Murder by Clown | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

[Music] the evil clowns you've seen in the movies well it came to life in this case when your mom was growing up was
she fascinated with clowns she was she even painted pictures of them my mother Marlene warrren was a
beautiful person she was loving caring kind [Music] on May 26th 1990 a woman answered her
door in front of her 21-year-old son and saw a clown at the door handing her balloons and
flowers that was the worst day of my life we were eating breakfast we saw the colors of the reflections through the
glass looked like a clown costume my mother opened the door and I heard how pretty and I heard
bang I saw her fall and I ran toward her as the clown was walking away and I saw that she'd been shot in the
face at that moment I felt my heart my soul just rip out of my body what did you see on the Clown's
face well was a white face nose orangish red hair and it was just a clown suit what does the clown do calmly walks
right back to the car like nothing happened a person disguised as a clown walked up to Marlene Warren's aroc Club
home in Wellington and shot her in the mouth I was working as a prosecutor here in this office when it happened and it
was big news meanwhile at our home investigators gather evidence searching for Clues
killing with a great costume to conceal one's identity and anybody passing by would probably say oh isn't that nice
somebody's getting flowers it wouldn't be suspicious and it would certainly make for the Perfect
Crime Marlene Warren was someone without any known enemies someone who cared deeply about her family and they lived
in a home in a pretty secluded part of palm County Michael Warren was married to
marleene Warren Michael was a local businessman in the car business the Warren's
marriage seemed to be an ideal marriage but for the people on the inside that knew better Marlene was expressing
issues with Michael Warren the people closest to Michael Warren that worked with him knew there
was something wrong because they were observing Michael Warren's interactions with a woman by the name of Sheila King
and the rumors was what about Sheila and Mike well it was more than a rumor that
Sheila Kean and Michael Warren were having an affair it was not hidden from any of the employees in the hours after
the murder of marleene Warren the suspects became clear it was Sheila Kean and was Michael waren but Michael waren
had an alibi Michael and Sheila thought that they could get away with anything it took over 30
years to make sense of it all

How a killer dressed like a clown murdered a mom and almost got away with it. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Marlene Warren was murdered by a clown in 1990; her husband and his mistress were key suspects in the case.

Key points

The Clown at the Door. On May 26th, 1990, a woman answered the door to a clown, leading to tragedy.
A Perfect Crime. The murder disguised as a friendly gesture raised questions about identity and motive.
Secrets of the Warren Marriage. Marlene Warren's seemingly ideal marriage hid deeper issues and infidelity.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

That was the worst day of my life.

Describing the moment of tragedy.

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