Fun fact: years later, a journalist heard about the story and went back to the old town to dig into it and by that point, most of the witnesses either moved away or passed, except for a older person (cant remember if they were man or woman) and the journalist managed to track them down for an interview. The person agreed and gave one answer: "that boy needed a killing"
@@mortonbeard2240 Ive created five artists and officially published 180 tracks since June. I've easily written 1000 lyrical compositions since then. I try to write a song a day.
This boy basically called the whole town out they name and the town said 💨💨💨💨😶🌫️😶🌫️😶🌫️ the whole time c Breezy’s “ who want smoke with me “ was bumping in the background and nobody knew where it was coming from either. At least that’s the way I heard it went 👇👇. 😂😂
Well said. And I very much agree. Be it the entirety of a small town or a dude named after a green Italian plumber, when the "justice" system is no longer just and the laws become shields for the wicked, do what you gotta do.
@christopherdark4671 Many say it would do no good, "trust the system," they say. "It would only cause more problems." In my opinion, I'd rather die to my own will than to someone who was slightly bothered & has the full power to get paid leave after capping me in my face.
no way kenneth dug himself that deep of a hole. Imagine being such a bad person that you literally have the WHOLE ASS TOWN swiss cheese yo ass and not a single soul says shit
Clear example of what happens when the judicial system fails. And why it is important lawyers are held to ethical standards. That lawyer was aiding Kenneth in unhinging society
They took too long you ask me. He messed that lil girl life up, she prolly put her next husband through hell all type. After the first arson it should’ve been a wrap
@@stellviahohenheim Look at it this way. If one person went and killed the guy in revenge, that would go to trial and someone else would be doing the prison time Ken should have done. But when everyone's involved? Are the police going to arrest the entire town for conspiracy, murder and aiding to commit? Can you imagine the logistics without solid evidence? Don't underestimate the power of a united crowd.
Now from what I remember, there where rifle casings and revolver casings found at the scene. What’s crazy about this is that obviously revolvers don’t eject their casings so someone had to have to had RELOADED and then kept firing. That’s how you know they were sick of him.
@mr.powell8817 yeah idk how many casings there were but if they found 6 exactly it would definitely be a revolver. Some casings couldve been picked up or not been found though
"Just because we wouldn't have any way of finding out who did it does not mean you should all gang up on him, pump him full of lead, and then keep quiet. Especially since you'd all get away with it and there'd be nothing the law could do... Hint hint."
Shout out to Dale. Dale had one job, and he took it seriously. We need people like Dale for people like Kenneth. Dale must've had the best sleep out of his entire life that night.
Well , we have one. His name is Luigi, and we have to keep him alive to testify before the whole world. The murder of one man is apparently "terrorism" now. Yet, UHG made $400B last year, while denying a 3rd of their members claims, and overcharging certain of their cancer patients by 1,000% for their medications. Tell me, who are really the terrorists here?
@m1LeyViRuS 😉 Yeah... There were two casings; Dale can't be two people at one time. Plus, they gave Dale some kinda test and he passed it. Might not have been Dale. 🫡 The town killed Kenneth.
@@tellmesomething2412 you guys never heard of that natural phenomenon where bullets riddle one specific car coming from the general vicinity of an onlooking crowd? It’s one time in all of human history, but I promise you it’s a thing
It would be impossible for a bigger scale of that tho cuz for every assassin, there is a punk ass McDonald’s worker ready to snitch. America as a whole doesn’t compare to the community of a small town.
sadly, bigger communities fall apart and people are too divided.like its scientifically proven communities/villages/productivity ceases and harm begins around the mark of 200 people
I've said it for years, and I'll say it again now. When the "justice" system no longer offers justice, people will get their justice elsewhere, and they are not wrong for doing this. Ever. By all means. Follow the laws, report to the cops what needs to be, let the courts get their turn. But if they fumble that ball, then somebody should pick it right back up and get it to the touchdown zone (justice) however they gotta.
@esmeraldagreen1992 No system is perfect and so is no human. That said, an imperfect solution is better than none at all. This story is an excellent example.
Normally I don’t agree with vigilante justice but people had tried taking this guy to court and nothing stuck. And as you mentioned, Kenneth wasn’t committing a bunch of petty crimes, Kenneth regularly committed major felonies including theft, assault, attempted murder, intimidation, kidnapping, sexual assault, including sexual assault of a minor, and was suspected of murder. The guy barely spent any time in prison for these crimes when he should have been locked up for life and everyone knew this. The system failed these people and they did what they had to feel safe and restore peace.
I think not. I wouldn't say it with 100% certainty, but that's my opinion right now. I'd want to put in our finances together and figure out a way to confine him for life. Even the life of someone who's behaved this way and done all these things is precious. It would suck to have to sacrifice our own finances for it and then make sure he never escapes, feed him, etc, but I just believe the worth of his life is greater than this material and psychological discomfort. I don't know the full story and just one single person (me) with their limited ability to judge and unique temperament doesn't make the decision. But I just want to express my opinion.
You know, regardless of any moral quandary of any supposed alleged action of any townsfolk. The sheriff essentially let Kenneth reduce the town to a state of lawlessness, and if the system will not uphold uphold justice, the people will demand and seek it themselves.
Yeah the social contract is named that way for a reason. It’s a contract. If the government isn’t upholding its part of the deal, then there’s no reason you should. They’re not protecting you? You’re allowed to deal with the threat yourself
What about FB stalking & finding & telling the police officer who refused you medical assistance for your head injury- to his face- that you know where his son Luca goes to school... even though you love kids & you didn't actually mean it?
Similar thing happened in my moms hometown in TN. The menace was the nephew of a judge who kept escaping the law. Robbery, theft, assault, etc...until he SA'd an elderly woman. A few people in the town (including my uncles and their friends) formed a posse and took care of it. Dropped buddy in the lake and a family friend took the charges. He got around 15-20 years but the town always regarded him a hero. He was a super nice guy too.
May I ask what town in Tennessee and when this happened? I would love to learn more about this case and see if I can find articles about it if that’s alright. Your uncle and the other men that took care of such a monster are heroes.
