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I feel I owe you a debt for making me forget this damn pandemic for a while! He burned her parents house. Its an old saying, but one can argue that his children are also victims in this case. She endured beatings and rape or child molestation! The other kids are staying well below the limelight, as far as I know. Usually, it takes a dangerous gang and a community of people too scared to talk to get away with such behavior. We shared summers and girls and lots of laughs, some of the best years I spent with Jeff. its been said that she moved on & found God and happiness later in life that she had changed . I was immediately intrigued by the story and decided to read your book (well written). He wouldnt be able to park on the street now for hours to scare people. The town of Skidmore or maybe I should say the people that witnessed or participated in the execution, I feel may not have had too many choices. I know easy for me to say I wasnt there. Suing the town was not right but perhaps there were pragmatic reasons (being a single mother without anyone but Ken to rely on, maybe; having to rapidly relocate). When Lori was born she was placed with me. He is patient, kind and very loving. I am curious as to what hold McElroy had over them when he was so terrified of jail but was allowed to continue to operate as he did for so long. When Jeffrey turns his head that way, in his eyes is a streak of coldness that is remarkable in its intensity. My personal opinion is that DNA and modern surveillance (cell phones and the like) wouldnt have allowed the cops to back down as easily as they did then. Ken is my second cousin I think my parents were both adopted and Im just learning about my family. Neither of them ever heard of the Golden Rule is true. One of them, Jeffy, had a hernia problem. And, Im sorry for this too, but as a former English teacher, did she ever get educated so she learned proper grammar. I intend to write something on it soon. THATS TOTAL BS. Why? I found out the name of that other movie from the 1980s that is about this whole scenario. She was lucky the town granted her mercy. Other times? I just finished re-reading the 2nd version of the book. If anyone could drive a normally peaceful community to cover up a murder, it was Ken McElroy. Sally gave birth to a fourth child in 1965. Thanks for the answer to my question, Jeffrey. The lost son of Ken Rex McElroy. The movie was never released on DVD. From the impression I got, the law enforcement officers, with exception of Corporal Stratton of the State Patrol, seemed to back down to Ken out of fear the same as the townspeople did for a while. As McElroy got into his pickup truck with his wife Trena McCloud, shots suddenly rang out. The more I think about it, the more I believe the shooters/townspeople believed Trena wasnt the problem. harry my name is sam lewis. Wal-Mart killed the town. Although Henry survived to personally testify against McElroy, the bully was still found not guilty. Why he did it, well never know. You made a non-point just then. Oh well, karma did its job and gave her the cancer. Rest in peace. Glad to hear she moved on to a happy life, sorry she died so cruelly. Kenneth Rex McElroy "Bully" Murder - Getty Images I had no idea Trena had passed. . I couldnt capture that in the book. There, in black and white, were the names of his parents: Ken Rex McElroy and Sally. I will keep abreast of any public speaking you may have in Colorado as I now reside in Littleton. Hug them! I knew your grandmother and her family and yes she was a beautiful normal girl that is until Ken decided she belong to him I remember the last time I seen her she was pregnant setting in the swing talking to my sister crying , I remember him stalking her as she was with her family visiting mine , I remember her families house being burned to the ground, 40 + years and I still remember the fear. Skidmore is not cursed! When your book came out our Grandmother made sure that all the children and grandchildren had a book. If anything, she owed the townspeople something. The town was harmed by poor law enforcement, Ken McElroys behaviour and its own fear. Consisting of around 440 residents and a number of small family-run businesses, the farming town revolved around work ethic. For some reason, the Ken McElroy shooting popped into my mind and I wondered what happened to Trena and Kens children. That Oprah show was a joke and Alice only done it for the money they paid her. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. Ive followed the story since the killing of Ken Rex, watched 60 minutes, read the book, and watched and read everything else including the latest 6 part series about Ken and Skidmore. After McElroy finished his drinks, he purchased a six pack of beer, left the bar, and entered his pickup truck. The person knew McElroy for many years and said that Ken neither had the guts nor the intestinal fortitude to face Bo in a face to face gun duel. One can only wonder what he would think if he knew that one of his sons not only made it through high school and graduated from college, but had a successful career working with special education children. He typically preyed upon children from poor, uneducated families. Im sad to see that she did pass on, but so happy she was a happy WOMAN ! Farming is damn hard work. She was molested by him and controlled by him as a child. He met his fourth wife, Trena, when she was twelve years old.. Worse felonies included assault and arson. He raped her , beat her, burned her folks house to the ground, told her he would kill her little brothers and sisterThis girl was a old beat woman at 16. I know she helped with the bullying, but she was substantially influenced and groomed by this child molester. What I haven read is how tough and how much of a man he was without a gun with a man face to face that wasnt afraid of him. When they met him on the street, parents steered their children, especially their daughters, away from McElroy, a notorious womanizer who favored young women and was married multiple times . the odd thing is sence june of 96 i have lived in lebanon mo. Shooting that animal was not cowardly except in a criminal mind. Good and evil are not social constructs. The law even puts away innocent people, and executes innocent people. Particularly when you think about how young she was when he got ahold of her. Its so well written, or maybe since Im from Missouri, I can totally see the scenes that are described in the book. The parents of the minor were legally responsible for the protection of the minor (and for things like education instead of breeding), and not the town. It is very sad but true that someone should have stood trial. More insight into Trenas life with Ken. With him gone, and a weasel lawyer manipulating her, its no wonder she sued the town. :)Lee. Trena was my grandmother, she died on January 24th, her 55th birthday, not the 28th. Trena had her young children to think about, and probably no job skills at the time Ken was killed, so I really dont fault her seeking a settlement and I doubt seriously anyone in that town would help her out. McElroy divorced Alice and married Trena in order to escape charges of statutory rape, to which she was the only witness. Theyre scattered about. Everyone that seen this movie and read this book has only heard one side of the story, I on the other hand have heard multiple stories about how things really went down. A 12 year old girl Id raped and terrorized by a grown man and not even her parents protected her. Dec. 15, 2010. Did he buy prosecutors? this is not new to us here, it hppeans all the time but a town bully? "His family was not part of the successful farming community of northwest Missouri. Dunbar lives in Marvyille with his girl friend Bobbie. This led to several patrons deciding to see what they could legally do to prevent McElroy from harming anyone else. I wanted to clarify the last comment I made, Lori is also Sally and Kens biological child. I had heard a little about cattle rustling. The Unsolved Murder Of Ken McElroy - Grunge i am happy that she did get to move on and live a happy life. In the truck was the body of Ken Rex McElroy, who was known in Skidmore as the "town bully.". Jerry: Ken Jr. and Lisa were adopted together and were raised in a western state. I have just recently heard of this story. Also, it should be noted that the other movie that came out in the 1980s about this story was told from Trena McElroys point of view rather than that of the townspeople. KRM was a freaking coward! Perhaps she was plain and nave but she was always aware of what Ken was doing; every day of it. With Sharon pregnant, McElroy began romancing a 13-year-old named Sally. Ken Rex McElroy | Harry N. MacLean No one else ever helped her. How many times had I heard that look described by the residents of Skidmore? I had no idea Trena had passed.

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