They understood she had been in essence captured by McElroy as a young girl, but by the end she was riding shotgun for him and pulling weapons on people and threatening to shoot them. Dont kid yourselfthere are no tough guys left after one minute in hell. You say Ken was a real man. Well said. Ken Rex McElroy was born June 1, 1934 to a family of poor tenant farmers who moved near the town of Skidmore, Missouri. we all talked & took a vow of silence , NO MATTER WHAT to our death bed. I bet not one of them had the gnads to look him in the eye and do it, even with the crowd around let alone one on one, both with guns in hand. Ken Rex McElroy (1 Juni 1934 - 10 Juli 1981) adalah warga Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, Amerika Serikat. In the movie they show the 1st person grabbing what could be a .22 or 22 mag, 2nd person grabs a 30-30 and the 3 person grabs a shotgun from the trunk of a car. Tonight I rooted for the New England Patriots to beat the Chiefs! He planted many evil seeds and when he reaped them they all sprang up at once. The rifle was probably mis-identified by witnesses (perhaps on purpose) as a 30-30. I also was good friends with David Baird. He may be a lot f things, but hes not a coward in this one instance. If it were a person Im sure it would wonder what it had done to bring all this grief down on its head. Screw the law and the rest of you people who have no back bone to do anything about it. During our many trips this subject came up and she gave an entirely different perspective on the story. Anyone else care to? Pushed in a CORNER people will ACT, coward or NOT. My first question is have you ever heard the name jay law mentioned if so what was said. I feel for the people of Skidmore. I am still working through a few. Town Mute for 30 Years About a Bully's Killing - New York Times we all knew that the police would be coming , no one expected the fbi . Rod Rex you might be a narcissist but you certainly arent any man. Thanks for the great book and your comments. Who else would shoot a man in the back of the head as he sat in his truck? You steal, and think that makes you a man? Especially while drinking in the presence of overly curious people. Alice McElroy May 27, 1938 - September 13, 2017 Alice Olemberio McElroy, daughter of Felix Olemberio and Agripina Sacal Olemberio, was born May 27, 1938 in Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines where she grew up and attended school. Personally, I can see how Ken Rex may be regarded as somewhat of an anti-hero, not unlike Dillinger or the James Gang. Harry MacLean. I will post a link once I have all the pictures posted. until then its just a guessing game. Life forced us to leave the area for a time and we totally lost contact with the family. If someone would have cut his hands off for stealing some years before it got so bad things wouldnt have gone as far as they did either.. Ken McElroy was a functional illiterate. Or could they have been tested back in the day? Ken McElroy - Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas Jones Memorial Chapel, 703 N.. Despite being shot in broad daylight in front of various witnesses, the. Ken was the coward & the bully. But looking at this case through the lens of 2021, you can see how he clearly terrorized people. However, he had gotten away with all of them. Ken Rex and his memory live on and he is a hero to some I am just letting you all know that. Was it the standard blub the names were changed to protect the innocent or another reason for not using the real names/places in your movie? I can promise you youd not roll over me. For decades, the man held the town of Skidmore virtually hostage. Let sleeping dogs lay in this tragedy. McElroy was hit by a car in the middle of the day while driving his vehicle McElroy was riding his big vehicle with his spouse, Trena, the day he died. Is it out of respect for the familiy. He took it to the grave with him simply because his personality type thinks that this would put him one over on everyone, and, he was probably too scared to admit it due to reprocussions. Yes I know at this point most involved are dead or very old and forgot it. If anyone has information on Treena family I would love to know what happened to them all . The only hope for solving the crime seemed to be that one of the witnesses, or maybe one of the killers, would confess on his deathbed in order to clear his conscience. Love both your books on the subject, Harry. Timeline | McElroy Hi, Im doing a school project on the murder of Ken Rex McElroy. His problems, but who dont? I do not see that you wrote of this in your comments. the reason ken was a bully is he got tired of folks picking on him. I know Treena passed,which is so sad, she had a terrible life . He died quite suddenly and for those of us who loved him too soon. 1st I am so drawn to this story as my grandparents are from skidmore my grandpa has past and my grandma still lives there. The irony of this entire story is too rich to ignore. The bar was open, a gal named Pam owns and operates it now. and it holds to this day. Standing at his truck, watching McElroy sit calmly in this truck with his wife, as if he owned the street, the twon, someone shouted Shoot the sonofabithch! and he grabbed his rifle. Bystanders were aloud to crowd around the vehicle even after Officers arrived. Is the killing of Ken Rex McElroy one of the craziest cold case files He was bold, to say the least. Finally, a rumor. I believe Ken got what he deserved. While I personally know nothing of the case other than what Ive read over the years- One