Killing of Ken McElroy

Also known as: Ken Rex McElroy

Active: 1981–1981
Region: Skidmore, Missouri, USA
State: MO
Kind: Single
Status: Unsolved
Victims: 1

On July 10, 1981, Ken Rex McElroy, 47, was shot and killed as he sat in his pickup truck on the main street of Skidmore, a farming town in northwest Missouri, with his wife beside him. McElroy had faced charges dozens of times over the years and had recently been convicted of assault for shooting the town's grocer; free on bond pending appeal, he had made threats against the grocer at a local bar. Dozens of townspeople were nearby when he was shot, but none told investigators they had seen who fired. The prosecutor filed no charges, a federal investigation also ended without charges, and the case remains unsolved.

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Victims

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Ken Rex McElroy, 47 · July 10, 1981
A Skidmore resident known locally as the town bully, convicted only once despite many charges.

Timeline of locations

July 10, 1981
Main street, Skidmore (Crime scene, approximate area)
McElroy was shot while sitting in his truck on Skidmore's main street, in front of a crowd of townspeople.

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