Joe Ball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Ball

American serial killer

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1892

Place of Birth: Texas, United States

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1938

Profession: serial killer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph D.
Ball (January 7, 1896 – September 24, 1938) was an American serial killer, sometimes referred to as "The Alligator Man", the "Butcher of Elmendorf" and the "Bluebeard of South Texas".
He is known to have killed two and is said to have killed as many as 20 women in the 1930s.
His existence was long believed to be apocryphal, but he is a familiar figure in Texas folklore.
His great-great grandfather was John Hart Crenshaw, the notorious illegal slave trader, kidnapper, and illegal slave breeder in Gallatin County, Illinois.