@ there was a deal between Kennith and the Maifa in Kansas to destabilise both the community and town so it would be easier to “move in”. The lawyer was a gift to Kennith to keep him from getting into any permanent trouble.
All I heard was Dale is a freaking hero. Risked the remainder of his life for the town, but they recognised a real one and all turned into the mafia with their code of silence 😂
Think people asked around and turns out Dale was in the bathroom when Kenneth died. I think 60 people went on record saying they saw him in there. Mind you the bathroom was about 4x4
Here's the thing about being feared. The moment you push people over the edge, the moment they realize they have nothing to lose, it's over. You are dead.
I think that's the harder lesson here. Kenneth could have gotten away with all of this if he had just pulled his punches a little bit. If he didn't go after the girls, the town might've put up with him until he went away or died naturally. Essentially letting him get away with everything he did.
Best quote on the whole thing was attributed to a guy who was asked by a reporter why know one in the town wanted this case solved. His reply: "You don't punish a scientist for killing a germ."
If I remember right, he would stalk Tina at school. The school did nothing to stop it and allowed him to pick her up from there. He was horrifically abusive towards her. He would also have her and his other wife point weapons at people so he wasn't the one to get in legal trouble.
@TheOneWhoRamblesI'm surprised they didn't let her die with him clearly she was okay with his behavior at that point instead of suing she should have been thankful that they didn't light her up with him
Something similar to this happened in nigeria in anambra state. Everybody in the state hated a particular cultist cuz he was feared all over. Soon that fear turned to rage and he was later hacked and burned alive. Everybody was celebrating like it was Christmas after his demise.
"Daughter for daughter" is some Australopithecus type behavior...which makes it crazy how the story didn't get wicked for the police until the dog got involved 😅
The biggest mystery of this guy's story is how he managed to afford such a good lawyer. EDIT: turns out, not-as-expensive-as-you'd-think lawyer who thought the crimes were more funny than horrible.
I've heard this story a million times and never heard so much mentioned about Trina. I didn't know how much she got for the suit. I didn't know she got away from him at one time. I always heard it told like she kinda went along with things without complaint. I didn't know he was still married to the first wife and divorced then forced her to stay with him and his second wife (Trina). Poor Trina (and the whole town) were forced to endure this tyrant.
Funny thing was he warped her mind so badly that she was twisted by him. Whoever she could have been was destroyed by years of abuse and twisted cruelty. Not to mention that Kenneth apparently had anywhere from 10 to 15 children all of whom are absolute garbage humans.
"Going along with things without complaint"? Uh, did the townsfolk forget what happened whenever someone complained?! If full-grown men couldn't stand up to this creature, wtf was a teenage girl going to do?
@@chrislaurent1137Bruh, I'm kind of annoyed I had to go far down and into a thread to find this comment. The man was evil, but let's not pretend the town can't be seen as responsible to some extent too.
@@bimates2690 Exactly! Problems like Kenneth can’t be left alone for too long, otherwise it grows so much that, even if you now took care of him, the damage is done. He passed on knowing he made the town a miserable place to be in.
Bro they need a movie for this. Can you imagine, with some good actors, how good that final scene would be with the town confronting him in his car? Could be some Denzel training day level goodness
There is a movie about this, it’s called In Broad Daylight. It’s was made in 1991 and it’s free here on UA-cam. I remember watching it. It stars Brian Dennehy as Ken McElroy.
@@gregmiller4174 as I remember, it definitely conveyed the sense of constant dis-ease, dread, helplessness, and despair. Brian Dennehy was terrifying.
Kenneth faced natural consequences of his actions, and it sounds like he was damn lucky to live as long as he did. I'm surprised he wasn't unalived sooner, tbh. You can only abuse people so long until they snap.
Stockholm Syndrome doesn't exist and was manufactured by incompetent police officers. What she had was PTSD and grooming mixed with intense fear and paranoia.
@@collinbeal When you suffer everyday with no moments of happiness with an abuser your brain can associate things for happiness so you can have moments in your day where you don't feel utterly shit for what seems like the rest of your existence, have this repeat for too long and it feels like a drug you know you shouldn't take but all your happiness is associated with an abuser and you don't want to deprive yourself of feeling happy, enough of this and you will develop Stockholm Syndrome where you will valiantly defend and give your life for your abuser because any other life without them in it is a lesser happiness, something you feel like you can never enjoy, until you get out of the syndrome. This is my personal experience and I did not know it had a name, though i do not agree with the bank robbery in Sweden either. it's not fair to say what suffered doesn't exist, you never know how many other dales are out there
@@itsodysuss5305 It's not Stockholm Syndrome, though; it's a dependency developed through the brain trying to protect itself from trauma. Stockholm Syndrome is about a hostage developing rapport with a captor through mutual kindness, and I can assure you he wasn't being kind to her. This is just cut-and-dry the effects of coming out of an intensely abusive relationship. My life was ruined because of something similar.
@@collinbeal Sorry; To me Stockholm syndrome IS the dependency developed through the brain trying to protect itself from trauma, But Stockholm syndrome does refer to a hostage/captive relationship with NO prior relationships, so even though the dependency could potentially happen in that situation it is very very unlikely and Stockholm syndrome as its put is an excuse for incompetent police officers, I guess we are agreeing with eachother through different perspectives, I did not know Stockholm syndrome was literal, Thanks for engaging in conversation with me. I use to protect my abusers because I couldn't find happiness anywhere else but the abuse they gave me, my mother, there was no where to escape child services also almost ruined my life as well and i refused to turn to gang life to get me out, the only option to survive was to associate abuse with love and live with it until legally i could move out and work and because of that I loved getting into abusive relationships because I 'felt' happy, breaking that was the hardest thing in my life to do and Stockholm syndrome to me feels very relatable, but you are correct, though the dependency I developed is certainly real, Is there a name for that dependency? I'd love to do research
I have to say this. You have such an impressive way of story telling. The way you speak keeps attention and entertains while keeping the proper tone for whatever topic you’re covering.
I just came across this channel! I think he might be one of the best story tellers. I love listening to him. It’s like talking to the homie. New subscriber.
