Back in 2022, former New York City raw vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis rocked the post-Covid world when Netflix released the true-crime docuseries Bad Vegan. The four-episode show centered on how the chef became manipulated that her beloved rescue pitbull Leon would be immortal if she kept siphoning money from her savings and restaurant earnings to her con-artist husband, Anthony Strangis, AKA “Shane Fox.”
Fast forward to July 6, Sarma broke the heart-wrenching news that Leon had passed away of old age. “It’s happened. Time for this dreaded post about losing my best boy,” the 56-year-old wrote on Instagram.
The emotional tribute on social media, which included photographs of her last moments with her four-legged best friend, followed a candid blog post detailing Sarma’s journey of navigating her bereavement
