Ken McElroy Part 1, The Bully of Skidmore with Murder: True Crime Stories
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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In this special true crime crossover episode, I joined Carter Roy for a 2-part episode of Murder: True Crime Stories. To hear part 2 and my extended conversation with Carter, follow Murder: True Crime stories wherever you listen to podcasts.
For nearly 30 years, Ken McElroy terrorized the small town of Skidmore, Missouri. Accused of theft, assault, arson, statutory rape, and intimidation, he manipulated the legal system and silenced witnesses through fear. When he shot 70-year-old grocery store owner Bo Bowenkamp in broad daylight—and still managed to delay justice yet again—the town’s patience began to crack. In Part 1 of this two-episode series, I join Carter Roy to help unravel how one man’s unchecked violence exposed the limits of the justice system and pushed a quiet farming community toward the brink.
Follow Murder: True Crime Stories wherever you listen to podcasts to hear me on part 2 and an extended conversation about the case with Carter Roy. Listen and follow here: https://play.megaphone.fm/1c4m9ll3rcg3-hgdpn2_ww
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| 0:15.2 | If you're into true crime, not just the headlines, but the human stories behind them. |
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| 0:45.5 | Hey, everyone. Today I'm excited to share something a little different with you. |
| 0:49.9 | I've teamed up with the crime host, The Crime Host Podcast Murder True Crime Stories, |
| 0:53.5 | to help host Carter Roy cover |
| 0:55.5 | the unsolved killing of Ken McElroy. |
| 0:57.9 | You might remember this case. |
| 0:59.4 | We talked about it in episode 17, the town that got away with murder. |
| 1:03.7 | And we even had author Harry McLean on the show. |
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