{"podcast":{"title":"Scams, Money, & Murder","slug":"scams-money-murder-7008396","podcast_index_feed_id":7008396,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/moneycrimes","website_url":"https://www.pavestudios.com/crimehouse","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8476766.jpg","author":"Crime House","episode_count":216,"summary":"Your daily front-row seat to Crime House. Every day, we bring you episodes covering true crime, scams, cults, conspiracies, and the cases that pull you past the headlines into the darkest corners of greed and deceit. One feed, a new story every day.This is a Crime House Original powered by PAVE Studios. Follow now so you never miss an episode. For ad-free access, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T14:19:08.169140+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scams-money-murder-7008396"},"episode":{"title":"Joe Ball","slug":"joe-ball","published_at":"2026-06-12T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scams-money-murder-7008396/joe-ball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scams-money-murder-7008396","url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8386372/8386372_2026-05-15-215812.256.mp3?rssID=6041","audio_url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8386372/8386372_2026-05-15-215812.256.mp3?rssID=6041","summary":"In 1930s Elmendorf, Texas, tavern owner Joe Ball built a reputation for wild alligator feedings and a revolving door of female employees who kept disappearing without explanation. Reportedly a descendant of notorious slaveholders, Ball graduated from bootlegger to killer, and when the women in his life became inconvenient, they simply vanished. Follow Serial Killers & Murderous Minds for Part 2 of this episode: https://pod.link/1769285458 If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Scams, Money, & Murder to never miss a case! To hear episodes ad-free, subscribe to Crime House+. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. Scams, Money, & Murder is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crimes Of…, Crime House 24/7, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios","meta_description":"In 1930s Elmendorf, Texas, tavern owner Joe Ball built a reputation for wild alligator feedings and a revolving door of female employees who kept disappea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2502,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scams-money-murder-7008396/episodes/joe-ball/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scams-money-murder-7008396/joe-ball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}