Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, Erik Cowie was Joe's right-hand man at Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, but their relationship became strained after Joe's conviction, with Erik testifying against him.Joe has now hit out at Erik after news of his death and said that he is "not shocked" to hear of his passing.Erik, 52, was reportedly found face down in bed with a large bottle of vodka nearby at his friend's apartment in Brooklyn, New York on Friday evening.Joe said he paid for his late colleague to attend a rehab facility to help beat his addiction to booze seven years ago and said his former big cat guardian suffered “a horrible disease”.A medical examiner has yet to determine Erik's cause of death.The Tiger King.
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