15 years ago my cousin unlocked 56 exotic animals, triggering a bizarre story that drew national attention

15 years ago my cousin unlocked 56 exotic animals, triggering a bizarre story that drew national attention

I was just 7 years old when Terry Thompson released 56 exotic animals into the hills outside Zanesville before allegedly killing himself. It was 2011, and I wasn’t old enough to know the national scale of the story, but I remember the murmurs from family members.