HoleCogan

Just watched Big Out last night. My son is an aspiring entomologist so it caught my interest.

Something I was confused about - did the police not receive the surveillance footage until way after the heist? It seemed like the police, FBI, USDA, Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife - everyone - was trying to solve this and find the "7,000" insects, but simply watching the footage would prove who/what was taken.

In the beginning, John seems like a really well put together young man and by the end he seems completely unhinged. I was surprised to see he was still making claims that were easily disproven. For example, the "FBI evidence" tarantulas... .

I was heartbroken when Chrissy said what she did to the Giant African Snail. Such a cruel thing to do by someone who claims to care about the insects, arachnids, arthropods, and gastropods... .

The dad and son in Australia added an interesting perspective. How did you find them to interview?

Thanks for your response! Just wanted to say that you did an excellent job with this documentary - especially it being your first.

Thank you! He has been passionate about insects and all sorts of creepy crawly things since he was a toddler. We are outside as much as possible searching for whatever we can find and admire.

Ohhhh, okay that makes sense. It seemed like one of the first steps would be to acquire that footage, but if John made the claim that it took long to sort through, that would delay the case for sure.

Interesting. That is too bad if that were the case...

Another question I had:

It seems like a lot of evidence was gathered that could be used to take down many more illegal insect smugglers/traffickers. Is the FBI, USDA, and/or Dept. Of Fish and Wildlife investigating those as well?

The video footage of the insect expos with proof that illegal animals were being bought and sold was clear as day. Couldn't they raid the expo in order to shut down all the illegal activity? (Sort of like what they did with the Japanese guy and Wlodek from the Insectarium.)

Thanks for your reply!

That is insane how perfectly that worked out and seemingly by chance. Timing couldn't have been better!