# Killer clown cold case cracked

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-clown-cold-case-cracked/797407>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-clown-cold-case-cracked/797407 "2017-09-27T12:39:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-clown-cold-case-cracked/797407/1 "2017-09-27T12:39:08Z")

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Woman indicted in 1990 murder of alleged rival:

> **[Police arrest woman in 'killer clown' cold case](https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-arrest-woman-killer-clown-cold-case/story?id=50119576)**

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-clown-cold-case-cracked/797407/2 "2017-09-27T13:57:37Z")

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I can hardly wait to see the Law & Order episode based on this one!

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-clown-cold-case-cracked/797407/3 "2017-09-27T15:36:17Z")

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The dead woman was found by her son as she bled out, and he watched the clown walk away. That poor kid.

Apparently this woman was the prime suspect back in the day. It’s not clear to me what the new evidence was that led them to arrest her.