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Joseph D. (Joe) Ball (January 6 1892 or 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 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.