@@toothcruncher All it takes is one person to say enough, When the GEN POP cant do anything they enacted something else. Crowd Mentality and Crowd executions. It happens everywhere humans existed for at least a few millennia
You can watch the whole thing online it’s a series called no one saw a thing and it’s the first episode…heads up you may have to pay for a subscription for prime or something
Saw a movie about this man when I was young back in the day...the fact that the courts couldn't see thru this guy and his attorney's crap is ludicrous. Don't expect the deer to cry when the hunter dies...
They let that town suffer under this bully and the moment he gets his cummuppence they went full avengers tryna defend him and find his killer,they didn't even do much when he kidnappedand graped a child..sometimes I wonder what good is the justice system when they seem to protect and defend criminals
@@Luka-DanteGodofMischiefexactly right? Instead or focusing on other evil psychos or monsters you wanna focus on people who the system failed? Instead of going after and punishing mobsters, mafia or corrupt men you go after the people who the law failed?
This sounds like every billionaire. Exploiting others to get rich, then using the law to get away with it, and police refuse to help. The age of vigilantes as come. Luigi was a great example of a community not snitching for the greater good
@@RoundOfApplauseChannel the person is the united healthcare CEO, United Healthcare being notorious for messing with people's ability to get the medical treatment they need, at least that's what majority of people under that health insurance company are experiencing. He must have had a loved one screwed over by them that made him snap
@roghider3552 Ohh I see. I originally was under the impression that he just clicked this person for the sake of it!! Like to get noticed or something 😂🤣
Right, like I understand being intimidated but sheesh. Also, the fact that it took so long for the whole town to come to the same conclusion on what needs to be done about the guy.
The father reported it. The man burned his house down twice. The cops didn't do anything. Police kill people all the time but they refused to do anything about him. Blame the sheriff.
I love this story Originally watched it on a MrBallen video. And the town solidarity. Thats how we need to come together as people against the "powers that be"
John B. for me as well. Been with that dude since his first youtube vid....getting a little big lately tho, w touring and all that. Going to his head a bit I've heard. Couldn't say myself tho...
On the one hand, I understand the implications of the danger of a group of untrained, angry, and potentially biased people going after another person without repercussions. On the other hand, I feel like if this type of justice were more common then maybe there wouldn't be so much CSA, SA, and DV.
Honestly I think Trina should have been thankful that they didn't put her down with him If she tried to sue over his death clearly she was comfortable with the behavior as long as it wasn't directed towards her
There was a book written years ago about this incredulous brazen psycho bully. It was never proven that the town was in on it, but if I recall he died of “lead poisoning”. Nobody knew, or saw, or heard anything. I sure don’t blame them after all the terror he put the town through and the corrupt justice system . I’ve read several stories over the years when the justice system let people down and the victims took matters into their own hands. Wish I could find that book again. I empathize with the families who did vigilante justice.
👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥 Well done! This is the 3rd video of yours the algorithm has sent me. The others were entertaining, but this was the one that got me to subscribe
I’ve heard this story a few times over the years and I always love hearing it again. It also nice hearing it from different story tellers, you always wind up picking up at least a little new info.
Another channel presented this story some years back and actually went to the town for footage. Though a long time has passed, the town has a heavy vibe of "sure we'll talk to you about it but don't ask for more than the campfire version if you know what's good for you".
When I was young, I was the annoying kid in my class. I think my class just tolerated me. It was until some other guy came. And boy did everyone hated his guts. He wasn’t annoying or anything. He was just bad: always tried to pick a fight, constantly killing the mood, and just unpleasant to be around. The 2 years we had together was straight up torture for most of the students. And when we saw that he wasn’t in my class the next year, it was such a relief. By some chance he ended up in the same classroom with some of the wildest students in our school. Even they saw him as who he truly is and, as I heard from my friend who studied in that classroom, they bullied him mercilessly. So much so that he became the quiet kid that just doesn’t talk. I can only imagine what these people might have gone through.
You are a very good story teller, I had to sit up and caught myself leaning in! I’m not usually one to comment but thank you for the story and the incredible entertaining way you told it! 💯
Bro, the fact you have more than half a million subscribers just goes to show you that you are really putting in work to tell these stories in a way that captures people. Your longform stuff is amazing too, I’m truly thankful that I found your channel on UA-cam.
Was it justice, yeah. 😅 I grew up in NYC in the early 90s, and trust me, this story is one of many. People like him got there's in front of "MANY" and I mean many of people. If you grew up in NYC back then, you knew every stup had lots of people chilling on them. Even when cops, feds, Cia, or fbi came a knocking, no one knew nothing. Awesome story, though. Brought me back 😅
"Do you think the town was justified in what they did?" What'd the town do? That man died naturally. No one saw anything.
his body just Did That. All on its own. zero external input.
it's not the towns fault his car is with a bunch of bullet holes. he's just a bad driver
The reaper came a knockin and he was carrying some straps with him, plain and simple.
Sherriff ain't see nothin, Mayor ain't see nothin, FBI did a quick investigation and said nothin happened
I don't think the town did anything
Didn't see shit hear shit and ain't saying shit
I say this with absolute sincerity, the only thing this town did wrong was wait that long.
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I see no lies….
and that’s why i’m not mad trina sued them
Yup
As a black man this wouldn't have even been looked into either
Fun fact: years later, a journalist heard about the story and went back to the old town to dig into it and by that point, most of the witnesses either moved away or passed, except for a older person (cant remember if they were man or woman) and the journalist managed to track them down for an interview. The person agreed and gave one answer: "that boy needed a killing"
Thank you for my next song chorus.
@@GoodBaleadaMusic That line is going to lay on your desk for months years even but, the song will come.
@@mortonbeard2240 Ive created five artists and officially published 180 tracks since June. I've easily written 1000 lyrical compositions since then. I try to write a song a day.
This boy basically called the whole town out they name and the town said 💨💨💨💨😶🌫️😶🌫️😶🌫️ the whole time c Breezy’s “ who want smoke with me “ was bumping in the background and nobody knew where it was coming from either. At least that’s the way I heard it went 👇👇. 😂😂
that's fucking chilling
When Vigilante justice is the only option left, it becomes the correct option.
