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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.
Perry lived with his father, Bob Perry, at 304 West Oak Street in Skidmore; [2] his parents were recently divorced. [2] [3] Perry suffered from tachycardia, a condition that made his heart race excessively. [1] He was a black belt in hapkido. [2] On April 7, 2001, Perry visited the home of his neighbor Jason Biermann and was inadvertently ...
The Skidmore area was first settled in 1840 by William Bunton shortly after the Platte Purchase opened the area to settlement. Skidmore itself was platted in 1880 when M. Skidmore donated 20 acres (81,000 m 2) to the Nodaway Valley Railroad Company (the agent for the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad which was eventually taken over by the Burlington Northern Railroad). [5]
A spokesperson for Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey didn't immediately r Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it
A fight involving numerous people left a Missouri girl hospitalized in critical condition after what officials are calling a “deranged display of violence."
A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home — a crime that happened nearly six decades ago. James Barbier was arrested Monday at his St. Louis County ...
Known as the town bully, Ken Rex McElroy terrorized tiny Skidmore, Missouri, for decades.On July 10, 1981, the town had had enough and 60 people surrounded his pick-up truck and shot him dead on Main Street--but no one claimed to have seen a thing.
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.