This is a list of fatal alligator attacks in the United States in reverse chronological order by decade. All occurred in the South, where alligators are endemic to wetlands and tidal marshes.

Feb 3, 2025 · However, there are likely at least a few deadly alligator attacks in Texas that have been lost to history. Who Were These People And How Did They End Up Dying This Way? In 1685 an …

3 days ago · HOUSTON — A Houston woman who was previously reported missing was found dead Tuesday in the jaws of an alligator near a bayou in Clear Lake. The woman’s cause of death is …

Jun 11, 2024 · The Texas woman who was found being eaten by an alligator is a trust fund divorcee mother of two, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. The medical examiner in Houston confirmed the …

Jan 3, 2026 · New details have emerged about an alligator attack that claimed the life of a 61-year-old woman as her husband fought to save her life.

Joseph Douglas Ball (January 7, 1896 [2][1] – September 24, 1938) [1] was an American murderer and suspected serial killer, sometimes referred to as the "Alligator Man", [3] the "Butcher of Elmendorf" …

Tommie Woodward suffered severe trauma injuries when he was attacked at a private marina in Southeast Texas.

Jul 4, 2015 · A Texas man who was warned not to swim in a river due to an alligator sighting, but jumped in anyway, was attacked and killed early Friday near the Louisiana border, police told …

It is so rare to have alligator attacks. This guy might have been the only recorded death in Texas history. Statistically murder is more likely to happen.

May 29, 2024 · ABC 13 in Houston noted that the last time an alligator attacked a human in Texas was in 2015 in Orange, and the previous attack happened more than 90 years prior to that incident.