# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joe-ball
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:14:36.489Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joe-ball"
name: "Joe Ball"
slug: "joe-ball"
description: "Joseph Douglas Ball was an American murderer and suspected serial killer, sometimes referred to as the \"Alligator Man\", the \"Butcher of Elmendorf\" and the \"Bluebeard of South Texas\"."
tagline: "American serial killer (1892–1938)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_D._Ball.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1892-01-06"
deathDate: "1938-09-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.44
  momentum:             4.377074705709719
  historical:           12.125928
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE"
    title: "Болл, Джо"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_(%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84)"
    title: "جو بال (قاتل متسلسل)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84_(%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7)"
    title: "جو بول (قاتل متسلسل من امريكا)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co_Boll"
    title: "Co Boll"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ジョー・ボール"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball"
    title: "Joe Ball"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962454"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump