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Eaten Alive! Based on Serial Killer Joe Ball

posted 11 years ago by nathan515
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Joe Ball (The Butcher of Elmendorf) was a WW1 veteran born in 1892 in Elmendorf Texas. Elmendorf is a tiny city outside San Antonio.(My uncle was the Chief of Police there like 35-40 years ago). Anyway, Ball killed people in the 30's and supposedly fed them to his Alligator Pit (yes, he had an Alligator pit he built in his back yard. He would entertain the people in the neighborhood by feeding them stray cats and dogs, etc.).

Now, you all might know all of this, but im sure there are some people that dont. If you're interested, go to youtube and type in Joe Ball, and there is a 23 minute documentary on him. Pretty crazy.

[–] richard-perl-1 10 years ago

Wrong movie! You obviously didn't bother reading anything here beyond the title. You're referring to the Tobe Hooper Eaten Alive, aka Death Trap.

Please take more care in future, as someone will have to remove this incorrect info at some point.

[–] panthersrulenfl69 8 years ago

For real not that hard to check the cast or anything else for that matter to know this is the Cannibal one.