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Apr 16, 2021 · The real Stiles was an abusive alcoholic who was convicted of murdering a man, and who himself died violently. He also fathered several children, at least one of whom has a complicated relationship with his father's memory, and left his indelible mark on a Florida town once famed for being a winter haven of circus and carnival performers.
Jan 29, 2021 · As far back as the 1800s, as the family grew and produced more children with unusual hands and feet, they developed a circus: The Lobster Family, which became a carnival staple throughout the...
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Oct 21, 2023 · Grady was born with ectrodactyly disease and was brought into the family freak show at the carnival. He would marry, have children, and bring those children into the carnival life. But nobody...
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Nov 6, 1994 · Mary Teresa Stiles claims that at age 19 she ran away from an abusive home to join the carnival. She and Stiles were married in 1958 and had two children. One, Donna, had no deformities.
Apr 24, 2019 · Fred Rosen's investigation of the bizarre life and brutal death of Grady Stiles, Jr. is a lurid read about an all-too-real tragedy. From Stiles's alcoholism and cruelty to the abuse of his family, Lobster Boy paints a stark picture of the desperation felt by the entire Stiles family.
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May 29, 2021 · One of his children, Donna, 15, was born without the condition. She was in love with kid named Jack Layne, 18. Grady Stiles Jr. hated him and believed he made fun of his deformity.
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Jan 23, 2024 · Grady Stiles Jr., also known as “Lobster Boy,” was a man with a tragic past and a tumultuous family life. Born with ectrodactyly, a condition that caused his hands and feet to resemble those of a lobster, Stiles was often ostracized and ridiculed.
