About this episode

This episode covers the chilling murder of Marlene Warren by a clown and the subsequent 27-year cold case that was solved through DNA advancements.

A 40-year-old woman answered her front door one night and faced a clown. The costumed woman, seemingly friendly, let go of her balloons and opened fire, killing Marlene Warren on her doorstep. Marlene's son told police a clown killed his mom and sped off. The murder went cold for 27 years until advancements in DNA uncovered the killer. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie, presented by Law&Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sierra Gillespie

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• DNA advancements
• cold cases
• Florida

Keywords

• Killer Clown
• Florida
• Marlene Warren
• murder
• cold case
• DNA
• true crime

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