The sewn up ear gauge is the biggest give away (Crooks has no indication of any previous ear gauges),

To me this is part of the conspiracy. I heard that the ears naturally return to their normal size after an ear plug is removed. But they sewed his ear shut quickly to confuse his identity which is retarded because we can see the stitching which is more evidence of a conspiracy and a cover-up.

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The sewn up ear gauge is the biggest give away (Crooks has no indication of any previous ear gauges),

To me this is part of the conspiracy. I heard that the ears naturally return to their normal size after an ear plug is removed. But they sewed his ear shut quickly to confuse his identity which is retarded because we can see the stitching which is more evidence.