A bizarre tale of comeuppance is that of the mysterious murder of Ken Rex McElroy, a local intimidator of Skidmore, Missouri; referred to as “the town bully.” For years, McElroy had committed crime after crime and had been indicted on more than 21 different crimes including child molestation, rape, attempted murder and burglary. His reign of terror came to an abrupt halt on 10 July, 1981, when he was shot and killed in broad daylight outside of a local bar - a murder that at least 40 people witnessed. Regardless of the abundance of witnesses, not one called an ambulance for McElroy and all refused to confess to who had fired the fatal shots, non surprisingly. The town has kept it’s silence ever since; they feel as though they owe nothing to a man who vandalised and terrorised them relentlessly for years.
