{"id":371137,"date":"2021-11-23T02:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T23:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiger-king-star-jeff-johnson-dead-in-apparent-suicide\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T02:04:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T23:04:56","slug":"tiger-king-star-jeff-johnson-dead-in-apparent-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiger-king-star-jeff-johnson-dead-in-apparent-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Tiger King&#8217; star Jeff Johnson dead in apparent suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Tiger King&#8217; star Jeff Johnson dead in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent suicide<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jeffery Lynn Johnson, who appeared on Netflix\u2019s hit docu<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, \u201cTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,\u201d\u00a0has died at 58.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson died in an apparent suicide during an argument with his wife, Charity, the Oklahoma City Police Department <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/22\/entertainment\/jeffery-johnson-tiger-king-dead\/index.html\">told CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reptile dealer was interviewed in the fourth episode of the Netflix show.<\/p>\n<p>The police report indicated that officers were called to Johnson\u2019s home after 10 p.m. on Sept. 8 for attempted suicide, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>Charity told authorities that her husband killed himself in front of her during their argument in the garage. Their children, ages 4 and 5, were in the house during the time of the incident, per CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was taken to the hospital shortly after he was found to have a pulse at the scene, according to the police report, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The report also indicated that Johnson had \u201cno mental health history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff johnson\" class=\"wp-image-20236028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Johnson appeared in the fourth episode of the Netflix docuseries, \u201cTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Netlix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTiger King\u201d star Joe Exotic\u2019s attorney confirmed that he spoke to Charity following the tragedy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff johnson\" class=\"wp-image-20236032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jeff-johnson-tiger-king-dead-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Johnson died at the age of 58 in his home in Oklahoma.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Netlix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s death comes after fellow \u201cTiger King\u201d star and zookeeper Erik Cowie\u2019s passing. Cowie was found dead on Sept. 3 in New York City and the medical examiner determined that his cause of death was \u201cacute and chronic alcohol use\u201d in a manner that was \u201cnatural.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The second season of the widely popular series dropped on Netflix on Nov. 17. Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving prison time for paying a hitman to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.<\/p>\n<p>The former zookeeper, 58, exclusively conversed with The Post via a written letter he sent from jail, claiming that the show\u2019s second season proves him to be \u201cinnocent.\u201d He also claimed that former president Donald Trump was \u201ca fool\u201d to not pardon him and that President Joe Biden should grant him clemency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump was a fool not to pardon me,\u201d Exotic wrote. \u201cBefore the election, millions of people were hoping for it as they know I\u2019m innocent, most of this is in TK2 [\u2018Tiger King 2\u2019] and it will be the same for President Biden, the world will know the truth [when the new season is released] and him and VP [Kamala] Harris ran on justice and prison reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/joe-exotic-trump-pardon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Joseph &quot;Joe Exotic&quot; Maldonado-Passage \" class=\"wp-image-20233201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/joe-exotic-trump-pardon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/joe-exotic-trump-pardon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/joe-exotic-trump-pardon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joe Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiring a hitman to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Netflix US\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt would be in the interest of American Justice for President Biden to pardon me before the holidays and charge those with perjury and other suitable charges, or the injustice is really going to cost votes in 2022 as the people wonder if this could happen to them under his watch,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reality star continued, \u201cFor 3 years they \u2018the Government\u2019 has kept me in isolation, blocked numbers and reporters from my phone, rejected any email that tells the truth to my attorneys, kept me from talking to the press and monitored every legal call I\u2019ve had.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Johnson died in an apparent suicide during an argument with his wife, Charity, the Oklahoma City Police Department told CNN. 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