Marlene and Michael Warren

About this episode

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.<br /><br />Today's snack: <a href="https://thinsters.com/products/key-lime-pie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thinsters Key Lime Pie</a><br /><br />Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patreon.com/LoveMarryKill</a><br /><br />Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-killer-clown-case-sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-48-hours/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-killer-clown-case-sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-48-hours/</a></li><li>ABC 20/20, S45 E29, The Case of the Killer Clown</li><li>Snapped, S33 E19, Sheila Keen Warren</li><li>48 Hours, Murder by Clown, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEpzQtnz9y0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEpzQtnz9y0</a> </li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/felonious-florida/id1354195914?i=1000422830554" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Felonious Florida, The Killer Clown of Wellington</a></li><li>Zeman, David. “Masked clown bore flowers, gifts – and a gun.” The Miami Herald, May 27, 1990, p. A1.</li><li>Rozsa, Lori. “No motive in clown shooting.” The Miami Herald, May 30, 1990, p. B1.</li><li>Kozlowski, Ron. “Murder involving clown well-planned, police say.” The Palm Beach Post, May 30, 1990, p. B1.</li><li>Rozsa, Lori. “Clown-killing probe investigates link between auto firm, stolen car.” The Miami Herald, Jun 2, 1990, p. A1.</li><li>Kozlowski, Ron. “Police inspect victim’s phone records in clown slaying.” The Palm Beach Post, Jun 6, 1990, p. A1.</li><li>Ross Albers, Rebecca. “Racketeering, auto theft charges filed.” The Miami Herald, Oct 27, 1990, p. 2B.</li><li>Somerville, Sean. “Woman couldn’t be killer clown, kin say.” The Palm Beach Post, Nov 11, 1990, p. 1A.</li><li>Rozsa, Lori. “Slaying began 8-month ordeal, says ‘clown murder’ suspect.” The Miami Herald, Feb 3, 1991, p. 1A.</li><li>Caputo, Marc. “Errors found in sheriff’s evidence procedures.” The Palm Beach Post, Feb 16, 2000, p. 1B.</li><li>Duret, Daphne, et al. “Documents give deepest look yet at 1990 case.” The Palm Beach Post, Apr 14, 2018, p. 1A.</li><li>Freeman, Marc. “Husband of killer clown suspect: Cops ‘had nothing before, have nothing now’.” Florida Sun Sentinel, May 12, 2019, p. B1.</li><li>Freeman, Marc. “Clown suspect says she can’t afford defense.” Florida Sun Sentinel, Nov 9, 2019, p. A1.</li></ul>