- On July 13, 2004, his pet tiger Bobo escaped from his compound in Loxahatchee, Florida and was shot and killed the next day by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Officer, bringing national media attention to the incident. Hawkes believes the officer "murdered" Bobo needlessly.
- Badly burned on the set of Tarzan at the Rainbow (later titled Tarzan and the Brown Prince) in Florida 31 Oct 1970.
- On July 19, 2004, 6 days after his pet tiger Bobo escaped from his compound in Loxahatchee, Florida and was shot and killed, his house caught on fire. He recently had a new air conditioner installed, and it apparently malfunctioned and sparked the blaze. Crews had a hard time getting to the fire because Sipek has electrical fencing to keep his other exotic animals caged in. But the fire was eventually extinguished, and all animals on the property were reported in good condition.
- Resides in Loxahatchee, Florida (July 2004)
- 27 February 2012, he had 2 tigers and a leopard removed from his property due to a lack of a federal permit to have such animals at his Loxahatchee, Florida, USA home.
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