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("Won't Get Fooled Again"
by The Who playing)
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NARRATOR:
CSI: Miami,
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the global television
phenomenon.
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In this series,
we'll explore crime
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through an entirely new lens.
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DISPATCHER:
Marlene Warren was just shot.
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NARRATOR:
The investigations
on this program are true.
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Ride along
with the real CSI experts.
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VINCE WEINER:
This was most brutal homicide
in over 25 years.
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CRUX CONCEPTION:
Forensic science,
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it was the key witness.
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NARRATOR:
Talk to the real suspects.
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I didn't kill anybody, dude.
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NARRATOR:
Hear from the real victims.
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I couldn't believe it.
I'm in a state of shock.
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NARRATOR:
And ultimately, solve the case
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through the use
of forensic science.
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We still have a homicide suspect
somewhere out there.
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This is...
WOMAN: A murderer.
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REPORTER: A disturbing story
has come in...
(overlapping voices)
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NEWS ANCHOR:
40-year-old Marlene Warren,
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mother and wife
is fighting for her life here
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at this Palm Beach hospital.
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NEWS ANCHOR 2:
Shot twice in the face,
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her assailant,
a person wearing a clown mask.
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LOU SESSA: In 1990,
I worked for the Palm Beach
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County Sheriff's Office.
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Midmorning on the 26th of May,
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received a 911 call
that a shooting had occurred,
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and that the victim
was shot in the face.
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The suspect
was dressed as a clown.
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Told my guys,
I said, "Saddle up."
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I responded
with my entire squad.
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Uh, we knew right
from the get-go,
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this is something
that-that's gonna be big.
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Prior to our arrival,
Miss Warren was transported
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to Palms West Hospital.
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Her condition was critical.
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This is a normal housewife
doing her normal duties,
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and gets shot by the front door.
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This doesn't happen
in Wellington, Florida.
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Most houses, uh,
run a million dollars plus.
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The private homes have access
to their own airplanes.
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It's a very unique community.
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When we got there,
the crime scene had been
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roped off by road patrol.
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It was a gray stuccoed house,
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double doors that were
probably ten feet high.
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Received information
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from the road patrol sergeant
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that the suspect
never entered the home.
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This is the area
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where Marlene was shot.
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Our crime scene
was towards the front door.
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BERTHA HURTADO:
Because there was
very little to go off of,
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the preservation
of the evidence was critical.
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My name is Bertha Hurtado.
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I am a crime scene technician
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working for the Davie
Police Department.
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And I'm also
a forensic anthropologist.
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HEIDI SIEVERS:
They only had
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a tiny area to really search
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for evidence relating
to that doorway
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and the path that the suspect
walked from their car.
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My name is Dr. Heidi Sievers.
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I am a forensic consultant
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and bloodstain pattern analyst,
and I have been
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in the forensic field
for roughly ten years.
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They want to start
memorializing the scene
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through notes, sketches,
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measurements,
and of course, photographs.
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They're also gonna start
looking for items of evidence
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that were left behind
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or touched by a victim
or a suspect.
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At home at the time
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was her son Joe,
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his girlfriend Jean,
Jean's brother Wendell
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and Wendell's girlfriend Mindy,
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along with Mindy's infant son.
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Witnesses told
investigators that,
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prior to shooting Marlene
in the face,
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the clown handed two objects
over to her.
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As investigators worked
their way into the crime scene,
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they discovered these
specific items of evidence.
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First piece of evidence
that was encountered
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were two balloons,
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one that was heart-shaped,
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with, uh, scripture saying,
"You're the greatest."
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And the second balloon,
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Along with the balloons,
investigators also found
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a basket containing
red and white carnations
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and a blue bow near Marlene.
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Upon collecting the balloons,
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as well as the basket
of flowers,
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those items were then sent
to the lab
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in hopes for finding
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any fingerprint evidence
that could potentially
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be matched to a suspect.
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There was an area of blood
within the front entryway
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where the victim had been lying.
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SESSA:
We would try to process
anything on the door.
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And we did take some photographs
of the interior of the house.
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But we're limited in that
because the suspect
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never entered the house.
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HURTADO:
Everything seemed very difficult
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because there was
very minimal evidence.
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SIEVERS:
Back in 1990,
when this case took place,
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forensics really
was still in its infancy.
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DNA was still not something
that was utilized,
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whether it be testing
or collection on scene.
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So that wouldn't have
even really been
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a thought at the time.
