U.S. officials make contact with rep for Cecil the lion’s killer amid extradition calls [View all]
By Elahe Izadi and Darryl Fears July 31 at 2:51 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to talk to Walter Palmer. So far, that hasn't happened.
Investigators for the service knocked on the front door of Palmer's house, stopped by his dental office, called his telephone numbers and filled his inbox with e-mails. Palmer, a hunting enthusiast who is accused of illegally killing a rare African lion in Zimbabwe early this month, couldn't be lured out of hiding.
Late Thursday afternoon, though, the agency's Office of Law Enforcement was contacted by somebody on Palmer's behalf. "The Service's investigation is ongoing and appreciates that Dr. Palmer's representative reached out," the agency said in a statement Friday.
If and when he materializes, Palmer could face an extradition request from officials in Zimbabwe, who have signaled a request to pursue one.
"We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he can be held accountable for his illegal action," Zimbabwe's environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said at a news conference on Friday, according to Reuters.
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