Larry pollard says owls do attack people. There is a whole rash of attacks in maine. A great horned owl that had nested near the trail, and it was coming out at night. The public will misjudge or rush to judgment if they don't know what's going on.
In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her home. Her husband Michael Peterson was convicted of her murder. A curious neighbor, a lawyer named Larry Pollard, had a different theory.