Where Is Tom Crutchfield Now? All About the Convicted Reptile Smuggler from HBO’s ‘Monsters of God’
The five-part series follows a convicted reptile dealer and examines how smuggling networks and pop culture fuel a multibillion-dollar wildlife trade.
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Convicted US reptile dealer says he supplied cobras for 'Indiana Jones'
Tom Crutchfield, a long-time reptile dealer and convicted felon, is turning heads online after sharing claims he provided animals for productions like Indiana Jones and Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. The claims surfaced in a new HBO docuseries called Monsters of God from the creators of Tiger King and Chimp Crazy. What happened? According to USA Today, as republished by AOL, in the five-part HBO series, director Eric Goode looks at the rep…
Detroit Zoo Name-dropped in New HBO Docuseries on Exotic Reptile Trade
In the new HBO docuseries Monsters of God, a notorious Florida reptile salesman says he’s sold illegal animals to the Detroit Zoo during his smuggling days. But to be fair, he claims they were one of many customers — and there’s no proving the zoo knew the reptiles were illegal. “I sold illegal animals to every zoo in this country,” said Tom Crutchfield in the series’ Aug. 6 premiere episode. “But whether [the Zoos] knew [the animals] were illeg…
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