McCloud attempted to escape to her parents' house, but McElroy allegedly responded by burning down Trena's parents' home and shooting their dog. Trena McElroy, McElroy's spouse, finally implicated Del Clement, a local rancher and business person. Ken McElroy robbed, raped, burned, shot, and maimed the citizens of Skidmore, Missouri, without conscience or remorse. And this is just one of many stories of McElroys evil behavior. Young girls. This development highlights the ongoing struggle for equal rights and access to medical care for transgender individuals, particularly minors. She is currently in prison as she exhausts appeals and other legal mechanisms. Its unknown whether or not the family alerted authorities about these threats or not, but what is known is that Trena returned with McElroy. Alice participated in many activities with her children, was a member of the League of Women Voters and volunteered her time in various other capacities. Trena claimed to have seen someone pull a rifle from the back of the truck, take aim at McElroy, and fire shots that shattered the truck's windows. Until they had had enough. One bullet was fired from behind the vehicle, while the other was fired from a mile distance. She accused him of raping her butlike many of McElroy's victimslater withdrew her statement. He had been charged with more than 20 felonies, robbing, raping, burning, shootings. Ken McElroy was shot twice with bullets from two different guns. October 20th, 1974: Ken McElroy marries Trena McCloud to get out of a statutory rape charge . People began hiding in their homes, and simply walking out of local establishments any time Ken McElroy walked in.