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Specifically, 70-year-old Bo Bowenkamp had accused one of McElroy's children of stealing candy, according to Bustle, and McElroy wasn't going to cotton on to one of his children being . I just cant get over how scarey it was to sit in that truck while seeing her hisband killed right next to jer! 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. The kids of the farmers who were doing well, at school he was bullying them by fourth or fifth grade.". How sad for him. Then throw in the other factors that are affecting all small towns and farms in America and you have the answer. Ken, Rex McElroy was born on month day 1934, at birth place, Missouri, to Anthony, Wyatt McElroy and Mable, Marie Lister. The aide said the mother had left the hospital to stay with her family, they were waiting for her to return to pick up her son, once she knew she was safe from the father. Ken McElroy was a functional illiterate. He was known as "the town bully",[1] and his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention. It is entertaining seeing what are no doubt urban elitist pontificating, condemning, and throwing around terms like white trash even grammar-shaming while judging the people of 1981 Skidmore with your 2021 morals. https://www.maryvilleforum.com/gallery-2021-skidmore-punkin-show/collection_14ebd20e-f5fa-11eb-8cdc-c35d90891f9e.html#1. He has guided troubled students through angry and self destructive feelings, assisting them gain composure and self control. It has since been renamed, but at the moment I cant recall it. A lot of people wanting to skirt the law are moving into small towns to have places to hide & lay low. He met his fourth wife, Trena, when she was twelve years old.. She was a grade-a bozo and victim-blamed everyone that was every assaulted by her bumpkin husband, including the children and young women that he sexually assaulted. I saw him back down from a guy once at Rutledge over a dog. Jeffrey can straighten this out, hopefully. This guy is dead, a town lived through hell, and women/childrens lives were destroyed because for SOME reason members of law enforcement ALLOWED it. Jeffrey knew the story. I guess I never understood it completely. [9] McElroy was convicted at trial of assault, but freed on bail pending his appeal. Why has no one stepped forward to identify McElroy's killer? No matter how many years go by and how well things seem to be going for these children, I have to wonder how all this has really scarred them. I just wonder, you called I assume your grandfather as a monter, does that mean she admitted he was a horrible man? Those things happened because the criminal in a case like this is an animal, and his/her subsequent crimes only took place because of the evil inside of that person. And yes, the person turning properties into storage for junk is really unfortunate. The legal system failed them and they had taken all they could. Im probably going to buy your book as this case looks pretty interesting. The lady had nothing but a criminal mind to sue the town. The show was a cheap hatchet job. Death simply made him a dead bully. I flew Sally into our town before I moved to her town. When she was at her worst it is clear to any thinking person that she was possessed by that human demon through relentless abuse. The entire town may not have shot the thug nor burned the house down, but its pretty clear that the entire town turned a blind eye for a reason. Everyone owes a huge debt of gratitude to special education teachers, the unsung heroes of the schools. Anonymity, his just desserts. Shoot them in the head and throw their ass in the creek make a example out of them? How would he know anything about any of this and of course he did live in Skidmore at the time he is still a very young man. If they dont need to or dont KNOW they can beat everyone, they act right. Ive never come across Charlie again. Im not sure I agree that her parents just turned her over to him they lost their home and dog (twice if I recall correctly). I agree! Trena did not profit from the movie. I found out the name of that other movie from the 1980s that is about this whole scenario. The marshal turned in his badge and quit the next day. When your parents show you arbitrary cruelty and dont acknowledge their wrongdoing, it humiliates you, and you begin looking for outlets on which to impose your own anger, so you can feel in control again. That guy wouldve kicked his ass and Ken knew it. Even his own attorney had to know it. I am not from Missouri, but I have been fascinated by this story since I saw the movie in the 80s. All were threatened including their children yet she was the one who felt that she was wronged, horrible dangerous individual she was. It saddens me though that you only know(write about) the GIRL she was, not the WOMAN she became, she was loved by so many and left this world much much to early!!!!! He was still alive in 2007 when you did. So before you believe anything you might want to get all the facts. You dont have that many people of one mind unless there is a serious situation. But if it is true that she changed after leaving Skidmore, thats what matters to me. McElroy began stalking the Bowenkamp family, and eventually threatened Bo Bowenkamp in the back of his store with a shotgun in hand. No matter what we see on the outside, Im sure the wounds still remain and run very deep. During our conversation at the airport, I become unnerved by the resemblance between Jeffrey and his father. Maybe Im forgetting that part of the book, but why was he ever released on bail during the appeal process? The County Sheriff just spoke to the media in 2019 that the suspects involved in the missing Branson case are on the radar. When she balked at sex, he beat her and threatened to kill her father. I also believe someone knew the killer/killers, but as long as its bin since the killing, I kind of doubt anyone will ever come forward as to ever get a conviction in the case. But Jeffrey, once he found his mother, learned of a fourth, I believe. I think the shooters, or the man who pulled her out of the truck anyway, had a sense that killing a woman would do them no good, in fact would lose them the moral high ground. But the way the parents let things happen, the abused child could evolve into the accomplice of a criminal in adulthood. Bless the people who had to put up with these two monsters. He instinctively understood how to use it. The law fails. I havent followed the Branson case that closely, but I know the crime hasnt been solved. What I want to know, is WHO were the officials who let him walk every time and WHY? One McElroy kid followed in his fathers footsteps, getting arrested and imprisoned for shooting a man in a bar, allegedly the same bar that his dad shot some one. I just finished re-reading the 2nd version of the book. Lots of pictures of the parade. Trena was beaten and sexually abused terribly by McElroy. Honestly the person I have the biggest problem with is the defense attorney for McElroy. 