Almost 50 years later, deadly attack at New Orleans gay bar remains unsolved

A fireball rushed inside the Up Stairs Lounge and raced through the bar, and the flammable decor and patrons’ polyester clothing.

News, Cold Cases, Civil RIghts, Journalism Lab, Immersion Student StoryJerry MitchellJuly 6, 2021New Orleans, gay bar, cold case, Up Stairs Lounge, arson, 1973, Robert W. Fieseler, Philip Hannan, Frank Perez, LGBTQ+

Tiger King Joe Exotic’s former park now called ‘zoo of horrors’

Tiger King Joe Exotic’s former park is now a “zoo of horrors” because of animal abuse and neglect, a complaint filed with Oklahoma authorities alleges.

Cold Cases, Tiger King, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellJune 11, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingCarole Baskin, Big Cat Rescue, Tiger King, Tiger King investigation, Jerry Mitchell, Joe Exotic, Wynnewood Exotic Animal Memorial Park, Animal abuse, Jeff Lowe, Animal Welfare Act

Is Carole Baskin lying about disappearance of Tiger King’s Don Lewis? Her nonverbal cues may give her away.

Expert interrogator Steven Rhoads has made a career out of catching liars.

And he believes Carole Baskin is lying when she shared the last words of her husband, animal sanctuary owner Don Lewis, before he disappeared Aug. 18, 1997.

Cold Cases, Tiger KingKatherine MitchellMay 27, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingDon Lewis, Carole Baskin, Big Cat Rescue, Don Lewis murder, Tiger King Murder, Tiger King, Is Carole Baskin lying, Tiger King investigation, Jerry Mitchell

The Will for Tiger King’s Don Lewis May Have Been Forged

More evidence has emerged that the will for Tiger King’s Don Lewis, a Florida multimillionaire who disappeared in 1997, may have been forged.

Cold Cases, Tiger KingKatherine MitchellMay 19, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingDon Lewis, Carole Baskin, Big Cat Rescue, Don Lewis murder, Tiger King Murder, Don Lewis signature, Tiger King, Don Lewis handwriting, Don Lewis will, Don Lewis Power of attorney, Sandra Wittkopp, Susan Aronoff, Anne McQueen, Donna Pettis, Tiger King Will

Expert: Signature of Tiger King’s Don Lewis ‘traced’ on his will

Tiger King Don Lewis’ signatures on his will and his power of attorney were traced from his marriage record, a handwriting expert concluded of documents that surfaced after the multimillionaire’s 1997 disappearance.

Cold Cases, Tiger KingKatherine MitchellMay 14, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingDon Lewis, Carole Baskin, Big Cat Rescue, Don Lewis murder, Tiger King Murder, Don Lewis signature, Tiger King, Don Lewis handwriting, Anne McQueen, Don Lewis will, Tiger King Will