Episode 308: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 3
The events that transpired on July 10, 1981 and their aftermath have become the stuff of legends. Fodder for tabloids and made for TV movies, the truth has eluded authorities even to this day as the town remains silent. But the incident’s impact on those involved is clear to this day. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 3.
SOURCES
In Broad Daylight (1991) Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vl5Br8ck4A
In Broad Daylight by Harry MacLean: https://www.amazon.com/Broad-Daylight-Harry-N-MacLean/dp/1482639874
‘Below the Fold’ movie based on dark lore of Skidmore, Missouri, debuts in theaters, streaming, Fox 4 KC: https://fox4kc.com/news/movie-below-the-fold-based-on-dark-lore-of-skidmore-missouri-debuts-in-theaters-streaming/
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
Trena's obituary: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McNeeley-159