Well said. And I very much agree. Be it the entirety of a small town or a dude named after a green Italian plumber, when the "justice" system is no longer just and the laws become shields for the wicked, do what you gotta do.
@@christopherdark4671 when there can be no justice. there can only be retribution.
Amen.
@christopherdark4671 Many say it would do no good, "trust the system," they say. "It would only cause more problems."
In my opinion, I'd rather die to my own will than to someone who was slightly bothered & has the full power to get paid leave after capping me in my face.
Wehn the system fails us completely, we have to create our own system.
Not a single snitch in the entire town. None.
Gotta respect that.
Well. Minus Trina. But the poor girl had been groomed SEVERELY so I don’t blame her at all.
@@cammy1349 been groomed since 12 dawg I don't even feel a shred of anger for her it's just pitiful
@@cammy1349 She was like Kenneth. Hope she is in hell
Small towns can be like that. Take care of business and have each other’s back.
@@kathyberry3878big facts ^
no way kenneth dug himself that deep of a hole. Imagine being such a bad person that you literally have the WHOLE ASS TOWN swiss cheese yo ass and not a single soul says shit
He apparently had a brain injury that changed his whole personality, still surprised that he lived for that long
I read the book he was literally that bad to everyone.!!!
That's a whole different level of FAFO 😂
You know you are a terrible human being when nobody, not even the outcasts, the righteous, or the town snitches say nothing.
I’m surprised that only two people had g*ns and not the whole group.
"Was the town justified in doing what they did?" I don't think I understand the question, Kenneth died of natural causes, town didn't do anything.
The fact he was some lead on him is Just some congenital deffect 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Town aint do nothing, those bullets have always been there
I think it was a heart attack, those things can be like a shot to the heart, you know?
Natural cause and (eventual) effect, nothing sus
Ah, I see what you did there
Clear example of what happens when the judicial system fails. And why it is important lawyers are held to ethical standards. That lawyer was aiding Kenneth in unhinging society
Chances are Kenneth was also threatening the lawyer
What’s worse than being hated by millions? Being hated by 500 people in a small town 💀💀💀
The town ofc, Cause you know everyone who lives there 💀
skibidi gyattt in my ohio rizz!!
@Deisd Fellas, you know what needs to be done 😃
@SunTheUser the heck you want me to do? 💀
Thats the rat utopia effect. I believe with the internet now, it is happening with humans
"Do you think the town was jus--" yes. 100% yes. No hesitation, yes.
What? The town Did nothing! Nothing!
bro idk
They took too long you ask me. He messed that lil girl life up, she prolly put her next husband through hell all type. After the first arson it should’ve been a wrap
He shoulda been gone the moment he took that lil girl to marry. The town waited WAYYY to long
I am mad it took them this long
"Dear cops, we didn't see anything.
Regards - everyone "
😂😂😅😅 the simplicity ✨️ 👌 thank you
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Which is why i don't believe this story, nobody lifted a finger while he's alive and then I'm supposed to believe none of them were rats?
@@stellviahohenheim Look at it this way. If one person went and killed the guy in revenge, that would go to trial and someone else would be doing the prison time Ken should have done.
But when everyone's involved? Are the police going to arrest the entire town for conspiracy, murder and aiding to commit? Can you imagine the logistics without solid evidence?
Don't underestimate the power of a united crowd.
@@samortmann5003 hope I’m not the only one that caught the boondocks reference
His story telling is entertaining asf.😂. I could watch him do this all day.
Now from what I remember, there where rifle casings and revolver casings found at the scene. What’s crazy about this is that obviously revolvers don’t eject their casings so someone had to have to had RELOADED and then kept firing. That’s how you know they were sick of him.
Unless someone had a lever action in .357, those were fairly common at the tims
@ fair point
@mr.powell8817 yeah idk how many casings there were but if they found 6 exactly it would definitely be a revolver. Some casings couldve been picked up or not been found though
skibidi gyattt in my ohio rizz!!
Since auto loader isn't common I like to imagine they're so pissed they took their time to reload their revolvers
My mom is a nurse who took care of a man who had lived in the town. The people who killed him took it to their grave.
Good because he didn't give a damn about nobody but himself
Fun fact-I live in MO and know exactly what little town.
They did what they did because the law wouldn’t protect them. So they handled the problem.
@@ceciliajones7816How small towns do. Gotta love America.
@ gotta do what gotta do
My uncle lived there at the time uh yeah some people don't need to live
I heard the sherriff was like "I'm gonna be outta town for a bit *wink wink*" after suggesting the neighbourhood watch
"I'm not saying you should kill him, but if you did, I wouldn't be able to stop you." basically
"Just because we wouldn't have any way of finding out who did it does not mean you should all gang up on him, pump him full of lead, and then keep quiet. Especially since you'd all get away with it and there'd be nothing the law could do... Hint hint."
I heard this as well.
The parallel between this tale and what is happening in the US presently was not lost on me.
You aren't alone in noticing that.
Ha. I literally just typed a comment to this effect.
:/
Free Luigi
Noticed this as well
Precisely!
Dude so wicked Xevi should start saying "And here's where things start to get Kenneth" fr lmao
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Some of the guys in these stories really go Kenneth-mode
he was so wicked, xevi could hv started with that
LMAO 🤣
Shout out to Dale. Dale had one job, and he took it seriously. We need people like Dale for people like Kenneth. Dale must've had the best sleep out of his entire life that night.
Well , we have one. His name is Luigi, and we have to keep him alive to testify before the whole world. The murder of one man is apparently "terrorism" now. Yet, UHG made $400B last year, while denying a 3rd of their members claims, and overcharging certain of their cancer patients by 1,000% for their medications. Tell me, who are really the terrorists here?
Dale? Dale didn't do nothin
@m1LeyViRuS 😉 Yeah... There were two casings; Dale can't be two people at one time. Plus, they gave Dale some kinda test and he passed it. Might not have been Dale. 🫡 The town killed Kenneth.