thing I wonder about Were ANY of the towns weapons confiscated and or tested to ballistics back then? As for how he died, if you will submit the autopsy report confirming the massive heart attack, I will correct the record. Please think before you write, you are talking about someone very dear to me and many others. the whole story about skidmore is sad & shameful, from what he did & the murder by the towns people . When you keep pushing people around, eventually they get fed up. I used to visit a town (Ransom, Illinois) which is very similar in size and population and it is experiencing a similar decline which I believe is more due to economics and changing times than anything else. I spent years in Skidmore. THAT DESTROYED towns across America! Ken Rex McElroy's Lost Son | Harry N. MacLean The few times I saw him he was drunk, once so badly he could barely stand. They TRIED EVERYTHING, it did not work. What did you think of the frontier justice piece? This is such an intriguing story. How could someone get away with these kinds of crimes for so long?! I raised it as a topic of discussion, since they shot McElroy in the back. Some are saying they were a .22 and a 30-30. I search the internet and couldnt find a link to them. He read the book and realized that he and his sister were the children of Ken and Sharon. People such as yourself who threaten other people over the Internet also tend to be cowards. He stopped in Skidmore driving from New York to California, prior to making the movie, to check the town out. So I had my coffee, a burger, tipped Pam a $5.00 spot and quietly left. I have a few questions. I was through there last fall bird hutning and it sure seemed as though there was nothing left. It was David Henry, Romaines son. skidmore used ti be a nice little town , ashamed what has happened to it .as for trina , well as someone else on here posted they let her livethats a fact , she couldve easily been blown away by a bullet just like McElroy was they let her walk away, she should have been grateful but she wasnt she went after the towns people in a lawsuit . Cheryl Brown was always the force behind the Punkin Show and the Festival, and I guess she finally had enough. i dont know ? After a sigh of relief that could be heard for miles, anybody would be overjoyed. But there are a lot of these places, the killing in public and a rural towns solidarity which I am sure is based somewhat on Loyalty and for others FEAR. Rod Rex, You sure are full of your 68 350 pounds of muscle. A whole new book could start here. Trena only witnessed Clement with a rifle. I hear its a cheap knockoff of the real story. Ken was eventually convicted for shooting a local general store owner for accusing his daughters of shoplifting. McElroy was a rabid dog that needed to be destroyed, whether shot between the eyes or in the back of the head. Too many other people demanded to get a piece of Ken too bad, 4) Ken was the coward..the town was defended what was rightfully theirs! Ia dikenal sebagai "tukang rusuh kota". It is so BAD, I CANNOT leave this property unattended. A family members say so alone is definitely not persuasive. Us types know that when we live by the sword we will die by the sword and thats whats scares the crap out of you common folk. March 10, 2023 . Why dont you get your facts strait. glad to know her life had a happy ending so to speak. (two increments noted in his description). Years ago I met one of the gunmen, he was a polite gentleman. That was what infuriated the townspeople. I believe that the shooting was wrong , as someone said on here it was murder , but the law failed to do its job & they are also responsible for that mans death . When we went in, it wasnt busy at all. After reading the brief and not so informative posting on Facebook, I then Google Kens name and began reading more about it and finally one of the links brought me to your comment thread here! Walked out the door. I have read all the comments, here are some comments that I am sure most wont like, but hey, to each their own right? Trena McCloudMcElroy's last wifewas only 14 when she became pregnant with his child and dropped out of school in the ninth grade. Im pleased that your grandfather and you liked the book so much. That County has a long history of bullies and criminals. And I wouldnt have said a word about who did it myself. From the beginning of his life, on June 1, 1934, Ken Rex McElroy seemed destined for a trouble and cruelty. McElroy was supposedly harassing the Clements at their ranch, threatening to shoot their horses, parking alongside the pasture, draping a rifle out the window. While it had some Hollywood necessaries (I suppose) in it, I was surprised to see some aspects of the movie were depicted just as I have read and appreciated that. Directed by Israeli filmmaker Avi Belkin, the docuseries explores the unsolved murder of Skidmore, Missouri resident and town bully Ken Rex McElroy, who was shot dead in broad daylight in the middle of the tiny community in 1981. Has the road been renamed and is the farm still in existence? I already found a news item where one of his sons (Juarez) had been arrested at age 26 for knifing a man. We traced most of the roads you described in the book with cheat cards I had made lol. He ended up having six children and many grandchildren. I understand that people may disagree. Im curious why you felt No One Saw A Thing was junk. He was of the Christian faith and had attended the Skidmore Methodist Church.. Gary married Marilyn Lou Friend in 1959, they later divorced. You may email me if you do not want