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[1][3] The next day, McElroy was shot to death in broad daylight as he sat with his wife Trena in his pickup truck on Skidmore's main street. I must say that I read the book and it was my favorite true crime of all time. Of course by far the most referred to source was your book, which I have order but have not received yet. Where was the law when Trenas parents needed them, where was the law when Romain Henry was shot and Ken Rex paying witnesses to lie and paying jurors to sway a Not Guilty vote. Agreed. Loved the book! Interesting story. If she later realized how brainwashed she was, did she apologize to the town and the people she sued? Do any of the haters actually know how someone, especially a young person, can be influenced and manipulated into doing things that is wrong? Im not saying there isnt one, but they arent especially close being 5 or 6 counties apart from each other. Neither of them contributed anything to society and loved no one. According to the the citizens of Skidmore, Mo. Ken Jr. and Lisa were adopted together and were raised in a western state. What part of the country was your grandparents farm? Doesnt add up to me, if she had moved on and wanted to forget everything, why go back to that memory???? As for Ken Rex, no surprise. As a novice writer myself, nowhere near the talent and expertise you display, I was told by a confidential source (Whom I shall not identify due to privacy). I know one of Kens daughters and she is a very fine, wonderful person who just wants to live her life in peace. City Confidential is a rip off of the book, and it annoys me to hear it cited for anything. Tonya was very sweet and loving and although Ive lost track of her in the last 20 years, I hope she has succeeded in life. There is a serial killer in Kansas, or was, who nicknamed himself BTK. 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. the judges. No, as a matter of fact I dont think Ive heard the name before. But as years went on, Trena chose to harass the people of Skidmore along with her husband. McElroy was shot at several times while he was sitting in his truck. They are both burning in hell fire ? Trena Louise Williams, daughter of Ronald and Treva Peters McNeeley, was born January 24, 1957, in Horton, Kansas. As someone who was married to a horrible bully at a young age, I understand. His bloodline should end. The lost son of Ken Rex McElroy. Whatever dont be killing your self. I'm happy she found happiness afterward. Ken married first name McElroy. what about the other wives / children this man has abused & made them stay with him?? It makes me realize that no matter who your biological parents are, you choose to be the person you want to be. I look forward to your thoughts on the book. The girly-woman had made herself a cozy nest in the strong arms of macho man the rapist, the local brute, and became his breeding machine, profited from him and thus never fled. That, alone, is testament to just how horrible a human being this man must have been. I would guess that if someone was saying and doing things that McElroy agreed with, theyd get along ok. Ken was a lazy theif , rapist, hild molester, he got what he deserved/ this type needs dealt with this wAy more to show the criminals that they they cant hide behind the law because we will get you / thats whats wrong with this country nobody wants to work just take what they want and blame it on you because they dont have what youve got. I dont feel bad for Trina one bit. Sally (wife/girlfriend) children; son (Ken Jr.)?, daughter (Lisa), son (Jeffrey Daising), daughter (Lori Daising). The real nasty part of it all is the sleezoid judges and prosecutors. May peace be with your entire family. Good riddance. McElroy managed to escape conviction on all but one of these charges by intimidating witnesses and through the efforts of his accomplished attorney, Richard McFadin. No sympathy for KM or his wife. For her thug partner ?? She remarried and had children with her new husband. Then finding a lawyer who just saw the cash, and let that dictate his moral limits. Juarez was a menace. I'd read In Broad Daylight a long time ago. A thousand sleezy lawyers cant do the harm to society what a few ( especially in tiny communities were there may only be a couple) inept/corrupt/cowardly judges or prosecutors will. Search on Find A Grave for Ken McElroy. McElroy's appeal hearing was again delayed. He bedded a series of teenagers, sometimes finding his quarry by hanging out at junior high school playgrounds. Same with all the killers we see in courts.. their lame defense attorneys snivel that they had a rough child hood. I grew up in Oregon, MO which is a small town not too far from Skidmore. I just finished reading your book, an excellent piece of work. I dont remember seeing Trena with him and he was sitting alone. I dont know just guessing. In one, he is holding his daughter in his lap and looking into the camera. Ken Rex what he deserved but it was a cowardly thing. They were innocent of all of this. Jeffrey and his sister found a pile of magazines with stories about the 1981 killing of Ken Rex McElroy in a drawer in their adoptive parents house. God bless her families, that they my know Him and their lives will be full of blessings. Actually,this took place in Skidmore,, Missouri,not in Kansas. Some of them have posted here; others have responded on my web site. More insight into Trenas life with Ken. Its like this when you have that situation and the law cant convict him, you either sell out and move or you eliminate the threat. Ken Rex beat her into submission, yet he was the one who protected her and put food on the table. Youre saying a 12 year old was at fault for being raped and forced into marriage by a grown man? It was a credible threat as he had already shot 2 innocent people. Very well said. This was something that the "town bully," Ken Rex McElroy, staunchly rebelled against. I agree with you and Jack. She was a wonderful, amazing, caring woman. Nicely balanced. Hmmm. Previous Chapter 1 2 3 . It might be worth something to a fanatic if it still exists. Im glad you set the record straight, on the facts. 1952: Ken McElroy marries his first wife Oleta. They were poor, they had come from Kansas, he kind of grew up resenting those he considered to be more successful. It is my pleasure to interact with Jeffery on a daily basis and I truely feel he helps keep me grounded.