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The Unsolved Vigilante Justice: The Life and Death of Ken Rex McElroy
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The Unsolved Vigilante Justice: The Life and Death of Ken Rex McElroy
Posted by admin on April 9, 2025, 16:38 262 0

Early Life and Troubled Beginnings

Ken Rex McElroy was born on June 1, 1934, in Overland Park, Kansas, as the fifteenth of sixteen children to Tony and Mabel McElroy, a poor, migrant tenant-farming couple. The family moved between Kansas and the Ozarks before settling outside of Skidmore, Missouri. McElroy dropped out of school at the age of 15 in the eighth grade and quickly established a local reputation as a cattle rustler, small-time thief, and womanizer.

Escalation into a Life of Crime

Over the years, McElroy's criminal activities escalated, and he was accused of numerous felonies, including assault, child molestation, statutory rape, arson, animal cruelty, hog and cattle rustling, and burglary. Despite being indicted 21 times, he managed to avoid conviction in all but one case, often by intimidating witnesses or exploiting legal loopholes. ...Read More

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