@@tellmesomething2412 you guys never heard of that natural phenomenon where bullets riddle one specific car coming from the general vicinity of an onlooking crowd? It’s one time in all of human history, but I promise you it’s a thing
Big crowd like that, multiple weapons drawn, and no one else saw Dale do it? Sounds like that witness was mistaken
This story sounds like a great example of what community can accomplish when they finally come together for a good cause.
If you told me this was a small town fable representing bigger systematic issues I’d believe it
It would be impossible for a bigger scale of that tho cuz for every assassin, there is a punk ass McDonald’s worker ready to snitch. America as a whole doesn’t compare to the community of a small town.
sadly, bigger communities fall apart and people are too divided.like its scientifically proven communities/villages/productivity ceases and harm begins around the mark of 200 people
@@demontimen1gga819 ....I love this comment
Nothing unites people more than a common enemy.
I've said it for years, and I'll say it again now. When the "justice" system no longer offers justice, people will get their justice elsewhere, and they are not wrong for doing this. Ever. By all means. Follow the laws, report to the cops what needs to be, let the courts get their turn. But if they fumble that ball, then somebody should pick it right back up and get it to the touchdown zone (justice) however they gotta.
The problem with that is that more often than not, the mob turns out to be wrong, and someone innocent becomes a victim
@esmeraldagreen1992 No system is perfect and so is no human. That said, an imperfect solution is better than none at all. This story is an excellent example.
Normally I don’t agree with vigilante justice but people had tried taking this guy to court and nothing stuck. And as you mentioned, Kenneth wasn’t committing a bunch of petty crimes, Kenneth regularly committed major felonies including theft, assault, attempted murder, intimidation, kidnapping, sexual assault, including sexual assault of a minor, and was suspected of murder. The guy barely spent any time in prison for these crimes when he should have been locked up for life and everyone knew this. The system failed these people and they did what they had to feel safe and restore peace.
I mean capitol punishment is allowed in certain circumstances.
I think not. I wouldn't say it with 100% certainty, but that's my opinion right now. I'd want to put in our finances together and figure out a way to confine him for life. Even the life of someone who's behaved this way and done all these things is precious. It would suck to have to sacrifice our own finances for it and then make sure he never escapes, feed him, etc, but I just believe the worth of his life is greater than this material and psychological discomfort. I don't know the full story and just one single person (me) with their limited ability to judge and unique temperament doesn't make the decision. But I just want to express my opinion.
@@essennagerry loser
@@essennagerry No. His life was in fact not precious. Get that corny ass humanitarianism bs on somewhere
You stupid . No amount of money was gonna keep that man locked up for the rest of his life . The man was a menace to society .@@essennagerry
You know, regardless of any moral quandary of any supposed alleged action of any townsfolk. The sheriff essentially let Kenneth reduce the town to a state of lawlessness, and if the system will not uphold uphold justice, the people will demand and seek it themselves.
Yeah the social contract is named that way for a reason. It’s a contract. If the government isn’t upholding its part of the deal, then there’s no reason you should. They’re not protecting you? You’re allowed to deal with the threat yourself
Exactly. They TRIED the legal way first.
Yeah they kinda weren't left with any other choice
@@books2438 Say that in a modern court and see where our Nazi justice systems gets you, dummy!
I don't understand why they couldn't just ignore the lawyer and keep him in jail. The lawyer was also evil for helping him out
Calling someone and threatening them by telling them you know where their daughter goes to school is some straight mobster shit
What about FB stalking & finding & telling the police officer who refused you medical assistance for your head injury- to his face- that you know where his son Luca goes to school... even though you love kids & you didn't actually mean it?
I heard the mob dont actually go after family members. Mafia mrans family after all 😅.
Don’t do that to an Israeli.
He was a pedophile.
Dude this story is probably the reason I still love true crime as an adult. That Chapter was the first place I heard it. It’s still bewildering.
Similar thing happened in my moms hometown in TN. The menace was the nephew of a judge who kept escaping the law. Robbery, theft, assault, etc...until he SA'd an elderly woman. A few people in the town (including my uncles and their friends) formed a posse and took care of it. Dropped buddy in the lake and a family friend took the charges. He got around 15-20 years but the town always regarded him a hero. He was a super nice guy too.
you talk too much homie, no time limits on that
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May I ask what town in Tennessee and when this happened? I would love to learn more about this case and see if I can find articles about it if that’s alright. Your uncle and the other men that took care of such a monster are heroes.
@@APickyReader😂😂😂😂
@@APickyReaderChattanooga Tennessee in the 1900 everybody involved has passed away
The “insanely good lawyer” had connections to the maifia.
In Bumfuck, Missouri? I find that hard to believe.
@ there was a deal between Kennith and the Maifa in Kansas to destabilise both the community and town so it would be easier to “move in”. The lawyer was a gift to Kennith to keep him from getting into any permanent trouble.
@@timp4661 Skidmore, Missouri.
Guess they never did get that little town in nowhere
The lawyer should be laying down right next to him..
All I heard was Dale is a freaking hero. Risked the remainder of his life for the town, but they recognised a real one and all turned into the mafia with their code of silence 😂
Think people asked around and turns out Dale was in the bathroom when Kenneth died. I think 60 people went on record saying they saw him in there. Mind you the bathroom was about 4x4
Matter of fact, they were all in the bathroom
Dale didn't do anything, though. No one did. Man's died from natural causes.
@MistaZiggy damn so the actual shooters really did get away scott free lmao. Can't blame them. This guy definitely had to go
Dale who? Don't know no Dale. 🤔
I am 77 years old and that was the BEST story I ever heard. Good work.
you see, the town and the evil man had a problem
I read that in his voice lol
Seems like the town were the ones that had the problem.
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"Some people need to be gone in order for shit to get better and he one of em."😂😂😂
-Someone with a sheisty in an interview on king von
@@OnyechelaOgbonna-jo3fz wait for real?? 😂🤣
@@RoundOfApplauseChannelyes dead ahh😂
@@RoundOfApplauseChannelyes the dude Name is trenches news 😂😂
@@ogslc1458 interesting. People didn't like this guy 😭
Here's the thing about being feared. The moment you push people over the edge, the moment they realize they have nothing to lose, it's over. You are dead.
