Skidmore's Bully - Ken Rex McElroy
đ§ Patreon (Ad-Free & Uncensored Episodes): https://www.patreon.com/c/beachhouse34  On July 10, 1981, in the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri, a man climbed into his pickup truck along with his wife and then...shot in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses. The man was Ken Rex McElroy, a local terror with a long rap sheet, a history of violence, and a reputation for evading justice. After it was over, no one called for help. No one admitted to seeing the shooter. No one was ever charged.  In this episode, we take you through the chilling events of that day, the decades of intimidation that led up to it, and the silence that followed. Was this murderâor vigilante justice? What happens when a community feels abandoned by the legal system and takes matters into its own hands?  The book In Broad Daylight: https://a.co/d/7rJadyk   Sources:  New York Times â âSlain Bullyâs Town Looks Back Without Pityâ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/11/us/slain-bully-s-town-looks-back-without-pity.html  A&E Real Crime â âKen Rex McElroy Vigilante Murderâ https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ken-rex-mcelroy-vigilante-murder-skidmore-unsolved  Wikipedia â âKen McElroyâ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy  Inside Edition â âThe Unsolved Murder of Missouri Town Bully Ken Rex McElroy: No One Saw a Thingâ https://www.insideedition.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-missouri-town-bully-ken-rex-mcelroy-no-one-saw-a-thing-54856  Historical reporting from Newspapers.com archives, including articles from:  St. Joseph Gazette  Springfield Leader  St. Joseph News-Press  The Springfield News  Columbia Daily Tribune  Daily American Republic
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đ§ Patreon (Ad-Free & Uncensored Episodes): https://www.patreon.com/c/beachhouse34  On July 10, 1981, in the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri, a man climbed into his pickup truck along with his wife and then...shot in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses. The man was Ken Rex McElroy, a local terror with a long rap sheet, a history of violence, and a reputation for evading justice. After it was over, no one called for help. No one admitted to seeing the shooter. No one was ever charged....