Episode 18, The Alligator Man: Joe Ball
This story has everything- olden timey Texas, alligator pits, missing women, a love triangle, bootlegging, a saloon, barmaids, a body in a barrel, lots of nicknames, and a drunken serial killer. This is the harrowing story of The Alligator Man: Joe Ball.
Sources:
The Alligator Man: The True Story of Joe Ball by Pete Dove
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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-alligator-man-pete-dove/1136446527
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmendorf,_Texas
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1938?amount=500
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/butcher-of-elmendorf-alligators/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/ball-joseph.htm
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/leafy-sea-dragon
www.mistressofthemacabrepodcast.com