Joe Ball: The Alligator Man of Elmendorf Pt. 2
6/11/202642 min
After killing at least two women in his orbit, Joe Ball seemingly got away clean. But when the rumors in town caught up to him.. Joe did something nobody expected. After he was gone, his gator pit and a trail of missing women turned him into one of Depression-era Texas's most chilling figures.
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First 90 secondsVanessa Richardson· Host0:00
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Vanessa Richardson· Host0:39
Everyone loves a hometown hero, whether it's a local sports legend, an everyday upstanding citizen, or someone who went on to major stardom fame. They don't just give us something to feel proud of, but they can shape our sense of where we came from, and therefore, our own identities. But not all local legends come in the form of someone to be celebrated. Some towns get an anti-hero. That was the case in Elmendorf, Texas in the 1930s. At the time, the people of Elmendorf needed something to distract them from their Depression-era hardships. Unfortunately, they didn't get a home run hitter or a Hollywood starlet, they got Joe Ball, AKA the Alligator Man. For a while, Joe provided thrilling