to post it publicly. I would be very interested to find out your source of information. Ken Rex McElroy, 47, was a big, burly man with bushy sideburns, cold eyes and an ever-present gun. I would like to know what happened to her family. Decades later, who killed Skidmore town bully still secret | The Kansas It took a town of cowards, and those cowards in surrounding areas such as yourself, to kill Ken by shooting him in the back no less. D. firing the 30.30, G. with the shotgun, but no mention of who fired the fatal shot with the .22. I found Trena in an Obituary this year. The Ken McElroy Story From the 'No One Saw a Thing' Documentary Is and to your footnote I was born close this town but have since move. Second. No One Saw A Thing centers around the 1981 murder of Ken Rex McElroy in Skidmore Missouri and other crimes committed in the town and surrounding area over the years. Or is it a numbered road?? Trucker: Crime Waves and Savage Fads From History That Were Just Unnatural Over the years I spent there researching In Broad Daylight I never heard another name seriously mentioned as the rifleman. Trena McElroy, center, is led to a car with her stepson Ken McElroy Jr. and an unidentified man following Ken Rex McElroy's funeral in Maryville, Mo. BB, mr. maclean, i was just wondering what did the people of skidmore think about trena. we just thought he was some creepy dude, then when the story broke about him & i saw pics i was literally shocked. I commented on how nice the station was, and asked if they worked on cars, as i noticed what looked to be an attached garage. He ( the shooter) brought peace & saved the lives of many. I agree with almost everything you said. Meanwhile, the town struggles for its existence. I just heard that a new cafe has opened in Skidmore, in the old B & B grocery store. What they were afraid of was prosecution. The old man let the child have the candy anyway. The deputy was too scared to confront him. Im not looking to cause a row, but my quandary is this; What should a person do when the system has failed them? i wonder why a group of ppl didnt grab him and beat him half to death way b4 the shooting. Finally, there is some confusion on the rifles used. The vast majority of these rifles were chambered in 30-30; the Winchester 94 is practically synonymous with the 30-30 chambering. Probably sobut I also think it might have been mitigated to manslaughter or justifiable homicide. This year being the 40th anniversary of the killing, brought it back into focus for me. Actually, I think Del Clements act was totally impulsive. My uncle is Jeffery Dalsning and my mother is Lori Dalsning. Id imagine Id be sick of it myself. That sounds like a threat at the end of your comment. I think he probably knew it was the end for him, and I think he might have welcome it, at some level. He would have done well to learn that if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Either on his person or in the vehicle? I hope you feel superior. Or into their mouths. She was convinced the townspeople were still bent on killing her as well. The whole story is somewhat lurid, given all the components of KRMs misdeeds and crimes. He did not die in the spring, he did not die slowly. Most of the guys in NW MO can take care of themselves and would not be afraid of Ken if they had a gun in their hands. Is there any information on his children? As to Del, if I mayI understand why you may feel he was a short, hot-headed drunk. We hope something like this never happens again but if it is necessary then so be it. The Life of Ken Rex McElroy - Ashley Blackmon Introduction If it was spontaneous there would have been at least one person who wouldnt have known to keep their mouth shut. I do not see it that way. I never verified any of these facts, but I really didnt spend a lot of time trying either. In Broad Daylight is the name of the book, and there is a follow up called The Story Behind In Broad Daylight. Which now, has me asking a ton of additional questions, thoughts, etc. My first encounter with the Skidmore story began when I first saw the TV episode of City Confidential some years ago. d) He soon became bored and moved on to another underage girl. I dont blame anyone involved for the fact that there was never any trial in this particular case. I spent three years in Skidmore, and all I ever heard was that Clement was a mean drunk and had a bad temper. When the Social Contract is broken, the people must revolt. Rousseau. RELATED: 10 Of The Best Docuseries You Should Be Watching Now Each episode is around 40 minutes each and contains dramatic and intimate . She is a person of great personal integrity and not prone to exaggeration or gossip. I just came across a brief posting about him on Facebook and true crime always fascinates me. You are all over the place. I should have stated that years ago I was introduced to one of the alleged gunmen. Do you believe that Baird agreed to allow you access tot he files because he already knew they were gone? Interesting. I was good friends with the town Marshall, David Dunbar. Some guys were playing cards at a table. She told of one incident in particular where her family was present when his property was being buzzed repeatedly by a low flying plane. Alice M. McElroy, 62, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away November 18, 2006, at Medicalodge Post Acute Care Center. Three guys lost it, and left the town to deal with the results. so if your ever passing through skidmore -remember , those people got away with murder, you could be in town talking to someone, passing someone