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On July 10, 1981, in the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri, a man climbed into his pickup truck along with his wife and then...shot in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses. The man was Ken Rex McElroy, a local terror with a long rap sheet, a history of violence, and a reputation for evading justice. After it was over, no one called for help. No one admitted to seeing the shooter. No one was ever charged.
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In this episode, we take you through the chilling events of that day, the decades of intimidation that led up to it, and the silence that followed. Was this murder—or vigilante justice? What happens when a community feels abandoned by the legal system and takes matters into its own hands?
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The book In Broad Daylight: https://a.co/d/7rJadyk
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Sources:
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New York Times – “Slain Bully’s Town Looks Back Without Pity”
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/11/us/slain-bully-s-town-looks-back-without-pity.html
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A&E Real Crime – “Ken Rex McElroy Vigilante Murder”
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ken-rex-mcelroy-vigilante-murder-skidmore-unsolved
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Wikipedia – “Ken McElroy”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
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Inside Edition – “The Unsolved Murder of Missouri Town Bully Ken Rex McElroy: No One Saw a Thing”
https://www.insideedition.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-missouri-town-bully-ken-rex-mcelroy-no-one-saw-a-thing-54856
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Historical reporting from Newspapers.com archives, including articles from:
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St. Joseph Gazette
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Springfield Leader
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St. Joseph News-Press
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The Springfield News
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Columbia Daily Tribune
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Daily American Republic
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