‘Killer Clown’ Arrested For Dressing Up In Costume, Shooting A Woman In The Face, And Then Marrying Her Victim’s Husband
Oct 8, 2019
On May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren was at her Florida home with her son and his friends when she answered her door to find a clown standing there with two balloons. What Maureen wasn't expecting was for the clown to shoot her twice in the face, killing her. Now, 27 years later, police believe they have finally identified the murderer: Sheila Keen-Warren, the woman who would marry her dead victim's husband.
Marlene Warren. On May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren was at her Wellington, Florida home with her son and his friends when she answered her door to find a clown with a curly orange wig, carrying a flower arrangement and two balloons. According to the Sheriff's Office, the clown offered the items to Marlene Warren wordlessly, and a moment later, there was the sound of a gunshot and Marlene Warren had collapsed on the ground, reports Rolling Stone.
The White Chrysler Lebaron. Marlene Warren's son heard the gunshot and found his mother bleeding to death in the doorway. Police reports say that he then watched the clown "calmly" walk back to a white Chrysler LeBaron and drive off. Marlene Warren died in a hospital two days later, continues Rolling Stone.
The strangest thing I've seen in law enforcement. Rolling Stone continues, "this is the strangest thing I've seen in all my 19 years in law enforcement," Bob Ferrell, a then-spokesman for the Palm Beach County sheriff's office, told the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel the day after the murder."She went to the door, and there was somebody wearing a clown suit and a clown mask," he said. "As she went to take the flowers and balloons, the clown shot her. As far as I know, nothing was said."
Michael Warren. Michael Warren, Maureen's husband, immediately became a person of interest. Police were particularly concerned when it surfaced that Michael had been carrying on an extramarital affair.
A woman with brown eyes. According to Warren's son, the clown was a woman with brown eyes. He did not recognize her voice.
The shooting. Maureen had virtually no time to react when she was shot. Both of her hands were full as she was holding the balloons and the flowers, leaving her completely defenseless.
High alert. The community was terrified. Gossip circulated, but there were no clear suspects.
DNA evidence. Although Michael and Sheila were both persons of interest, there was not enough DNA evidence to convict either of them. The evidence that the DA had was purely circumstantial, and not enough to convict a person beyond the shadow of a doubt.
