The Stinnett case is not the only crime that has shone a national spotlight on Skidmore.
There s been enough tragedy and mystery that even a cursory search of past coverage turns up articles declaring it the creepiest small town in America and a small town with a history of violence.
That notoriety dates back to July 1981, when Ken Rex McElroy, a bully who had terrorized many of the townspeople, was shot to death in broad daylight in the middle of town. Although there are said to be dozens of witnesses, none came forward.
The McElroy killing, which inspired a book and a TV series on the Sundance channel, remains unsolved.
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Skidmore is a small town in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 284 at the 2010 Census (estimated 269 as of 2016). Despite its small population, the town has a long history of violence, and an unusually high crime rate per capita (murder rate included).
Let s go through some of the more notorious cases. The first major murder case from Skidmore, Missouri, took place in 1981. It is arguably one of the most infamous modern cases of vigilante justice. Ken Rex McElroy, a local resident, reportedly terrorized the town of Skidmore for years. Over the course of his life, McElroy was accused of dozens of felonies, including assault, child molestation, statutory rape, arson, hog and cattle rustling, and burglary. He was indicted twenty times, but never convicted of any crime. Reportedly, he was able to escape conviction because all the witnesses were too afraid to testify. McElroy would intimidate them by stalking them, often parking
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The U.S. government’s plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades were on hold Tuesday amid a flurry of legal rulings, and two other executions set for later this week were halted because the inmates tested positive for COVID-19.
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MISSION, Kan. - Becky Harper sobbed as she spoke to a Missouri dispatcher after stumbling across her expectant daughter in a pool of blood, her womb slashed open and the child she had been carrying missing.
Lisa Montgomery appears in a booking photo released Dec. 20, 2004 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Wyandotte County Sheriff s Department via Getty Images) It’s like she exploded or something, Harper told the dispatcher on Dec. 16, 2004, during the desperate yet futile attempt to get help for her daughter, Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who had been eight months pregnant.