So true. That's what happened to a lot of bad kings and queens in the old days.
@@imnotlikeanyone We have a wanna-be king in the USA, there's a lesson in there. Sometimes things happen.
I think that's the harder lesson here. Kenneth could have gotten away with all of this if he had just pulled his punches a little bit.
If he didn't go after the girls, the town might've put up with him until he went away or died naturally. Essentially letting him get away with everything he did.
Ken Rex McElroy: the perfect poster boy for the “he just needed killin’” defense.
Best quote on the whole thing was attributed to a guy who was asked by a reporter why know one in the town wanted this case solved.
His reply: "You don't punish a scientist for killing a germ."
I actually heard this story on Mr. Ballen and a perhaps another person was quoted as saying, "Some people just need a killin"
Wow, you right you don’t punish a scientist
😂😂😂 fkn brilliant and CLASSY!! ❤
I promise you he never said I finna. Lol
@@Brandon-s2vWhere's the word "finna"? You really ought to read the comment before you type a reply to it.
If I remember right, he would stalk Tina at school. The school did nothing to stop it and allowed him to pick her up from there. He was horrifically abusive towards her. He would also have her and his other wife point weapons at people so he wasn't the one to get in legal trouble.
At least they got Trina to safety before they lit him up. Clearly they have standards
@TheOneWhoRamblesI'm surprised they didn't let her die with him clearly she was okay with his behavior at that point instead of suing she should have been thankful that they didn't light her up with him
Something similar to this happened in nigeria in anambra state. Everybody in the state hated a particular cultist cuz he was feared all over. Soon that fear turned to rage and he was later hacked and burned alive. Everybody was celebrating like it was Christmas after his demise.
Very Typical.
@@JGProductions6581 Typical of what?
@JGProductions6581 yeah, what's very typical? Or are you afraid to stand up for your clearly racist beliefs?
@@JGProductions6581you just think guys like kenneth are heroes trump supporter right
Yikes.
Oh heck yeah. Sometimes people got to take a stand against this evil
"Daughter for daughter" is some Australopithecus type behavior...which makes it crazy how the story didn't get wicked for the police until the dog got involved 😅
😂😂😂
A dog put John Wick over the edge after all
@m_martha_e lol yea, this guy's movie would have ended a lot different had he been terrorizing a town where a John Wick resides 👌🏽
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The dude straight up looks part Neanderthal so checks out.
I rabbit holed this case a few years back. The town 100% took care of its own dirty laundry, and I support it.
The biggest mystery of this guy's story is how he managed to afford such a good lawyer.
EDIT: turns out, not-as-expensive-as-you'd-think lawyer who thought the crimes were more funny than horrible.
Seems like the type of guy to shake people upside down until money falls to the ground 🙃
Nah biggest mystery is how Bo survived a point blank shot from a shotgun to the neck
Well thing thing is... his lawyer... was a mob lawyer. In other words Kenneth was connected.
@@mystic7045 southerners are just built alternatively better
I dont know how they thought assault would be easier to prove than attempted murder while that Bo fella had a hole in his neck. Like what
Bro your story telling is fireworks.
Had me spell bound from the drop.❤❤❤
I've heard this story a million times and never heard so much mentioned about Trina. I didn't know how much she got for the suit. I didn't know she got away from him at one time. I always heard it told like she kinda went along with things without complaint. I didn't know he was still married to the first wife and divorced then forced her to stay with him and his second wife (Trina). Poor Trina (and the whole town) were forced to endure this tyrant.
“Going on with things without complaint” in this situation is the behavior of the groomed sadly.
Funny thing was he warped her mind so badly that she was twisted by him. Whoever she could have been was destroyed by years of abuse and twisted cruelty. Not to mention that Kenneth apparently had anywhere from 10 to 15 children all of whom are absolute garbage humans.
They made a movie about this story it's was on lifetime it's a old movie came out in the 90s
"Going along with things without complaint"? Uh, did the townsfolk forget what happened whenever someone complained?! If full-grown men couldn't stand up to this creature, wtf was a teenage girl going to do?
@ I probably saw it but this is a pretty interesting case. I'm sure it is the kind of thing where you can learn something new after every rewatch.
Evil only triumph's when good people do nothing
I agree! Kenneth’s a horrible person but the town is also responsible for letting Kenneth get this far into doing heinous stuff.
@@chrislaurent1137Bruh, I'm kind of annoyed I had to go far down and into a thread to find this comment. The man was evil, but let's not pretend the town can't be seen as responsible to some extent too.
@@bimates2690 Exactly! Problems like Kenneth can’t be left alone for too long, otherwise it grows so much that, even if you now took care of him, the damage is done. He passed on knowing he made the town a miserable place to be in.
The only problem here is the town did a whole lot of nothing. Absolutely no one did anything. ;)
@@DraknfyreIn fact, that's what makes it not a problem at all. No one did anything.
Bro they need a movie for this. Can you imagine, with some good actors, how good that final scene would be with the town confronting him in his car? Could be some Denzel training day level goodness
There is a movie about this, it’s called In Broad Daylight. It’s was made in 1991 and it’s free here on UA-cam. I remember watching it. It stars Brian Dennehy as Ken McElroy.
@@Mapinduzi3 Was it good?
Excellent 🎥 Movie 🎉@@Mapinduzi3
@@gregmiller4174 as I remember, it definitely conveyed the sense of constant dis-ease, dread, helplessness, and despair. Brian Dennehy was terrifying.
@@SuzanneBlanchard Brian Kennedy was an amazing actor. He also played John Wayne Gacy perfectly.
0:44 man that gulp was absolutely extraordinary my god
Kenneth faced natural consequences of his actions, and it sounds like he was damn lucky to live as long as he did. I'm surprised he wasn't unalived sooner, tbh. You can only abuse people so long until they snap.
Imagine if he comes back as some evil Supernatural monster that hunts down the descendants of those who killed them .
