▁Den ver ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁trial ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁Den ver ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁magistr ate ▁in ▁the ▁Den ver ▁ju ven ile ▁court , ▁First ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Department ▁of ▁Law , ▁General ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁independent ▁medi ator ▁and ▁arbitr ator . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁book ▁was ▁In ▁Broad ▁Day light ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁" v ig il ante ▁killing " ▁of ▁town ▁bul ly ▁Ken ▁R ex ▁Mc El roy ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Sk id more , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ 5 0 ▁people , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁gathered ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁situation ▁with ▁Mc El roy ▁if ▁he ▁got ▁off ▁on ▁assault ▁charges ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁incident , ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁near ▁where ▁Mc El roy ▁was ▁shot ▁with ▁a ▁high - power ed ▁rif le ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁ass ail ant ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 2 . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁said ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁bring ▁a ▁case ▁because ▁no ▁towns ▁people ▁would ▁cor ro bor ate ▁Mc El roy ' s ▁wife ' s