He won school-fair awards in horses, poultry, rabbits and crops. Lowe planned a Jungle Bus mobile cub-petting zoo in Las Vegas. Critics and animal welfare groups claimed Joe ran a shabby roadside zoo of daily abuse, cruelty, and illegal trafficking. A further $15 million is for "false arrest, false imprisonment, selective enforcement and the death of his mother, Shirley". But the tigers enchanted him. Tenpins were scattered about the cages and one monkey enclosure featured a childs kitchen play set. He and Shirley still visited most days, but theres nothing to suggest they conspired in the abuse carried out by their son, who was turning into something far more sinister than the fantasist he had been. He often woke up in the middle of the night ready for a fight, Joe told me. He didnt even know his son was gaynot that it bothered him. He wandered about shooting animals with BB guns, then he injected them with water-filled syringes to heal them. Sometimes Carole generated a thousand emailsa lot for a Midwest mall managers inbox. Eric Cowie, a military veteran crew member, took the gun from his hand and wrapped Travis head in a white shirt to stem the bleeding. The most notorious was in Ohios Amish country, where men in Brixton hats sold parrots, bobcats, and kangaroos as if they were old keepsakes. John lived with a girlfriend in Pauls Valley, near the park. Kuo Wei Lee, a Plano real-estate developer, bought dozens of the birds in 1995 when marketers promised riches from their lean meat and oila sort of red-meat alternative la pork. He proposed $5,000 upfront and a few thousand more after the deed, to be financed by selling off a rare lion-tiger hybridnot a difficult task for North Americas most notorious big-cat breeder. He witnessed the worst of his employers cultish behavior. It encouraged Joe to reach out for more donations, and ask visitors to sponsor animals. Whatever the truth, Ricks video was gone. A year after they wed, Don and Carole visited an animal auction in Ohio to buy a pet bobcat. I got caught with exotic animals in a city that bans exotics. In 2007 he settled a lawsuit with Prince that accused him of selling clothes emblazoned with the artists trademarked symbol. Later Joe added a watering hole called the Safari Bar, just off I-35, and a restaurant called Zooters (he had previously dreamt of calling it Tallywhackersan all-male-staffed version of Hooters). But not long after their wedding, Finlay wanted out, Texas Monthly reports. Ive had some kinky sex. Whereas for us, it was just another one of these bad guys that we are trying to make people aware of.. He wore full scrubs, with a fanny pack and stethoscope. 6 In the suit, the reality star accused his former business partner, Jeffrey Lowe, of filing false statements to federal agents. . </p> <p>Hartpence is now serving life in prison in Kansas for first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton who was found dead in his home with multiple gunshot wounds in 2014 . Joe allegedly mocked disabled children who visited the park, and joked with one employee that a pocket knife was his n---er stabber., He started to lose grip on who he actually was, John told me. Some crew bid for horses at auction just to bring them back, kill them, and feed them out. The hut that was once Brians hospice was ashes. An autopsy showed Shelton died from multiple gunshot wounds, the sheriffs office said last February. View our online Press Pack. And Carole was turning her crosshairs directly on Joe. Hes a sissy boy.. Trespassing animal abusers will be shot and killed, Lowe told me. He alleged: He was the main person in this entrapment scheme to take my zoo for free. Joe carped about PETA spies who infiltrated the park. Hartpence, 43, is now serving a life sentence at a Kansas prison for the first degree felony murder of Curtis Shelton, who was found dead at his home in 2014 with multiple gunshot wounds. Then, just before this story went to press, Joe burst into a tirade against everybody, including me. Joe honed his roadshow and called it the Mystical Magic of the Endangered. John followed him almost everywhere. Nevertheless, the three were married as a "throuple" in a ceremony seen in Tiger King. Francis, Shirley, and Joe settled on an 11-acre plot outside Wynnewood (pronounced Winnie-wood), a one-stoplight town of 2,000 people off I-35, around an hour south of Oklahoma City. Many crew members recalled Joe strung out, or acting like he was high on cocaine. Rhyne was with Exotic when he opened the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park, the G.W. Police say the 28-year-old man was asked to leave after an argument with two employees at the gas station. I felt like your life is in danger, Webster said. