No One Saw a Thing (Series on Sundance)

[YotaRedneckGirl]

Anyone watched it/watching it?

A series on the Sundance channel based on the town of Skidmore, MO that in 1981 took vigilante justice on the town bully when the law could not/would not take control. Dozens of people were witness to his murder, but none has ever came forward to name a witness.

I read the book "In Broad Daylight" years ago, which I highly recommend. It told the story of the town bully, Ken McElroy, and all the brazen and crazy BS that he got away with for years before the town stood up to him and shot him to death inside his pickup outside the town bar. And still until this day, no one has named anyone who was there or who pulled the trigger(s) (and there were 3 different calibers found).

I won't go into too many details yet - but the inconsistencies on the firearms/shot placement, etc. was annoying for a documentary.

 

[Scooter]

Not yet but I will add it to our list.

 

[YotaRedneckGirl]

Not yet but I will add it to our list.

Let me know what you think.
I'm glad that I read the book and had the backstory on McElroy, the show left out a lot more details as far as additional crimes, bullying, stealing, beating, etc. that he had done.

 

[Tin Roof]

I read the book, it was really good. I’ll have to check this out sometime.

 

[det107]

Yup, good ol' Ken (livestock rustler) got shot on the streets of Skidmore, his wife filed a large civil suit & won a small fee. Does anyone remember that the truck he was in overheated when he died-

 

[YotaRedneckGirl]

Yup, good ol' Ken (livestock rustler) got shot on the streets of Skidmore, his wife filed a large civil suit & won a small fee. Does anyone remember that the truck he was in overheated when he died-

Lots of Squarebody's in the show- showed him driving a new (for that time) Scottsdale. They mentioned that when he died his foot pushed the accelerator down until the motor stopped.
The footage of his wife was super interesting.... especially considering the backstory there and how she defended him and the terms of their relationship.