Lobster Boy

The shocking expos of a carnys murder arranged by his wifeand 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 Stiless death was engineered by his wife, Mary Teresa, the carny known as the Electrified Girl. Rosen describes how Mary Teresa arranged for her husbands murder after years of physical and emotional abuse. The narrative is full of appearances from the couples colorful acquaintances, including the Worlds Only Living Half Girl, Midget Man, and the Human Blockhead. During Mary Teresas dramatic trial, Rosen becomes a character in his own book. When both he and the prosecution are threatened by Mary Teresas 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 Teresas conviction.