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Lobster Boy

by Fred Rosen
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The shocking exposé of a carny’s murder arranged by his wife—and the daughter who threatened the author to keep the truth from getting out.
In his account of the sensational life and murder of Grady Stiles Jr., also known as the legendary carnival “freak” Lobster Boy, author Fred Rosen explains how Stiles’s death was engineered by his wife, Mary Teresa, the carny known as the Electrified Girl. Rosen describes how Mary Teresa arranged for her husband’s murder after years of physical and emotional abuse. The narrative is full of appearances from the couple’s colorful acquaintances, including the World’s Only Living Half Girl, Midget Man, and the Human Blockhead.
 
During Mary Teresa’s dramatic trial, Rosen becomes a character in his own book. When both he and the prosecution are threatened by Mary Teresa’s daughter, who Rosen believes was a co-conspirator although she was never indicted, the writer risks his life in pursuit of the truth and the evidence that leads to Mary Teresa’s conviction.
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Publisher: Open Road Media

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781504023078
  • Release date: July 1, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781504022682
  • File size: 2317 KB
  • Release date: July 1, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781504022682
  • File size: 3498 KB
  • Release date: July 1, 2015

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Biography & Autobiography True Crime Nonfiction

Languages

English

The shocking exposé of a carny’s murder arranged by his wife—and the daughter who threatened the author to keep the truth from getting out.
In his account of the sensational life and murder of Grady Stiles Jr., also known as the legendary carnival “freak” Lobster Boy, author Fred Rosen explains how Stiles’s death was engineered by his wife, Mary Teresa, the carny known as the Electrified Girl. Rosen describes how Mary Teresa arranged for her husband’s murder after years of physical and emotional abuse. The narrative is full of appearances from the couple’s colorful acquaintances, including the World’s Only Living Half Girl, Midget Man, and the Human Blockhead.
 
During Mary Teresa’s dramatic trial, Rosen becomes a character in his own book. When both he and the prosecution are threatened by Mary Teresa’s daughter, who Rosen believes was a co-conspirator although she was never indicted, the writer risks his life in pursuit of the truth and the evidence that leads to Mary Teresa’s conviction.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography True Crime Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Open Road Media

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781504023078
    Release date: July 1, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781504022682
    File size: 2317 KB
    Release date: July 1, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781504022682
    File size: 3498 KB
    Release date: July 1, 2015

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English