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The Case of the Killer Clown

20/20

ABC News

True Crime

3.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

A clown murders a Florida mom, leading to a 30-year journey to solve the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now a stunning end to one of the most bizarre cases we've ever covered.

0:09.0

So this was someone who had a purpose in mind and took time to disguise himself.

0:16.0

The clown pulls out a gun and fires at a point-line range to Marlene's face.

0:24.0

The last words I heard my mother say was, oh, how pretty.

0:29.0

And bang.

0:30.0

Then you add this costume, this clown costume to it, and it just sort of created a whole

0:37.0

bizarness around it.

0:38.0

It's ridiculous. This stuff should not happen.

0:41.0

You can hear her gasp.

0:43.0

It was just like shock after shock after shock.

0:46.0

Marlene won. Really like clowns.

0:49.0

Here is a set of three clowns. Marlene painted it when she was a teenager.

0:56.0

There aren't just random evil clowns walking around unless it's in the movies.

1:01.0

The clown costume is a perfect costume to commit a crime.

1:06.0

It's literally walking camouflage.

1:12.0

A woman was shot at her front door.

1:18.0

By a person dressed in a clown costume and my heart dropped.

1:22.0

They're smiling and performing now.

1:24.0

In a split second, they could wipe off that paint of a smile and being killed.

1:31.0

The first time I saw a clown costume was a clown costume.

1:36.0

I was like, oh, I'm going to be a clown.

1:41.0

I'm going to be a clown.

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