He was still alive in 2007 when you did. Even your sniveling about the author being a rich is typical of a problem personality. Furious that McElroy was drinking instead of getting locked up, the irate citizens of Skidmore held an impromptu town hall meeting in the American Legion Hall across the street from the D&G to discuss how to handle the McElroy situation. Once they got ahold of this story they sucked the life out of that town. Im glad you liked the book. Suicide is cheap. Seriously, what was the point of even making your comment? Honestly the person I have the biggest problem with is the defense attorney for McElroy. My condolences to her family. No sympathy for KM or his wife. Skidmore, Missouri menace Ken McElroy: His horrible life and death He wS sent away. Obit with photo of Trena Louise McNeeley McElroy Williams, 1957-2012. I believe that he took up for his family and I believe that he took up for his rights and I also believe that the townspeople tortured him as well. Nope. It is very difficult to escape an abusive situation even as an adult. I know there was a movie made about it in 1991 titled In Broad Daylight in which Brian Dennehy played the part of Ken Rex McElroy. McElroy's appeal hearing was again delayed. They will be laughing hysterically and then flip the finger at the town as they drive off in a fire engulfed truck and disappear. When I met him his demeanor was exactly like you described in your book. I believe the engine in the truck seized up because Mr. McElroys foot was on the accelerator and no one moved his foot or even shut off the engine. The family appeared not to be given any help at all. Ken Rexs demise was over 40 years ago and the majority of those who lived there in 1981 are gone now. A few weeks after Jeffrey called me, I had received a phone call in the middle of the night from Sally, Jeffreys biological mother. She was a wonderful, amazing, caring woman. , I met Jeff in the fall of 1984. She just knew him mostly as her dad and not all the other stuff. Hoping she really did turn her life around and become a kind person. I want to know WHY. Timeline | McElroy Killing Fields: The Town That Got Away With Murder [14] Trena remarried and moved to Lebanon, Missouri, where she died of cancer on her 55th birthday on January 24, 2012.[15]. Sally (wife/girlfriend) children; son (Ken Jr.)?, daughter (Lisa), son (Jeffrey Daising), daughter (Lori Daising). For some reason, the Ken McElroy shooting popped into my mind and I wondered what happened to Trena and Ken's children. He really didnt have a reason. His friends say he is kind and gentle and wouldnt hurt a fly. Much to consider and assess here, even after so many years. The story of Ken Rex McElroy was a movie without a resolution, and it still stirred up a lot of people and emotions around here, some predictable, some not. Additional charges were filed against McElroy.[7]. She must have been an amazing woman moving on from this. He Loved Children Ken McElroy Murderer, Rapist and Consummate He shot men. All of McElroys kids that I talked to liked the guy, but I suspect that was because he was gone from so much terrorizing other folks. Ive seen a lot of criticism of the town and of Trena online, all of which I believe is unjustified. Now intrigued, Jeffrey managed to locate the medical papers from a surgery he had had as child to repair the hernia. I just finished the book of Ken McElroys life and death. Ken McElroy got around a lot more than most people realize. Coincidentally, many of my relatives are at rest in Memorial Gardens within a stones throw from Ken McElroy. He had read the book. Two appeared on Oprah Winfrey with me, Alice, Cheryl Brown and McFadin. My brother and I bought a Coonhound pup from Ken less than a month before.he was shot. The other suspect is still alive. Btw Who do they think kidnapped Branson? Once they wake up, they make different choices. Things happen in small town America, but 1 in a million catch the attention of the media so it seems like an isolated incident. Glad I could add a bit more info. I believe trena is in heaven , as for Ken well I think he ended up in hell. Now, there is a saying, that explains it but it doesnt excuse it. who testified in No One Saw a Thing, Ken Rex McElroy was considered to be the "town bully." Before McElroy died, he had threatened a number of people at gunpoint, shot a few people, and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl, Trena McCloud, before marrying her to evade statutory rape charges. He never rasises his voice. I had no idea Trena had passed. Trena Louise McNeeley McElroy Williams (1957-2012) - Find a Grave It was based on In Broad Daylight. Seems like her future children and grandchildren may have a gunman to thank for that. Stockholm Syndrome at its finest! I drove through there one day, slowed down, parked, and got a very unpleasant feeling. Shoot them in the head and throw their ass in the creek make a example out of them? TM & 2015 Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. A Time Warner Company. A lot of them it didn't pain at all. Back in 1981, it was your word against mine. When you get into a situation that young its you really do NOT know what youre getting into to. Its just fascinating. What part of the country was your grandparents farm? It lost me when they tried to claim Skidmore was evil and the town died because of it. While Trena may have been the only person who sought justice for McElroy's. And I am sure if this man shot, bullied, stole from, and terrorized you, you would be singing a different tune. But perhaps I should have looked a little deeper into the place. Missouri is not like NYC firearms are easy to own and Im sure even in 81 carry permits easy to obtain. The McElroys never had any money. What happened to Alice Woods? This is truly shocking its like something out of the middle ages. There is a serial killer in Kansas, or was, who nicknamed himself BTK. I appreciate the comments. Millions upon millions of people endure the exact same problems in early life and dont go through life as a fearsome criminal that the thug was. And for what? It was uneventful but had a great tenderloin sandwich. My grandfather is a great man and to know that he placed the fear of God in Ken and he never backed down from him makes him a remarkable man! anyhing good about him. If he was in fact one of the shooters, then he held on to that for many, many years. I am glad she was not harmed in the shooting of Ken. You are to be commended.robin. Skidmore is 90 minutes or more north and west of downtown Kansas Cit, Peculiar is 40 minutes south. At a certain point, she has to be held responsible for those actions. Who knows, they might be following this blog? Lori met her and they have corresponded off and on over the years.

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