Marlene and Michael Warren

On a quiet May 1990 morning in the upscale village of Wellington, Florida, Marlene Warren answered her front door to a brightly dressed clown bearing flowers and balloons. The clown calmly pulled out a gun and fatally shot Marlene from point blank range. Why would anyone want to kill Marlene? It would take decades to unravel this bizarre mystery.

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Sources:

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-killer-clown-case-sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-48-hours/

• ABC 20/20, S45 E29, The Case of the Killer Clown

• Snapped, S33 E19, Sheila Keen Warren

• 48 Hours, Murder by Clown, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEpzQtnz9y0 

• Felonious Florida, The Killer Clown of Wellington

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• Freeman, Marc. “Clown suspect says she can’t afford defense.” Florida Sun Sentinel, Nov 9, 2019, p. A1.