 Loosely based on the story of Joe Ball (also known as the "Bluebeard  From South Texas" or the "Alligator Man") from Elmendorg, Texas,  some time after Prohibition ended. He owned a bar with an alligator  pit serving as an entertainment attraction. Several murders of women  ensued, but it was never proven that the flesh found in the pit was  human. However, Joe did commit suicide upon possibility of capture.