UPDATE: ‘Killer clown’ suspect set for October jury trial in Florida

A Southwest Virginia woman who has been in jail in Florida awaiting trial in the infamous ‘killer clown’ case that has received international interest now has a date for court proceedings.

A Palm Beach County judge has set October 21 as the opening day for a jury trial for Shelia Keen-Warren who is charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife Marlene in 1990.

Prosecutors said DNA evidence links Shelia Warren to the bizarre murder scene where a woman came to Marlene’s home dressed as a clown and shot her in the face after presenting her flowers.

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