Editor’s note: A new Netflix documentary series, “Tiger King,” covers the dark world of private zoos and exotic animal breeding, including an unbelievable murder-for-hire plot that The Post covered.
The series is available now on Netflix, and sheds new light on the rivalry between big-cat eccentrics. The following is an excerpt from a Post article from 2019, republished in cooperation with Netflix.
By Chris Perez Published: April 2, 2019 “Joe Exotic” — the ex-Oklahoma zookeeper and former candidate for governor who was accused in a federal murder-for-hire plot last year — was found guilty Tuesday on all charges.
The 56-year-old, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, had been charged with paying someone to kill a sanctuary owner in Florida who
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