This is actually my favorite episode of buzzfeed unsolved mysteries and You covering it in a shorter time frame brings me joy
Yo!! That’s how I found out about this story. That’s was a good series 💯
It is! It's such a good episode
"Some people should die, that's just unconscious knowledge"
Janes Addiction - Pigs in Zen
Bro!!! Your story telling is 🔥
Thank you for saying stockholm syndrome got Trina. Stuff like that defies logic
Trina was definitely a victim of this evil man.
Stockholm Syndrome doesn't exist and was manufactured by incompetent police officers. What she had was PTSD and grooming mixed with intense fear and paranoia.
@@collinbeal When you suffer everyday with no moments of happiness with an abuser your brain can associate things for happiness so you can have moments in your day where you don't feel utterly shit for what seems like the rest of your existence, have this repeat for too long and it feels like a drug you know you shouldn't take but all your happiness is associated with an abuser and you don't want to deprive yourself of feeling happy, enough of this and you will develop Stockholm Syndrome where you will valiantly defend and give your life for your abuser because any other life without them in it is a lesser happiness, something you feel like you can never enjoy, until you get out of the syndrome. This is my personal experience and I did not know it had a name, though i do not agree with the bank robbery in Sweden either. it's not fair to say what suffered doesn't exist, you never know how many other dales are out there
@@itsodysuss5305 It's not Stockholm Syndrome, though; it's a dependency developed through the brain trying to protect itself from trauma. Stockholm Syndrome is about a hostage developing rapport with a captor through mutual kindness, and I can assure you he wasn't being kind to her. This is just cut-and-dry the effects of coming out of an intensely abusive relationship. My life was ruined because of something similar.
@@collinbeal Sorry; To me Stockholm syndrome IS the dependency developed through the brain trying to protect itself from trauma, But Stockholm syndrome does refer to a hostage/captive relationship with NO prior relationships, so even though the dependency could potentially happen in that situation it is very very unlikely and Stockholm syndrome as its put is an excuse for incompetent police officers, I guess we are agreeing with eachother through different perspectives, I did not know Stockholm syndrome was literal, Thanks for engaging in conversation with me. I use to protect my abusers because I couldn't find happiness anywhere else but the abuse they gave me, my mother, there was no where to escape child services also almost ruined my life as well and i refused to turn to gang life to get me out, the only option to survive was to associate abuse with love and live with it until legally i could move out and work and because of that I loved getting into abusive relationships because I 'felt' happy, breaking that was the hardest thing in my life to do and Stockholm syndrome to me feels very relatable, but you are correct, though the dependency I developed is certainly real, Is there a name for that dependency? I'd love to do research
Now Kenneth met her at an age I cannot say, but I can show you the last number on this clock ⏰ “Time is the best snitch” 🤣🤣🤣
@ObeyJae The disgust I felt when I saw that. Tf is wrong with people?
@ Right! Tf is wrong w/ Bro!? He’s Dirtbag fa’sho!
I have to say this. You have such an impressive way of story telling. The way you speak keeps attention and entertains while keeping the proper tone for whatever topic you’re covering.
Bro mastered the art 😂😂😂I watched the whole video.
I just came across this channel! I think he might be one of the best story tellers. I love listening to him. It’s like talking to the homie. New subscriber.
3:47 the entire story is wicked. This was a disgusting human being
I’m a simple guy- I see Xevi, I click
my thoughts
Real
its a reupload lol, obv I clicked aswell and im gonna watch it till the end but hnstly its a reup
@iverson3really hamburger cheeeeeeees
Meeeeeeee 2 ❤😂😅😂❤
Quit letting people play you. Stop letting a single person give you hell when you and your group outnumber the villain.
ข้อเท็จจริงที่สำคัญ
Tell the poor
i know you're not blaming the town for ken being a POS who was able to get away with everything.
I know the town let that shit ride for decades
@@toothcruncher All it takes is one person to say enough, When the GEN POP cant do anything they enacted something else. Crowd Mentality and Crowd executions. It happens everywhere humans existed for at least a few millennia
Thanks bro. Gotta love how Xevi is so slick at revealing the ages.
I now call it "Adult Time-out". Your word play in the captions is a whole vibe👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Eminem called it such first
He’s literally one of the best story tellers I’ve ever heard.
You can watch the whole thing online it’s a series called no one saw a thing and it’s the first episode…heads up you may have to pay for a subscription for prime or something
Saw a movie about this man when I was young back in the day...the fact that the courts couldn't see thru this guy and his attorney's crap is ludicrous. Don't expect the deer to cry when the hunter dies...
I remember that movie. I also remember at the end after Trina moved away they burned his house down.
The name of the movie is" in broad daylight".
I am loving your channel. You are a GREAT story teller. Thanks for the vids!❤
when a cowardly system abandon it's peoples, peoples often take things into their own hands.
This is why lynching exists
They let that town suffer under this bully and the moment he gets his cummuppence they went full avengers tryna defend him and find his killer,they didn't even do much when he kidnappedand graped a child..sometimes I wonder what good is the justice system when they seem to protect and defend criminals
@@Luka-DanteGodofMischiefexactly right? Instead or focusing on other evil psychos or monsters you wanna focus on people who the system failed? Instead of going after and punishing mobsters, mafia or corrupt men you go after the people who the law failed?
@@mr.bomzalo9563 lol 😆 the justice system is a joke especially since rich ppl have a different punishing system than us peasants
This sounds like every billionaire. Exploiting others to get rich, then using the law to get away with it, and police refuse to help. The age of vigilantes as come. Luigi was a great example of a community not snitching for the greater good
Yeah good sentiment, except he was snitched on almost immediately
@@Lilly_KingYou notice how everyone who found out who was snitched on a hate?That person now and not getting any money
Wait I don't know the story around Luigi. Was the person he clicked deserving of visiting Valhalla??
@@RoundOfApplauseChannel the person is the united healthcare CEO, United Healthcare being notorious for messing with people's ability to get the medical treatment they need, at least that's what majority of people under that health insurance company are experiencing. He must have had a loved one screwed over by them that made him snap
@roghider3552 Ohh I see. I originally was under the impression that he just clicked this person for the sake of it!! Like to get noticed or something 😂🤣
Sad to see him go so late. Hopefully he’s looking up to us right now. Rip in pieces.
