“Trapped in a Cell: Joe Exotic’s Final Gamble Implodes as Judge Rejects His Last-Ditch Appeal”
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Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic, had his appeal struck down at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in 2022; a win would have reduced his prison sentence by eight years.
The 61-year-old is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence after he was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot of Carole Baskin twice, his rival zookeeper.
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The world was introduced to Maldonado-Passage and his bizarre antics and personality when Netflix released the true crime docu-series Tiger King during the pandemic in 2020.
While the series became one of the streaming service’s most watched shows ever, it led to plenty of controversy and backlash especially from conservation and animal rights groups.
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Despite his bleak situation, the TV star has not backed away from seeing the light of day again as he’s aiming for a successful appeal or a Presidential pardon.
He said in an interview with News Channel 8 earlier this year: “I’m actually appealing my whole case, to overturn my conviction,” and added that prison has been “rough.”
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During the same interview, Maldonado-Passage still had words for Baskin years after his conviction.
He said: “I still think that she is bats–t crazy and that she killed her husband. But me and Carol, me and Carol made money off of each other for years.”
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