Joe Exotic Trial Starts, Faces Charges For Murder-For-Hire Plot

A former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate will go on trial.

Monday, March 11th 2019, 5:10 am

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Joe Exotic Trial Starts, Faces Charges For Murder-For-Hire Plot

A former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate will go on trial.

Joe Maldonado-Passage, better known as "Joe Exotic," is facing charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.

The former zoo owner is also facing several federal wildlife violations.

Maldonado-Passage denies all charges against him.

His trial will be at the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City Tuesday.

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