Joe Exotic to be featured in documentaries, "Dateline" prime time report and magazine articles shares email

Even in disgrace, Joe Exotic remains somewhat of a media darling. Journalists last month came from across the country to chronicle the former zookeeper's murder-for-hire case, so many that the judge moved the jury trial to a bigger courtroom. Among those taking notes was Manuel Oteyza, producer of "Blackfish," the 2013 documentary that sparked a public backlash against SeaWorld and led the theme park company to end killer whale shows. Also present were writers for New York magazine and Texas Monthly, and producers for "Dateline," the long-running NBC news magazine. Rumored to be present was a representative of Netflix, the online TV network whose original programming includes a number of true-crime shows.