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Talk Murder To Me

142 | Murdered by Town: The Murder of Ken Rex McElroy

Talk Murder To Me

Talkocast

True Crime

3.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Ken Rex McElroy was a resident of Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri. Known as "the town bully", his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention.

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0:00.0

Hey guys have you ever kept a secret as your wife or husband now looks at you to judge your reaction?

0:08.0

We all have but in many cases those secrets seem to slip out. Maybe after the third glass of red wine

0:15.0

perhaps ladies? Benjamin Franklin once said,

0:18.4

Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. Also, not a big fan of keeping secrets, was the Buddha.

0:26.0

As he once remarked,

0:28.0

three things cannot long stay hidden,

0:30.0

the sun, the moon, and the Truth.

0:33.2

But these gentlemen have obviously not been to Little Oak Skidmore, Missouri.

0:38.6

Because in this isolated farm town, population 250, there is a secret.

0:45.0

And for the last 40 years, the entire town has been hiding the identity of a killer.

0:54.0

So, strap up your overalls, mount those John Deers,

0:58.0

and hi-ho, here we go to the town that committed the ultimate murder.

1:04.0

But that's called the Hello Friday, which is deceiving because it's not Friday.

1:17.0

The hint was not Friday. The hint was Deboe.

1:20.0

All right.

1:21.0

From the movie Friday.

1:22.0

Neither of us have seen that movie.

1:25.0

And there was no D. Bo cocktail.

1:29.0

So I found a Hello Friday cocktail.

1:31.9

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday.

1:36.4

Which is bourbon and ginger ale and Angostora Bitters and Ice.

1:44.4

I'm proud of you because I don't think I can pronounce that word.

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