Killer clown suspect waives speedy trial
Prosecutors seek death penalty in woman’s 1990 slaying
It took more than 27 years for authorities to make an arrest in South Florida’s killer clown case. There won’t be a rush for a trial either.
Through her attorney, Sheila Keen Warren on Monday waived her right to a speedy trial on a first-degree murder charge. She also will be excused from attending any more routine court hearings.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the 54-year-old woman accused of wearing a clown disguise during the May 26, 1990, slaying of Marlene Warren, 40, in Wellington.
The shooting victim and Keen Warren share the same last name yet were not related. But Warren’s husband, Michael, is now married to Keen Warren. He was not in court Monday.
Defense attorney Richard Lubin told Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer that his client does not use Keen in her name, although that is how it appears in court records.
Sheila Warren has pleaded not guilty and is being held at Palm Beach County Jail without bond.
Wearing blue jail scrubs, and long golden hair partially obscuring her face, Warren