People paid to see Grady Stiles, a performer in a circus sideshow. In 1992, someone paid to see him killed. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about the dark side of life behind the act and the terror that was The Lobster Boy.

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Resources:

Murder on the Midway: Sordid Life and Death of Lobster Boy : Crime: Family supports wife's claims of familial abuse, citing incident in which carnival attraction killed daughter's beau. - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Grady Stiles - The Famous Lobster Boy (showmensmuseum.org)

Grady Stiles - The Evil Lobster Boy - Historic Mysteries

“Lobster Boy: The Bizarre Life and Brutal Death of Grady Stiles Jr.” by: Fred Rosen

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