Ep. 279 - The Bully

About this episode

The episode discusses the story of Ken McElroy, the town bully of Skidmore, Missouri, and the townspeople's response to his actions.

Back in 1981, Ken McElroy was the town bully in Skidmore, Missouri. That is until one day when the townspeople got together and decided that they had finally had enough. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Broad-Daylight-Harry-N-MacLean/dp/1482639874 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068916/?ref_=fn_t_1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Conspirators Podcast

Topics covered

• bullying
• town justice
• 1980s crime
• community action
• true crime

Keywords

• Ken McElroy
• Skidmore
• bully
• townspeople
• justice
• 1981
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Broad Daylight

Places: Skidmore, Missouri

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