For years, Ken McElroy terrorized the small town of Skidmore, Missouri. He was known as “the town bully”, accused of assault, child molestation, arson, and theft—but he always managed to escape conviction. Witnesses were too afraid to testify, and McElroy used intimidation tactics to keep the town in fear. In 1980, McElroy shot a 70-year-old grocer, Bo Bowenkamp, in the neck over a dispute about a stolen piece of candy. He was convicted of attempted murder, but while awaiting appeal, he walked f