 Seven months later, El Pasoan Myrtle Price donated two alligators named Jack and Jill to the Plaza in place of Oscar.The alligators were finally moved to the El Paso Zoo in 1965 after two were stoned to death and another had a spike driven through its left eye.The alligators were briefly returned to the plaza in 1972 only to be removed once again in 1974 at a cause of vandals.