photo paper, and is gloss finish. A professional photo printing machine was used, not a home computer printer or the like. The quality is crisp and sharp, ideal for professional framing with your favorite Exotic keepsake or even alone. Message me with any questions you might have. Thanks for having a look-see