38: MURDER: The Town that Got Away with Murder

Ken McElroy was a bully. He spent most of his time making the rest of the residents of Skidmore, Missouri miserable. He was a known thief, rapist, arsonist, and child molester who was rarely punished for his crimes. One day, the people of Skidmore got tired of it. 

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Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/09/03/fbi-closes-inquiry-into-the-killing-of-a-town-bully/2cad5c27-e59f-4242-8b0b-3e9b47ad5926/

http://nowiknow.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-ken-mcelroy/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ken-mcelroy

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/ken-mcelroy-killed-in-broad-daylight-fac2e3db5c6b

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/574749/ken-mcelroy-murder-skidmore-missouri

https://patch.com/us/across-america/who-killed-ken-rex-mcelroy-town-keeps-its-secret-38-years 

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