48 Hours October 28 2023: “Murder by Clown”

On Saturday October 28 2023 at 10:00 PM, CBS broadcasts the “Murder by Clown” episode of “48 Hours”.

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Marlene Warren answered the door of her Florida home on May 26, 1990, to find a clown handing her balloons and flowers. In an instant, she was shot dead while her 21-year-old son looked on. Warren’s son, Joe Aherns, opens up to 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant about the horrific day in “Murder by Clown,” to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 28 (10:00-11:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.

“That was the worst day of my life,” Aherns tells Van Sant. “We were eating breakfast; we saw the colors of the reflections through the glass. It looked like a clown costume. My mother opened the door and I heard ‘How, how pretty,’ and heard [a] bang and I saw her fall.”

The clown then calmly walked back to their car and drove away.

It appeared like the perfect crime, says Aleathea McRoberts, Palm Beach County assistant state attorney. “Anybody passing by would probably say, oh, isn’t that nice. Somebody’s getting flowers,” McRoberts says.

Investigators soon turned to Warren’s husband, Michael, and his coworker Sheila Keen, who were believed to be having an affair. However, Michael Warren had an alibi. The investigation would lead to local costume shops searching for anyone who may have recently rented a clown costume. They believed they had found a suspect, but it would take decades to sort out the case and make an arrest.

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Airdate: 10:00 PM Saturday 28 October 2023 on CBS

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