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‘Fresh dung,’ a half-eaten sucker: Clues led to secret ape in ‘Chimp Crazy’ star’s home

Tonia Haddix emerged from the home’s basement in a hairnet and pajamas, filings say. She took the officers to a cage.
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Who is Tonia Haddix, and why is she in jail? Exotic animal case takes new turn after basement discovery

Tonia Haddix is an animal broker and a Missouri-based former nurse who was featured in HBO’s 2024 documentary Chimp Crazy.
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'Chimp Crazy' Missouri woman allegedly violates bond by having secret chimpanzee

Law enforcement reported finding the female chimp in a cage on Tonia Haddix's property in Camden County, Missouri, on July 9.

'Chimp Crazy' woman asks for mercy, seeks lesser sentence

Earlier this year, Haddix pleaded guilty to lying to a federal judge. On Thursday, her lawyers asked for some mercy.

Judge orders arrest of ‘Chimp Crazy’ couple for ducking financial sanctions

A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge has ordered the arrest and detention of a Missouri woman and her husband who are at ...