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Travis liked to shoot guns into the ground. Oftentimes they ate the meat themselves: Joe joked it was a miracle nobody got sick. Years after their split Hartpence was convicted for "aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14" and was put on the sex offenders register. But Ive actually got it figured out now.. Authorities jailed him the day after Sheltons body was found, according to a news release from the Kingman County Sheriffs Office from the day of his arrest. Joes new life had lasted just 81 days. Find Jeffrey Hartpence's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Instead theyd gently brush past each others arms. People knew Carole in Tampa, and often stopped her in the street or supermarket. She left home at 15, never finished high school, and paid for gas with pennies, for a $100 Impala she drove between three jobs. Between his wild actions and the parks unending abuse, most film staff left soon after they arrived, unable to package the horror they witnessed into a family-friendly product. Within a year, Joe hooked up with a hard-drinking, drug-using 24-year-old events producer named Jeffrey Charles "J.C." Hartpence. Joe believed Travis had sent Dillon to the park keep him from committing suicide. Brian looked after the finances, as he had done in Texas. Travis toyed with a .45 Ruger pistol that Joe had bought him. 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Joe stood at a lectern, flanked by friends, family, and former lovers. Around that time, Carole met Howard Baskin, a rawboned New York banking salaryman with a Jeff Goldblum-esque voice, on a blind date. Joseph Allen Maldonado (n Schreibvogel; born March 5, 1963), known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King," is an American media personality, businessman, and convicted felon who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also known as the G.W. The couple texted love notes from different rooms so they would never be apart. Exotic Animal Memorial Park, named after his late brother, in 1999. Within months, Lowe and Lauren were living at the G.W. We didnt force him to take the animals. Sundays, they lazed around at home and watched Westerns on TV," New York writes. <p>While leading Tracy to the woods Jeffrey becomes irritated when she walks too slow and begins complaining, prompting him to throw her school bag away, shove her to the ground, and take a swing at her with his bat. The country music singer has also claimed that those government offices made the tiger an endangered species in the US solely to file charges against him - and promote their alleged animal rights agenda. He saw the Ferraris and the Porsches and all the exotic vehicles, Lowe told me of Joe. Dillon was a cheerleading faggot, Lowe added. He loved bikes, and thought nothing of cycling 300 miles across the state on a $4,000 model his father Danny, a 23-year Marine veteran with a snow-white handlebar mustache, bought him. Nothing personal, he said. He wants the ashes Joe gave him tested. Joe viewed himself as a creator of creatures; a demigod. Fresh from Joes emu-killing exploits, the G.W. He renamed it the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, to keep the G.W. Exotic met his first husband while working as a security guard at a gay cowboy bar called the Round-Up Saloon, New York Magazine reports. Tiger King- Murder, Mayhem and Madness - Official Trailer - Netflix, fell for Jeffrey Charles 'JC' Hartpence (pictured in his mug shot) in 1991, years before he was convicted of his crimes, Joe marries John Finlay and Travis Maldonado, Joe was also convicted of eight counts of falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act. The internet meant people were posting pictures of their nights there. One manager was filmed saying hed beat the fuck out of a white tiger, while another admitted he didnt like Joes breeding process. It was the largest such venue in the state, Joe told people. He, Joe, and John continued to spend long weekends at motels, and invite other men into their relationship. He still fears for his safety. Episode 5 of the series features the shocking security camera footage of the moment of his death, though thankfully not in gruesome detail. Jeffrey Charles Hartpence, Jeffrey C Hartpence, Jeffery C Hartpence, Jeffreyl Hartpence, Jc Hartpence, Jeffrey L Hartpence, Jeffrey Hadpence, Jeffrey Hartpence are alternative name for J. Its all for publicity the whole things a circus. Joe gave Travis family his ashes in Wal-Mart-bought containers. The Tiger King was trying to claw back power, but he has nothing left but his roar. One employee said she saw staff share a joint with a monkey, and that cubs were routinely struck with force on the nose, face, eyes, and neck. One crew member was dared to bite the head off a live snakehe did. Joe took John to traveling shows in Kansas. Joe found most of his staff through Craigslist. The long trips gave them plenty of time to get to know each other. On Saturdays, they would snort pink-tinged meth and go out to the bars. He racked its slide, held the barrel to his temple, and fired. Joe treated him like a big kid. He thought he was having the chance of a lifetime, Sherry Peck, Dannys girlfriend, told me. Joes treatment of staff could be cruel bordering on vindictivebut John loved the animals. Hes not even a man like you. Joe wanted out. By 1999 the craze waned, and Lee thinned his flocks feed to save money. Just follow her into a mall parking lot, cap her, and drive off, he said. Jeffry Lynn Hartpence Yukon, age 