‘Tiger King’ ZooKeeper Erik Cowie Dead At 53
One of the zookeepers featured on the Netflix show “Tiger King” has died, according to TMZ.
Erik Cowie’s body was found face down in the bedroom of a residence in NYC. Law enforcement sources told the outlet that although he was found by a friend, there’s nothing suspicious about the death at this point, and no drugs were found on the scene. Still, a toxicology test will likely be performed.
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Cowie has made several appearances on Netflix’s hit show. He’s often cited as the head keeper of Joe Exotix’s big cats and stuck around to work at the GW Zoo even after Joe got thrown in the slammer.
Aside from that, Cowie testified against Joe — saying he’d seen Joe order some of the zoo animals to be shot and killed — which contributed to his conviction, TMZ notes.
Joe has made many public statements to TMZ in the past while behind bars but he has yet to make one about Cowie.
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