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"The Alligator Man"Joe Ball
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Full Name	Joseph Douglas Ball
Born	January 7, 1896 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died	September 24, 1938 (aged 42) Elmendorf, Texas, United States
Cause of Death	Suicide by gunshot
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Criminal Information
AKA	"The Alligator Man" "The Butcher of Elmendorf" "The Bluebeard of South Texas"
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Shooting
Victims	5-20
Span of crimes	1936 - 1938
Country	United States
State	Texas
City	Elmendorf
Date apprehended	September 24, 1938

Victims

Confirmed victims

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Name	Age	Disappeared	Body Found	Cause of Death

Suspected victims

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In popular culture

Film adaptation

• Eaten Alive (1976) on IMDb, was inspired by Ball. The film features a man named Judd, a serial killer who runs a hotel and disposes of his victims' bodies by feeding them to a Nile crocodile.

Links

• Joe Ball at Wikipedia
• Joe Ball. Keller On The Loose.