I was a witness , not a shooter . ALL cowards that rape children, burn peoples homes, shoot close range into unarmed peoples stomach & shoot hard working elderly frail innocent people deserve a shot in the back of their heads. Remember the incident well, and couldnt read enough about it at the time. Del was a weasel. I think anyone who has been on the receiving end of a bullys wrath or the injustices of the legal system to deal with criminals can put themselves in the plight of the towns people of Skidmore. Ken McElroy got what was coming to him. I think he was trying a stare down and lost. If the action against McElroy was spontaneous, wouldnt Clement expect to be held accountable for his actions? Gary N. Dowling Del did not die the way you described. he was wrong for scarring folks. I was 10 years old and saw the whole thing. d) He soon became bored and moved on to another underage girl. 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 look forward to getting your new POD paperback. The Ken McElroy Story From the 'No One Saw a Thing' Documentary Is the people of skidmore mo murdered ken rex mcelroy-plain & simple. In No One Saw A Thing we only saw her defending him but I wonder what her opinion was when she was older and able to feel her freedom from him and the rest of his family. the dirty little coward who shot Mr. Howard) as opposed to the denotation; a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc. we all talked & took a vow of silence , NO MATTER WHAT to our death bed. He may be a lot f things, but hes not a coward in this one instance. Or is it a numbered road?? McElroy's third wife, Trena McCloud, met Ken when he began dating her mother while she was 12. Too bad. These small man syndrome types are quick to jump on the bandwagon and try to out do everyone by being first to the punch due to their own perceived difficiencies. Google THE TOWN BULLY OF TOULON , just like rex mcelroy , the guy liked to intimidate people & they were scared to death of this guy so instead of confronting him people went outta their way to avoid him . They made him move. . I raised it as a topic of discussion, since they shot McElroy in the back. Just after the killing two of the Mcelroy children moved into our nieghboorhood in St Joe. Thanks for the great book and your comments. Why wasnt the pickup secured immediately by the first Officer who arrived on scene? Obituaries The people commenting were not representative of the town. None of those last two incidents is surprising. It also tells the story of The Lost Son of Ken Rex McELroy. The worst by this individual was still to come for this town and they knew it. But to no surprise people wait till its too late then act out in the wrong way if its wrong. We drove back home talking about other things like life and baseball. He could never understand why the townspeople had tolerated so much before acting. It has happened forever. Would love to know what has happened to Kens women & children, as well as the major people associated with this story. Whether it was in the heat of the moment or putting him down like a mad dog, I cannot say. I can certainly relate to both. If I had a dime, no make that a nickel, for every time someone said they were going to kick my ass I would be richer then I am now from all the robbin and stealin lol. For decades, the man held the town of Skidmore virtually hostage. Regardless, he moved McCloud into their house. Again, awesome book!! Love both your books on the subject, Harry. You are a very gifted writer and I look forward to reading your other works. Other accounts say an 8 mm. If people dont want to hear or read about this story, then dont come hear. I visited Skidmore in 2014. Is that where Kens house was? She just finished installing a new wood burning stove on Friday. 1. Is there a part of you which may sympathize with the certain aspect in his personality which suggests that, at his core, he felt inferior to land-owning farmers? Bystanders were aloud to crowd around the vehicle even after Officers arrived. He had no courage if his target was taller , younger or stronger than him. What good is it to wake up in hell? Thought I would pass on that they Punkin show is no more, have not had one since 2003 and the Freedom Fest has seen its last days this year. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84375228/trena-louise-williams. Eventually sitting on a sidewalk across the street from what was the D&B. I dont understand why Trena would stand up for a man who had raped her, beat her, and burned down her own parents house? The image by Google is dated 2019. The town is not in great shape, with very few businesses remaining open, and some fellow buying lots of properties and storing junk in the yards. I read the book, the epilogue, and the Making of(thanks Kindle store!). This is such an intriguing story. He was also a former mason with the Skidmore Masonic Lodge #511, Skidmore, MO. Pausing to milk it a little too long. As for his role in the killing, there was never any doubt expressed to me by law enforcement or anyone else in the area that Del was the primary shooter. 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 man who told me this said they all had the backbone of a jellyfish and nobody in town had the guts to have a gun duel with McElroy. and to your footnote I was born close this town but have since move. You are full of shit. we tolerated him doesnt meen we liked him. What did you think of the frontier justice piece? I look forward to receiving it. He told you to get your facts straight but didnt offer the facts that he claims were genuine. Someone who has passed on from this life. Are there any Pics of the Aftermath.. Morgue pics of the Body? And yes, Dennehey was excellent. Harry. they showed her some mercy by letting her walk away.it was ken who they wanted to get rid of, he pushed them just a little too far & it cost him his life. Rex said fuck you your dead as he walked to his truck he said its no even loaded but wont be for long. He was a fabulous man and I truly believed he ALWAYS tried to do the right thing. Two questions have occurred to me.The first, being that there may have been three shooters, but only one fatal shot. And even if something of a glimmer came to pass, who would believe it after all this time? I dont like people taking the Law in their own hands, but in THIS CASE I see nothing else they could do. When you keep pushing people around, eventually they get fed up. However, in his book, former professional Harley Race (who is from Quitman, MO) says that he had a confrontation with McElroy. Although the trip is for a weekend of bird hunting, it will be interesting to see how things how changed, and yet remained the same. 1. and actually spent time there with Del when he visited, as well as traveled to his ranch outside of Skidmore over a three and a half year span. When we went in, it wasnt busy at all. As the old proverb says; Desperate times call for desperate measures.. yeah , he looked just like fucking McElroy ,lol. I found this topic intriguing because of all of the controversy and opinions surrounding it. And the girl killed for her baby, and the branson boy. As cities become larger, small towns (those beyond the suburban area of cities) become smaller, and unless family farmers have some price support, its unlikely theyll survive, and many small towns will die with them. The two story house was boarded up and the dogs / cages / pick ups were gone not long after the killing. i remember looking into the mirror & he was still standing in front of the store watching us as we went out of sight. Has the road been renamed and is the farm still in existence? 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 . 1) There was nothing Alpha about Ken or you,look what happened to Ken. Its in the book In Broad Daylight, toward the end. the skidmore we got away with murder museuem. Who else would shoot a man in the back of the head as he sat in his truck? Watch the 60 Minutes episode here. I would rather have a bio that reads defense attorney than town drunk , One can be both a defense attorney as well as the town drunk. A misanthrope that even treated his dogs, that he apparently loved, badly. But I MUST SAY, though I have seen many inconsistencies in the reporting of this event, add it all up, the guy got what he deserved. As for his height, he was probably normal height if you included the cowboy hat he always wore. Screw the law and the rest of you people who have no back bone to do anything about it.

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