Minnie Gotthardt

Death by Force

Minnie Gotthardt, a 28-year-old Caucasian woman, met a tragic end in June 1937. Known as "Big Minnie" to her customers, she worked as a waitress in a bar owned by Joseph Ball, who would later be infamously known as "The Butcher of Elmendorf." Minnie was the last of six children born to Martha Bellamy and Ernest C. Gotthardt. Her disappearance in the summer of 1937 led to a series of investigations that uncovered a gruesome tale of murder and deceit.

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Butcher of Elmendorf buried victim in Ingleside sand dunes in 1937

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