Who Is Carole Baskin

from Tiger King

Carole Baskin is one of the most talked about reality stars in recent memory. She has been catapulted into the limelight due to her appearance in the Netflix hit docuseries, Tiger King. While some viewers have an fascination with her mysterious life and sordid past, other have become skeptics and have gone as far as accusing her of involvement in her second husband’s disappearance.

Carole Baskin was born in 1959 in San Antonio, Texas. She attended high school in San Antonio, where she was actively involved in theatre and dance. As an adult, she became a nursing assistant, then in 1987 she moved to Florida with her first husband, Michael Murdock while they attended Bible college.

It was in Florida where Carole first discovered her passion for wild cats. She began to foster and care for animals that needed to be rehomed. She eventually moved and opened up Tampa’s Wildlife on Easy Street, an animal sanctuary of sorts that she and Michael ran together, until their split in 2002.

In 2004, tragedy struck and Carole’s second husband, millionaire Don Lewis, disappeared. To this day, his whereabouts remain unknown, and it’s this mysteriousness that thrusts Carole into the spotlight of Tiger King.

In recent years, Carole has maintained an online presence from her home in Tampa, and has become an animal activist. She has taken to YouTube and blog postings to spread awareness and gather support for animal rescue charities. She also campaigns against the use of private zoos and the keeping of wild cats as pets, something which has become more controversial since the release of Tiger King.

Carole is also set to feature in several upcoming TV series as well as a possible film biopic. It looks like Carole Baskin’s allure will continue to captivate audiences for the foreseeable future.