They Drilled a Hole for a Crayfish - Why?

They Drilled a Hole for a Crayfish - Why?

A pale four-inch crayfish was found alive in a running aquarium placed in a front yard with its power cord threaded through a freshly drilled three-quarter-inch hole in the exterior wall - the hole aligned exactly with the console table where the tank had sat for weeks. Who planned this setup, and why did someone go to the trouble of drilling through the wall to power a tank outside?

In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the moment a county road grader operator spotted the aquarium at 6:15 a.m. to the discoveries made by responding officers and investigators, following the details that suggest the installation was deliberate and premeditated. What does the placement of the hole and the tank tell us about intent?

Person: Denise Gallagher Date: July 19, 2022 (tank discovered at 6:15 a.m.) Location: 1412 Caldwell Drive, Sycamore Glen, Kellerton, Ohio Event: Aquarium found in front yard with power cord through drilled exterior wall Animal: Odell, a pale translucent crayfish approximately four inches long

- The aquarium's interior light was on and the filter light glowed green when first seen at 6:15 a.m. - The hole in the exterior wall measured three-quarters of an inch in diameter with clean edges. - The hole's placement matched exactly the height of the console table where the tank had rested for weeks. - Officer Tim Boland arrived and photographed the tank at approximately 6:47 a.m. - Denise moved the tank from the living room to a spare room on July 17 after hearing a 25-minute rhythmic hum the night of July 15.

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