Episode 306: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 1
A small town in the northwest corner of Missouri where “nothing ever happens” became the focus of international attention when an unbelievable crime was committed, seemingly with the whole town’s approval. But the target in the slaying had a long and terrifying history that left some spectators wondering whether he may have had it coming. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 1.
SOURCES
No One Saw A Thing (Docuseries on AMC+ via Philo): https://www.amcplus.com/shows/no-one-saw-a-thing/related--1001045
43 years since the death of Ken McElroy in Skidmore, what Nodaway County officials are saying, KQ2 News: https://www.kq2.com/news/43-years-since-the-death-of-ken-mcelroy-in-skidmore-what-nodaway-county-officials-are/article_f8fa7922-3fa4-11ef-a993-bb4fb18cf2aa.html
The Killing of Ken McElroy, The Subversions and Perversions of Shadow Vigilantism: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/210555898.pdf
High Noon in Skidmore, Playboy Magazine (July 1982): https://www.playboy.com/magazine/articles/1982/07/high-noon-in-skidmore/
Ken McElroy's Lost Son, Harry MacLean: https://www.harrymaclean.com/post/ken-rex-mcelroy-s-lost-son
Missouri bill to ban all child marriages runs into resistance from House Republicans, Kansas City Star News: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article288424893.html#storylink=cpy
Missouri GOP lawmaker was married at 15. She now wants to ban all child marriages, Kansas City Star News: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article286820055.html#storylink=cpy
The Unsolved Murder of Missouri Town Bully Ken Rex McElroy: 'No One Saw a Thing', Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-missouri-town-bully-ken-rex-mcelroy-no-one-saw-a-thing-54856
The Story Of Ken McElroy, The Vicious Town Bully Who Was Eventually Killed By The People He Terrorized, All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/ken-mcelroy
Child marriage will remain legal in Missouri – for now, MissouriNet: https://www.missourinet.com/2024/05/20/child-marriage-will-remain-legal-in-missouri-for-now/
Texas, the State With the Country’s Second-Highest Child Marriage Rate, Finally Bans It, Slate: https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/06/texas-the-state-with-the-countrys-second-highest-child-marriage-rate-finally-bans-it.html
