What happened the night Don Lewis went missing? | Forensic Files

following the disappearance of carol baskin's then-husband don lewis people developed many theories as to what
exactly happened to the millionaire however former new york city prosecutor alex spiro now hired by don lewis's
family suggests the investigation should focus on the hours surrounding lewis's disappearance well there are all sorts
of theories about what might have happened to don one of them was that he was tossed out
of an airplane do you find that credible sometimes in high profile cases people come up with fanciful theories of
you know tigers lions bears and airplanes i mean there's usually a simpler explanation of things
carol baskin in diary entries shared with the tampa bay times says the last time she saw don lewis was the early
morning of august 18th 1997 after she had returned home from running a late night errand
at 11 o'clock you know she had these kittens that were in the house there was a bobcat kitten and two caracal kittens
and um she didn't have enough ingredients for the milk in carol baskin's diary entries she says
that she left don at their home and went out to a supermarket about six miles away only to find out that the store was
closed baskin then explains that her car broke down forcing her to walk all the way
home she says she didn't get home until 4am and then when she got home don wanted to
immediately go back and get the car so at four in the morning they went back he got the radiator cap off put water in
it and then they drove home baskin says that two hours later lewis got up and left the house
that was the last time she saw him it's very hard in the 21st century to go missing missing as a middle-aged man who
has a very active cellular records banking records etc carol baskin maintains she had nothing
to do with don's disappearance i didn't kill don you

There are many theories surrounding the disappearance of Don Lewis. A former prosecutor-turned-defense attorney says investigators should focus on the morning he vanished.

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Brief Summary

Carole Baskin recounts the night Don Lewis disappeared, while Alex Spiro suggests focusing on the hours before his vanishing.

Key points

Theories Surrounding Don Lewis's Disappearance. Various theories emerge about what happened to millionaire Don Lewis, including bizarre claims.

Episode highlights

Theories Surrounding Don Lewis's DisappearanceVarious theories emerge about what happened to millionaire Don Lewis, including bizarre claims.“One of them was that he was tossed out of an airplane. Do you find that credible?”0:27Jul 29, 2022

Episode quotes

I didn't kill Don.

Carol Baskin's denial about her involvement in Don's disappearance.

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