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It sounds like an urban legend, but in 2003, a five-hundred-pound tiger was removed from a New York apartment in the notorious projects of Harlem. Having raised it from a cub, Antoine Yates had lived alongside it for five years, claiming that his relationship with the enormous predator gave him spiritual release from the hell of drugs and violence pervading the streets below. In the Nevada desert, Vietnam vet Karl Mitchell’s pride of tigers help him cope with his post-traumatic stress disorder, but William Olsen's tragic story reminds us that the natural instincts of these predators can never be denied. He was killed in an instant by one of his playful creatures in the woods of Hennepin, Illinois.
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This shocking documentary explores the tragic true stories of reptile owners who filled their homes with dangerous animals, including giant monitor lizards, venomous snakes, cobras, and vipers.
This film was first broadcast: 2010
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It sounds like an urban legend, but in 2003, a five-hundred-pound tiger was removed from a New York apartment in the notorious projects of Harlem. Having raised it from a cub, Antoine Yates had lived alongside it for five years, claiming that his relationship with the enormous predator gave him spiritual release from the hell of drugs and violence pervading the streets below. In the Nevada desert, Vietnam vet Karl Mitchell’s pride of tigers help him cope with his post-traumatic stress disorder, but William Olsen's tragic story reminds us that the natural instincts of these predators can never be denied. He was killed in an instant by one of his playful creatures in the woods of Hennepin, Illinois.
Subscribe to True Lives: bit.ly/3dBMxvl
This shocking documentary explores the tragic true stories of reptile owners who filled their homes with dangerous animals, including giant monitor lizards, venomous snakes, cobras, and vipers.
This film was first broadcast: 2010
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/OurStoriesChannel
Watch More Documentaries
True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Up Close - youtube.com/@UpCloseITVS
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Blueprint - bit.ly/3ZK5UdD
True Lives brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
#exoticpets #truecrime #deadlypets #tragicstory #documentary #unexplainedtragedy #exoticanimals
