Global Courant 2023-04-25 23:47:53
Sheila Keen-Warren admitted in court that she was the “killer clown” who fatally shot Marlene Warren more than 30 years ago in Wellington, Florida.
Sheila pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Palm Beach County court on Tuesday after years of delay in her trial and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with credits for the more than 2,000 days she has already spent behind bars.
Sheila killed Marlene on May 26, 1990 and was arrested on September 26, 2017.
During sentencing, Marlene’s son, Joseph Ahrens, read a victim impact statement and said he “didn’t see any remorse” from Sheila, according to Court TV.
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Marlene Warren was shot and killed in the entryway of her Wellington, Florida, home in the infamous 1990 “Killer Clown” case. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
Ahrens, who was 22 at the time of his mother’s murder, was finishing breakfast with his mother that morning when a car pulled into their driveway and a clown got out holding a flower arrangement.
“The person dressed as a clown was carrying a flower arrangement and two balloons,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff said. One balloon reportedly featured a picture of Snow White, the other read “You’re the Greatest!”
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“Marlene opened the front door and when the clown offered her the things, witnesses heard a shot and Marlene fell to the ground,” police said. “The person dressed as a clown calmly walked back to the LeBaron and drove off.”
Warren suffered a gunshot wound to the face and was rushed to a local hospital, where she died two days later.
Sheila Keen-Warren will appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on November 13, 2017. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The 1990 case went cold for 24 years.
In 2014, investigators learned that Sheila married Marlene’s widower in 2002 and had been working for him at the time of the murder.
DNA reportedly linked Sheila to the crime scene and she was arrested in 2017.
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A series of postponements, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic, halted the process for six years.
Jury selection is expected to start in May.
Chris Eberhart is a crime and American news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on twitter @ChrisEberhart48
