Ken Rex McElroy was the town bully and worse.
He was taken out in broad daylight with 60 witnesses who saw nothing.
https://www.historicmysteries.com/ken-mcelroy-skidmore-missouri/
Wow, it took them long enough.
That is one helluva story. I love the happy ending.
My mother’s side of the family used to live in Hazard County, KY (!), and one of them, I believe it was a Great Great Uncle, was a real terror. He beat his wife and kids, and terrorized the people in his town. Eventually, somebody simply walked right up to him and shot him dead. I don’t think the Sheriff even bothered to press charges.