Erik Cowie, ‘Tiger King’ Documentary Subject, Dies At 52
Cowie was found dead last Friday at 5:30 p.m. local time in a bedroom inside a Brooklyn apartment building. Although his identity was not immediately made public by police,A representative from the Medical Examiner’s office said the cause and manner of death are pending further studies following the examination.
Cowie is credited as Head Keeper at the self-proclaimed Tiger King Joe Exotic’s now-defunct G.W. Exotic Animal Zoo in Wynnewood, Calif. where he worked directly with the wildcats. He worked at the zoo for 5 years. Exotic is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence in connection to a murder-for-hire plot against his nemesis Carole Baskin and for crimes against his animals. Cowie testified against his former boss during Exotic’s trial in 2019 where he alleged Exotic shot five tigers to make space for more tigers. Cowie only heard the shots and did not see Exotic kill the animals but he claimed, “I knew what was going on.
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