Joe’s spell
However, once again, it wasn’t long before Joe had found a new love. Only a couple of months after Travis’ tragic death, Joe was marrying his new boyfriend (of two months), Dillon Passage.
According to the zoo staff, who had all wondered at some point what those young boys (John, Travis and later Dillon – all in their early twenties) were doing with Joe, there was one explanation: he bought them anything they wanted, pertaining mostly to cars and guns, and let them roam the zoo free, as if it was their kingdom. With not much waiting for them back home, Joe had a certain spell on them.