Or rust in piss
@@justicar5rust in piss, the RIP for the wretched and the damned
The fact that the father let their 12
Year old get that far is beyond me
Right
Yup. My mom would've had a 🔫 that NIGHT, my dad would've been in jail fr. Ain't no way.
Right, like I understand being intimidated but sheesh. Also, the fact that it took so long for the whole town to come to the same conclusion on what needs to be done about the guy.
The father reported it. The man burned his house down twice. The cops didn't do anything. Police kill people all the time but they refused to do anything about him. Blame the sheriff.
@@jourdansarpy4935Bro skipped all that effort from the father.
“Freedom is never voluntarily given be the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
I love this story
Originally watched it on a MrBallen video.
And the town solidarity. Thats how we need to come together as people against the "powers that be"
Do you have a link? I love MrBallen.
Casual Criminalist for me.
Love Mr Ballen
John B. for me as well. Been with that dude since his first youtube vid....getting a little big lately tho, w touring and all that. Going to his head a bit I've heard. Couldn't say myself tho...
The only mistake that town made (in this particular case) was not taking action sooner.
On the one hand, I understand the implications of the danger of a group of untrained, angry, and potentially biased people going after another person without repercussions.
On the other hand, I feel like if this type of justice were more common then maybe there wouldn't be so much CSA, SA, and DV.
Honestly I think Trina should have been thankful that they didn't put her down with him If she tried to sue over his death clearly she was comfortable with the behavior as long as it wasn't directed towards her
He was *"The Deebo Of The Country Side 😅"*
That ish was not funny bro
@@jamesescan6185 it’s a good comparison.
Got his ass spanked playing bully. Mfs reached a breaking point.
@@NotSoBryt Deebo didn't like them young
@@samortmann5003 okay and deebo didn’t have lambchops but the whole town turned on them both
There was a book written years ago about this incredulous brazen psycho bully. It was never proven that the town was in on it, but if I recall he died of “lead poisoning”. Nobody knew, or saw, or heard anything. I sure don’t blame them after all the terror he put the town through and the corrupt justice system . I’ve read several stories over the years when the justice system let people down and the victims took matters into their own hands. Wish I could find that book again. I empathize with the families who did vigilante justice.
👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥 Well done! This is the 3rd video of yours the algorithm has sent me. The others were entertaining, but this was the one that got me to subscribe
1000 percent they were justified. Holy shit that guy was a menace.
I read about this like a year ago, & I’ll say what I said than again, I love when people take justice into their own hands.
My mother told me about this decades ago. I didn't see the time frame mentioned, but it was at least 30-40 years ago.
I’ve heard this story a few times over the years and I always love hearing it again. It also nice hearing it from different story tellers, you always wind up picking up at least a little new info.
"I'm 43% blind in my left eye and totally blind in my right eye. In fact, I can't even see you, sir"
I always wait for moments like this”oh I did hear that” 😂 reminds me of “wisdom is chasing you but you are faster” 😂
FBI Report: "A Blind man saw it, but didn’t hear anything. A Deaf man heard it , but didn’t see anything."
Justified it was just us, so they dealt with it as a community. That's technically justice.
Another channel presented this story some years back and actually went to the town for footage. Though a long time has passed, the town has a heavy vibe of "sure we'll talk to you about it but don't ask for more than the campfire version if you know what's good for you".
This is one of my favorite channels in all of youtube. You're storytelling is fantastic haha.
When I was young, I was the annoying kid in my class. I think my class just tolerated me. It was until some other guy came. And boy did everyone hated his guts. He wasn’t annoying or anything. He was just bad: always tried to pick a fight, constantly killing the mood, and just unpleasant to be around. The 2 years we had together was straight up torture for most of the students. And when we saw that he wasn’t in my class the next year, it was such a relief. By some chance he ended up in the same classroom with some of the wildest students in our school. Even they saw him as who he truly is and, as I heard from my friend who studied in that classroom, they bullied him mercilessly. So much so that he became the quiet kid that just doesn’t talk. I can only imagine what these people might have gone through.
The town is guilty in not doing it sooner.
your story telling capabilities is lit🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2nd prosecutor rly stood on bidness‼️‼️🗣️🔥
Trash collecting was done that day, nothing more, nothing less
he got Deleted on main Street and everyone got lockjaw. shout out to Skidmore, MO
What a sweet little baby sheriff. Bless his heart.
2:56 man wtf the dog do!? 😭
He was on that DIO time
His full name was Ken Rex McElroy. This happened in Skidmore, MO. Trippy to think this happened in my state.
I knew from the title that this would be a Xevi retelling of one of my favorite stories. His death was the opposite of a tragedy.
This town has the type of solidarity we needed from that McDonalds worker. You didn’t see nothing, you don't say nothing. And it benefits everyone.
You are a very good story teller, I had to sit up and caught myself leaning in! I’m not usually one to comment but thank you for the story and the incredible entertaining way you told it! 💯
aye bro, great job skimping the UA-cam censor nonsense while still being able to present the info well. Top tier
“Were they justifi-“ yes 100x yes and i would still say the same at various earlier points in the story holy shit lmao
Bruh! You're a dope storyteller. My favorite line is "start lettin them thangz GO" 😂😅
Bro, the fact you have more than half a million subscribers just goes to show you that you are really putting in work to tell these stories in a way that captures people. Your longform stuff is amazing too, I’m truly thankful that I found your channel on UA-cam.
3:40 Starts???!!!!
lol all 8 and a half minutes of this wicked.
thank goodness that man is passed 😮💨
A huge understatement
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Thought the same thing
I was about to reply the same thang 😂
"When injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty"
"see Kenneth had a problem" & the town solved it lmao
Was it justice, yeah. 😅
I grew up in NYC in the early 90s, and trust me, this story is one of many. People like him got there's in front of "MANY" and I mean many of people. If you grew up in NYC back then, you knew every stup had lots of people chilling on them. Even when cops, feds, Cia, or fbi came a knocking, no one knew nothing. Awesome story, though. Brought me back 😅
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