District Attorney Branch describes a griffin as a mythical beast that was "half dragon, half lion." Which is incorrect, a griffin was a mythical creature with the body, rear legs and tail of a lion; the head and wings of a bald eagle, and the front feet were eagle talons.
Travandze is said to be from the Republic of Georgia and has a Georgian name. Yet he speaks with a Russian accent. Russian and Georgian are not related languages, and their accents do not sound remotely similar.