NOTORIOUS MURDERS > TIMELESS CLASSICS

Ken McElroy

By David Krajicek

Invincible

McElroy was still married to his second wife, Sharon, even though they hadn’t lived together for years. She turned up in McFadin’s office the next day, seeking a divorce.

McFadin arranged a quick dissolution. Trena was still just 15, so her mother—already burned out of one house by McElroy—was required to sign an affidavit authorizing the marriage. She did so. The lawyer found an aged judge in a small Missouri town who performed the ceremony on the same day that Trena’s mother signed the affidavit. McFadin was the witness.

The lawyer placed a gloating phone call to inform the prosecutor that his only witness against McElroy was now the man’s wife—and therefore could not be compelled to testify against him. Technically, the prosecution could have gone forward, but it was a hopeless case. Eventually, all charges were dropped.

McElroy, Trena and Alice resumed their life together. They often traveled in a three-pickup convoy, each watching the other’s back. McElroy must have felt invincible.

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1. Keep an Eye on Him
2. McElroy’s Style
3. The Last Straw
4. Murder in Broad Daylight
5. On the Night Shift
6. He Loved Children
7. Power over Women
8. Another Teen Love
9. Saved by the Law
10. Invincible
11. Intent to Kill
12. A Mysterious Shooting
13. Fighting over Candy
14. The Last Word
15. The Law’s No Help
16. The Art of Intimidation
17. At Last, a Trial
18. The Town Reacts
19. Show of Support
20. The Investigations
21. Aftermath
22. Skidmore Shrinks
23. *New Chapter: Twenty-five Years Later
24. *New Chapter: Bowenkamp's Daughters Speak Out
25. *New Chapter: The Real Story about the Candy
26. *New Chapter: Raging Media Torrent
27. *New Chapter: Tarnish and Regrets
28. *New Chapter: Vigilantes or Necessary Justice?
29. Bibliography