67. Now he was a blond-mulleted cowboy in the buckle of the Bible Belt. He says this includes "18 years of research and care of 200 generic tigers and cross-breeds for 365 days a year, at a boarding rate of $60/day per animal". The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Department of Interior, the U.S. Shelton died from multiple gunshot wounds, Man, 46, arrested in Kingman County shooting death, Wichita man shot by gas station employee after fight breaks out near downtown, police say, Wichita teen breaks Jim Ryuns 58-year-old Kansas high school record with fastest U.S. mile, This shop has served Wichita bicyclists for 60 years. As the docuseries details, Maldonado and Finlay both didn't identify as gay. Carole Baskin at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. What could be more personal? Howard told me. A brown bear sat in its own feces while a man fed it potato chips. He also claimed he was targeted because [he] is an openly gay male with the largest collection of generic tigers and crossbreeds.. Joe Exotic's husbands are just one of the absolutely wild and shocking story lines that are a part of Tiger King, but Maldonado's death is surely the saddest. Joes legal skulduggery became King Lear with cowboy hats. According to his lawsuit, obtained by PEOPLE, Exotic is seeking $73,840,000 for loss of personal property. Exotic, born Joe Schreibvogel, is currently serving 22 years in jail after being found guilty of paying a hitman to kill animal activist Carole Baskin, and of killing tigers to make room for more cats in his animal park. Then he fed the horse out to the lions. Big Cat Rescue sits at the end of a rough, tree-lined track off a busy street in suburban Tampa. But Travis, 23, died minutes later. Joe often posted ads on Craigslist for young men to join him and John for weekenders in Pauls Valley or Oklahoma City motels. Some fear Joes power to harm them. He was a smooth talker, and a great salesman. I thought, if people could go in a cage with one of those cats and see that theyre not affectionateall they want to do is pee on youthat they wont want them as pets, she told me. John will never step foot on the park again: Lowe threatened to shoot him if he does. They could not leave the park, Rick told me. Park. Officers called Joe and an associate to wrangle the surviving emus. Danny wasnt invited. Nobody is that silver-tongued.. 02.28.77 is the birth date of J. J has reached the age of forty-five years. He countersued for libel and slander, demanding $15 million in damages. They attended animal auctions with other roadside zoo owners. Zoo, one former employee told me. Joe washed dishes at a pirate-themed restaurant. The laws of man werent nearly as easy to master. She couldnt follow rules, Joe told me. Inspired by David Copperfield, he donned sequined cowboy shirts and toured as an illusionist at malls and fairs across the country. Carole Baskin, a big cat sanctuary-owner from Tampa, Florida, had won a million-dollar lawsuit against him. Having a daughter helped him focus after his years at the park, he told me, when we met at a cafe in Norman, near Oklahoma City. Joe opened with nine cages, a deer, and a mountain lion. Danny Maldonado questions whether Travis death was accidental. The G.W. But it was the subject of eight separate legal cases that year. Carole didnt think Joe was silly. Yarri, Pamela, and Tamara arent close. We Found 1 Result For Blake Hartpence In Oklahoma. In a video posted to the JoeExoticTV YouTube channel, Joe invited a clothing store clerk to drop by. Same-sex marriage was decades away, but Joe and Brian soon wed anyway, in an unofficial ceremony. The two-day operation was bedlam. Lowe told Mark Lewis he was installing a drive-in theater at the park. Heres the thing with kings, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Green. A hospice nurse came by each day, and Joe became Brians primary carer. As. I am an asshole to work for. The cameras are all in the studio., There is no studio! Travis was a blast, man, former crew member Dianna Mazak told me. He told visitors Garold dreamt of seeing exotic animals in Africasomething his siblings deny. Some who did said theyd escaped a cult. She hunted his wealth ever since, and hounded him online. Joe controlled and abused the zoos staff, accused them of being traitors and threatened to throw them back on the streets. With Joes Wal-Mart scheme over, food cost a fortune. He and Joe began a romantic relationship. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 11 records for Jeffry Hartpence. Soon after returning, Brian got ill. Doctors diagnosed him with a life-threatening, HIV-accelerated fungal infection. One night, a month after John began work at Wynnewood, he sent Joe a text message: Come save me. When Joe arrived, Johns girlfriend was throwing his belongings out onto the street. But Glover decided to split with Joes money, and flew to Savannah. Glover planned to warn Carole in person, but didnt make it to Tampa before stopping at a beach and blowing all the money on partying. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. 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