EP191: Lobster Boy

During the early 20th century in the United States, there were
traveling carnivals that included sideshows that showcased people
with genetic abnormalities. One family who traveled with the
carnival, and did quite well financially, was the Stiles family.
Their claim to fame was that many members of the family had the
genetic condition called ectrodactyly--commonly known as Lobster
Claw Syndrome. Grady Stiles, Jr. was one of the members of the
family who was part of the carnival, and during his life, he
married and had children. He also was a raging and violent
alcoholic. You know this doesn't end well, right?

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SOURCES:
1) Carnie Killers: The Murder Trial of Lobster Boy
(the-line-up.com)
2) How "Lobster Boy" Grady Stiles Went From Circus Act To Murderer
(allthatsinteresting.com)
3) Grady Stiles – the 'Lobster Boy' who killed his family member
(mysteriesrunsolved.com)
4) The Tragic Death Of Lobster Boy (grunge.com)
5) Famous 'Freaks' And Creepy Carnival Acts From History
(grunge.com)
6) Man found guilty in "Lobster Boy' death (tampabay.com)
7)Grady Stiles - The Evil Lobster Boy - Historic Mysteries
Ectrodactyly polydactyly - About the Disease - Genetic and Rare
Diseases Information Center (nih.gov)
8) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb 23, 1979 Wife Gets 12 Years
for Contract Killing of 'Lobster Boy' - Los Angeles Times
(latimes.com)
9) TRUE CRIME STORIES: Lobster Boy Murder in Gibsonton FL
(bailbondsnow.org)
10) Book: Lobster Boy: The Bizarre Life and Brutal Death of
Grady Stiles Jr. Author: Fred Rosen