Really pathetic that honest, law abiding citizens need to take matters into their own hands. I currently live in Springfield, Missouri, and may just have to take a trip to Trenas grave site in Conway. 3. It didnt have to end like this if the law did their job. He did not die in the spring, he did not die slowly. There were other incidents as well but my memory of them has faded. I live about an hour away from this area still. Del Clement, in my view, was also a coward. Im sure theyre out there somewhere in cyberspace. Thanks for your reply and comments. No testing of weapons was performed,as far as I am aware. He ended up having six children and many grandchildren. those involved who took the oath to keep silent will take it to the grave with them. Your characterization of the man who seems to have shot him as a coward is interesting. You can use the computer to measure the distance by right clicking and using measure distance from point to point. I later heard that there were suspicions that he had been driven off of the road. How fitting. Harry MacLean. Too bad Skidmore closed the only Discipline and Grammar school in town when McElroy bullied the town. Are thye still in the area? You may email me if you do not want to post it publicly. Theres much speculation about where the files are, who took them, but speculation only. Has the road been renamed and is the farm still in existence? Being located in the Northwest corner of Missouri, they are just a short drive to Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas jurisdictions. Were the cops afraid of him? Ive read both the kindle version of your book with the epilogue, and the short update, The Story Behind I see where D. is implicated using the 30-30, and G. with the shotgun, but who had the 22? While you all are shakin in your boots your women will be coming to me, women love a real man, and so will your property. Getting Away With Murder State troopers finally arrived in Skidmore, to find that the streets were deserted. I believe Ken got what he deserved. Bully - Ken McElroy (1982) - YouTube wow- denehey played the part like no one could have & spooky of the real life resemblence of denehey to mcelroy-literally gave me shivers. Should i not expect that the legislative and judicial branches would then come to my defense? I do not see that you wrote of this in your comments. the townspeople like much of the US actually believed in the law and kept hoping it would do its job. My god, the ferocity of the guy to have the balls to shoot an old aged pensioner inthe neck, what guts! I only feel for the town. Many people i knew standing around. I know there were plans to combine school districts, but Im not sure if that;s happened. At far right is McElroy's former wife Alice Woods. McElroy was a brutal bully who kept a town terrified for years. he was wrong for scarring folks. Its extremely difficult nowadays to operate any kind of small business in such sparsely populated areas like these having to rely on the locals to keep it afloat whether its a local bar, gas station, or corner grocery. I wont speculate as to who it was you met. On my first day of teaching, a little hand went up in the back of the class and this sweet boy said, Youre uncle shot my dad. I know Treena passed,which is so sad, she had a terrible life . And the girl killed for her baby, and the branson boy. They did not deserve any of this. He was a man with a black soul and got exactly what he deserved. When I was on the Larry King Show, he was very sympathetic during the show, and when it was over he muttered to me, I dont think its every all right to take another persons life, or something to that effect. Im back and have a few pictues that I will post to my site once I have gone through them all. Defense lawyer. If I may ask, just suppose for a moment you were able to speak with him. However, he had gotten away with all of them. He did whatever he wanted, often in front of witness, and through a combination of great legal representation and intimidation, McElroy was only convicted once. I have been a marine and completed 2 tours of duty and travel armed at all times with a crew, so I highly doubt you are going to kick my ass these are just facts, besides the fact that this is just a message board on the internet and I cant be bothered to get into a childish flaming war with some old dude who was tormented by either Ken Rex, my comments, or both. Mr. MaClean, great book!! The Ken McElroy Story From the 'No One Saw a Thing' Documentary Is Although, as I found early on, this was not a community or even a group decision to kill McElroy. Either on his person or in the vehicle? Several people in town said to me of the shooters: They should be given a medal for what they did and strung up for the way they did it. Ive heard and seen trailers of Without Mercy, but have not seen it. AND INTO ADULTHOOD. He always said I noticed earlier today while doing some reading that both Q. Goslee and Lois BowenKamp have passed away. The authors were in and out of there in a couple of weeks. Ive lived in both large cities and small, rural towns, and without the farmers, small towns will struggle to survive. I hope you feel superior. BB, mr. maclean, i was just wondering what did the people of skidmore think about trena. The Most Hated Man In Town. The story of Ken McElroy - Medium Obituaries Some of the witnesses to the crime left town, and as time wore on a few of them died. There is no benefit I can see to having it in the public arena. They should be strung up for the way they did it. I dont know how I missed your book then, but so glad I have read it now. On the other hand i used to work with a gal who told me that her ex-husband had been a bartender in Skidmore. Well, Skidmore was fed up. I truly believe that any community put under the sort of pressure McElroy put it under, and with the law failing to protect it, might well have done the same thing. You can also find the movie by the same name on You Tube. i read that TRENA CLAIMED 2 have known who 1 of the shooters were WHO WAS IT SHE NAMED ? Check out Sheriff Brady Pamplin and his son Brady Pamplin Jr. who became Sheriff as well. Trena McElroy, center, is led to a car with her stepson Ken McElroy Jr. and an unidentified man following Ken Rex McElroy's funeral in Maryville, Mo. Yea he stole hogs, but no ones perfect.
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