Don Lewis' lawyer Joe Fritz [pictured with Don]  heard at the time that Don may have been strangled and thrown from a plane over the Gulf of Mexico. She had been running the animal refuge herself ... but she had new plans for Wildlife on Easy Street. Gladys and Don raised a family [pictured]. If that can't be done, I'm a lawyer. I was more afraid for them than anything. Published: 20:41 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 4 September 2020, Don Lewis' handyman Kenny Farr has been accused by his ex-wife of playing a role in his disappearance in 1997. A new witness may hold the missing link in discovering the fate of Carole Baskin's missing husband Don Lewis. It means depositions or subpoenas could be in the cards. As years went by, the investigation into Don Lewis' disappearance went cold. She says she didn't come forward sooner as she was scared of what would happen to her and her kids. In her first television interview, she … 'An anonymous donor came forward guaranteeing the $100,000. Here's what viewers think. Kenny Farr told "48 Hours Suspicion" in an email that Trish's story is "[an] outlandish lie." Despite Baskin's denials, the case quickly became one of the most discussed parts of the show as the internet was taken over by conspiracy theories. Winds approaching hurricane strength would be pushing against it. On the series, Farr denied knowing anything about what happened to Lewis and according to the Times, Tiger King director Rebecca Chaiklin said she was told by a former detective on the case that he had been given a lie detector test that showed he was not being deceptive. Carole Baskin denies she has ever made jokes about the disappearance of her late husband Don Lewis, despite a new defamation lawsuit from Lewis' family members accusing her of doing just that. We'll go that route too. "We had a variety of animals," Gale Rathbone, Don's youngest daughter, told "48 Hours Suspicion." According to court records, Baskin and Farr transferred a half-dozen properties, back and forth, starting a months after Lewis disappeared. Don Lewis disappears just two months after filing the restraining order against Carole. In her first television interview, she tells "48 Hours Suspicion" that she remembers her husband coming home driving Don's van two days before he was reported missing. 'About a week after Don disappeared,' she admits. She said he received a call and left before 1pm with a man she also believed did work for Lewis and returned alone that Sunday night a little before midnight driving Lewis’ van. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Other theories included the blonde Texan burying his body under a septic tank, Don crashing his plane, and Don starting a new life in Costa Rica. DON LEWIS DISAPPEARANCE UPDATE: The family of Don Lewis, the former husband of Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin, is giving an update on their search and are offering a $100,000 reward. Lewis vanished in 1997 a day before a scheduled trip to Costa Rica. 'I will ask one time, for civility. At the time of Don Lewis' disappearance, Trish Farr-Payne was married to Don and Carole's handyman Kenny Farr. 'We're going to serve (Baskin) with a lawsuit, but not a lawsuit for damages, it's a lawsuit for equity,' said John Philips. Baskin has also denied any connections with his disappearance and death. At the time, he and Carole were married and living in Tampa, Florida. The 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis. Don Lewis' family was galvanized by the renewed interest. Detectives have said there was no way one of Don's private planes could have held enough fuel to take him all the way to Costa Rica, after Baskin said he would often fly below the radar because he had lost his pilot's license. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200. The bill of discovery would allow them to get information before deciding who to sue. Later on, Trish Farr-Payne said that during a heated exchange with Kenny Farr [pictured], he told her, "If you try to leave me again, I will put you in the grinder, like I did Don," she recalled to "48 Hours Suspicion.". Don Lewis vanished seemingly without a trace and according to the Tampa Bay Tribune, “His van was found at a Pasco County airport with the keys on the floor. They started a reward fund campaign to help with their father's case and an anonymous donor provided $100,000. Over 60 million people tuned in to watch the documentary series. Trish says Kenny Farr told her, "'Don's gone. On her website, Carole also began condemning those whom she called animal abusers, including Joe Exotic. Schlesinger reports it would have been strangled and thrown from an airplane ex-husband “! 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