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In Broad Daylight is a 1988 true crime book by award-winning writer Harry N. MacLean, [1] detailing the killing of town bully Ken Rex McElroy in 1981 in Skidmore, Missouri.The book won an Edgar Award for best true crime writing in 1989, was a New York Times bestseller for 12 weeks (charting at number 2) and was adapted into a television movie of the same name.
Kenneth Rex McElroy (June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was an American criminal and convicted attempted murderer who resided in Skidmore, Missouri, United States.He was known as "the town bully", [1] and his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention.
Bobbie Jo Stinnett (December 4, 1981 – December 16, 2004) was a 23-year-old pregnant American woman who was murdered in Skidmore, Missouri, in December 2004.The perpetrator, Lisa Marie Montgomery, [3] then aged 36 years old, strangled Stinnett to death and cut her unborn child (eight months into gestation) from her womb.
Whether it’s murder, serial killers, art forgery, or white collar sins you're after, these are the best true non-fiction crime books of all time. 29 True Crime Books That’ll Make You Want to ...
The wonderful Raymond Carver story “Neighbors” perfectly evoked the strange out-of-body feeling that can come from occupying another person’s home when they’re not in it — the transient ...
In Broad Daylight is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller drama film about the life of Ken McElroy, the town bully of Skidmore, Missouri who became known for his unsolved murder. [1] McElroy was fictionalized as the character Len Rowan, portrayed by Brian Dennehy. [2] The film is based on Harry N. MacLean's nonfiction book of the same ...
"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson is now a Netflix show. If you want to catch up, here's every book in the series to add to your shelf. 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' is now on ...
No One Saw a Thing examines "an unsolved and mysterious death in the American Heartland and the effects of vigilantism in small town America. The case garnered international attention in the early 1980s after a resident, Ken Rex McElroy, was shot dead in front of almost 60 townspeople.