The Town That Got Away with Murder

About this episode

The episode recounts the story of Ken Rex McElroy, who was murdered in broad daylight in Skidmore, Missouri, and the community's silence that followed.

People in this episode

Host: Haunted American History

Topics covered

• murder
• community justice
• crime
• silence
• 1980s history

Keywords

• Skidmore
• murder
• Ken Rex McElroy
• community
• 1981
• crime
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloody FM

Places: Skidmore, Missouri

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