Don Lewis‘ household says they’re being re-traumatized just because somebody simply found a virtually 18-month-old, unproven report claiming Carole Baskin‘s lacking first husband is alive and chillin’ on a seashore.
Jack Smith, spokesperson for the Lewis household, tells TMZ … Don’s daughters firmly imagine he is useless, and it has been extraordinarily triggering for them to cope with the fallout of the resurfaced report, which they are saying is bogus.
We’re advised Don’s daughters are being flooded with calls from strangers and even members of the family congratulating them on discovering their father … which brings again dangerous reminiscences.
Social media began buzzing Wednesday over a 2021 interview with Carole about an alleged report the Dept. of Homeland Security discovered Don residing in Costa Rica. As we reported — again then and now — that purported report was featured within the second season of ‘Tiger King,’ so Don’s household has already been down this street.
Don’s daughters inform TMZ … “While we would definitely welcome the excellent news of our Dad being discovered alive, it is simply merely not true.”
The Lewis household says in late 1997, after Don went lacking, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office — which is accountable for Don’s lacking individual’s case — advised them a report existed from U.S. Customs stating Don had been seen in Costa Rica.
The household says that prompted Don’s oldest daughter, Donna, and her husband to journey to Costa Rica in November 1997, however they by no means discovered him.
We’re advised the Customs report is identical one proven in ‘Tiger King’ — the household believes it was doctored to reference DHS as a substitute of Customs with a view to assist a false narrative about what occurred to Don.
As we beforehand reported … Don’s nonetheless listed as a lacking individual on a nationwide database, and, as a authorized matter, has been presumed useless since 2002.
The household simply desires people to cease bugging them over the resurfaced report.
