Amanda Knox urges people not to rush their judgment of Carole Baskin based on what they saw on 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' as she believes there is no sufficient evident to accuse her of murder.
- Apr 30, 2020
AceShowbiz - Amanda Knox has urged fans to let "Tiger King" star Carole Baskin "have her day in court" amid allegations she played a role in the disappearance of her husband Don Lewis.
Knox, who between 2007 and 2015 spent almost four years behind bars in Italy and eight years on trial for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher, only to be eventually acquitted, penned an op-ed for website Crime Story, titled, "Amanda Knox on Tiger King: The Rush to Judgement of Carole Baskin".
After watching the hit Netflix show, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness", which follows the exploits of prolific tiger breeder Joe Exotic, who is currently serving a 22-year sentence in jail for plotting to kill animal rights activist Baskin and other wildlife violations Knox said the program showed "insufficient evidence" that Baskin was involved in the disappearance, after suggestive scenes set off speculation on the Internet that she allegedly murdered him.
"I came away from the docuseries feeling the same way about these people," she continued. "It certainly seems that Carole Baskin had a hand in her husband's disappearance. The police reports, that altered power of attorney, the way she laughs… How could she not be guilty?"
However, she went on to question the intentions of the filmmakers and whether or not they were honest with their interview subjects about the film and story progression, seeing as it was shot over the course of five years.
"I commend the filmmakers for how they were able to show the complex humanity behind the self-styled cartoonish personality of Joe Exotic," she wrote. "That takes empathy, and skilful storytelling. But they didn't extend that treatment to Carole Baskin."
In a previous interview with The Wrap, Baskin alleged she was led to believe the film would be similar to "Blackfish" - the documentary that shed light on alleged abuse taking place at SeaWorld - and Knox suggested the heavily-edited show wasn't sufficient to charge someone with murder.
"But let's be careful with the impulse to think that we know all the facts and are qualified to pass down judgment because we sat in our pajamas, day-drinking and tweeting during quarantine, while we binged a docuseries on Netflix," she concluded.