on the street & they could hve been the shooter or a witness to the crime. But all I need is an address and I would gladly show up unarmed.pussy. The govt built a new post office on the east end of town. Sorry, Ive never heard that name. Several people in town said to me of the shooters: They should be given a medal for what they did and strung up for the way they did it. I would have to drive it to be sure, but it sounds like it. And you need to learn how to spell: strait is straight. I never saw a time when he was anything but pleasant to be around. They should be strung up for the way they did it. The Strange Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Fandom The people commenting were not representative of the town. If this process is circumvented, it becomes more difficult (to establish these constraints) with each passing year. I went to his gravesite a few years after he died , & took a piss on his grave, thats how much I thought of him . Harry, He pointed out all the untrue facts in the booksuch as that he was shortand seemed on the verge of throwing a punch, until a friend stepped in. I chose to prove that murder is not justified, no matter the circumstances. I find it funny when they get that goofy grin on their face when I confront them just before they say no, I never said that, or try and shake my hand and be my buddy. It is an event that is HISTORICAL, and of course sensational so somebody is always going to talk about it. Trena sad she saw him clear as day, what more do you need? Alice died a few years ago. Hell, he might have actually been loving the anger he was generating. Obviously a rifle. He had no use for the successful or the educated. I was their that day I was watching from the old gas station on the corner I know who fired the first shot & no I WONT TELL , I TOOK THE OATH TOO. On the face of it I have no problems with McElroy having been ended. I was in Skidmore last Thursday. Youre right about how the shooting went down. Although I do understand why some of the locals wish it would just go away. I watched a YouTube video of you, the lawyer and family members on the talk show. While I understand that Harry MacLean and one of the alleged shooters have bad blood between them. As far as the short man comments, that just seems like frat-boy rhetoric, not something a mature man, who writes for a living should use as a defense. Estes certainly did not come off well in the whole McElroy story. When the legal system was unable to catch him, the community took it upon themselves to stop him themselves. If I were ever accused of a crime then found not guilty, Im reasonably confident that Id be smiling ear to ear & might even do a happy dance! The gas station across from Sumys a rat infested mess. I guess thats understandable. I found this topic intriguing because of all of the controversy and opinions surrounding it. the people of skidmore mo murdered ken rex mcelroy-plain & simple. but the shooters are dead now and wives. If so, I am sorry to hear that, from all indications he was a gentleman and I would have loved to have met him. And we did not witness the actual shooting. Id really like to read that !! Gary N. Dowling, 75, of Mission, TX, and formerly of the Maryville and Skidmore, MO, area, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014, at his home in Mission, where he had lived the past several years. The other weapon was a .22 mag, but was it identified as a rifle as well? Then the shooter and his cousin ran to there truck pulled there rifles out then my mom grabed me by the wrist pulled me inside and heard a few shots sounded like a few from a 22 caliber then one big really loud shot id say a hunting rifle from my shooting experience. The man Im thinking of, one time, was merely asked by the Los Angeles Police to move his double parked 18 wheeler. I hadnt heard the one about him selling cattle in the parking lot. I seriously doubt you are 68 and 320 and all muscle. thats why this towns are falling into disrepairnot just Skidmore! (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Standard editorial rights Custom rights How can I use this image? as we paid for our items he followed us out the door & watched us get into our car & leave. And yes, Dennehey was excellent. a narcissistic psychopath that made even the mafia look simple in comparison.. the day they snapped, it was when the last straw had been broken and good people were desperate & did a desperate thing. Btw, the school was also torn down, all is left is the field where the Punkin Show was held, and the baseball diamond. I read your book and think it is great. I agree with you that we need to be careful about judging the town of Skidmore. Was anyone from Law Enforcement in that area ever disciplined or fired for their utter failure in protecting the people of the area from this piece of trash? Nothing will ever come to light. She was getting a teaching degree and came from a very well liked, respectable family in our community. Again, GREAT BOOK!! McElroy was a narcissistic despot. As I understand it, Gary D moved to Texas a few years back. As we Further on, not too far, is the lot where Kens house once stood. Its obvious that Del was the main shooter. why did she leave skidmore ? you see i was in skidmore in early 1981 , me & my girlfreind were in the general/grocery store owned as i later came to know as the bowencamps we were passing through & went in the store ,mcelroy was in the store & he was looking my gf up & down & even said something to her which i didnt hear .
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