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They spoke with
numerous individuals
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who were in the home
at that time,
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one of which
was the victim's son.
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Joe Ahrens
is Marlene Warren's son.
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He was 20 years old.
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He was living
at home at the time
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and witnessed the shooting
of his mother.
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That day was
the worst day of my life.
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I had some friends over.
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We finished up breakfast,
or we were in the process of,
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when there was
a knock at the door.
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My friend said, "Hey,
somebody's at the front door."
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And my mom said, "No, sit down,
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finish your breakfast.
I'll get it."
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So my mom went to the door.
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We were not expecting
a clown with flowers.
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And I heard, "Oh, how pretty."
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And I heard "bang."
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And she fell to the ground.
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I ran up to her.
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I noticed she was shot
in the mouth.
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She had her teeth missing,
and she was gasping for air,
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and it was a horrible thing.
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I held her hand, and I was
trying to get a response.
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"Please don't leave me,"
praying,
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telling her,
"It's gonna be okay."
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I guess I was trying
to tell myself that.
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NEWS ANCHOR: Marlene Warren
is on the second floor
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of the Palms West Hospital.
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She is on a life support system
and in critical condition.
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She is reported to be
clinically brain-dead.
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HURTADO:
She was on life support,
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and it wasn't
until Marlene's mother arrived
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that they pulled the plug.
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And it was just
a matter of seconds,
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and she passed away immediately.
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SESSA:
This wasn't just
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a random shooting.
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This was planned.
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We need to find out
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a little background
on the victim.
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SIEVERS:
As they are looking
at the crime scene,
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investigators learn, really,
the totality
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of Marlene's love for clowns.
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HURTADO:
Marlene's home was
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covered in clowns.
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Marlene had a passion
for clowns.
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She loved them,
she painted them.
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The people who would
know about this
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were people
who were very close to her.
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SIEVERS:
In law enforcement,
we really don't believe
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too much in coincidences.
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So the fact that she loves
clowns so much
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and the fact that the suspect
was dressed as a clown...
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...is not a coincidence.
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AHRENS:
She loved clowns.
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It was so wrong.
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Somebody knew somebody.
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SIEVERS:
The biggest question
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that is looming
over investigators is why?
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What is the motive
behind shooting
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and ultimately killing
someone who,
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to everyone,
seemed like was living
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a very nice, normal,
affluent life?
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What is going on
in Marlene's life
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that may have led someone
to ultimately want to kill her?
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AHRENS:
People talk about my mom.
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There's nothing bad.
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I would go to the duplexes,
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and we would be collecting rent,
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and people would say,
you know, "I'm behind,"
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and she would tell them, "Not
to worry, we'll figure it out."
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NEWS ANCHOR:
Warren owned several apartments
in Palm Beach County,
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and tenants say,
even though she's had
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to oversee a few evictions,
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Marlene Warren
was very well-liked.
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She was basically
more of a friend
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than she was a landlord.
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She's like a sister to me...
(sniffles)
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...and I wanted her
to be godmother of my kids.
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AHRENS:
My mother's gone.
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I mean, it-it took the light
right out of me.
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HURTADO:
Who was this individual
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that wanted Marlene gone,
and why?
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The investigators know
that the person
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who plotted this
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knew that a person
that is dressed as a clown,
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with flowers and balloon,
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poses no threat,
at least in her eyes.
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So, that was a key component
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for the investigative team.
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But everything seemed
very difficult
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because there was
very minimal evidence.
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So now investigators
started looking into
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the basket of flowers
and the balloons
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that were recovered
from the scene.
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SESSA:
In 1990,
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technology attributed to DNA
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was not available.
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The processing of the evidence,
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they used a method
called cyanoacrylate,
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which, commonly known
as, uh, superglue.
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SIEVERS:
The process of superglue fuming
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relates to the heating up
of superglue
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and it turning from a liquid
into a gas state
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through a process
known as polymerization.
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Then the superglue fumes
will adhere
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to the moisture in the prints
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and turn those prints white,
a process known as chlorosis.
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The prints can then be
visualized with our naked eye,
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as well as using oblique
lighting with a flashlight.
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And they can be photographed
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and then further enhanced
by investigators.
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In this case, superglue fuming
was utilized
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on the Mylar balloon
for fingerprint evidence.
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HURTADO:
There were partial ridge details
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that were found on the balloon,
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but it wasn't enough to
actually render a profile.
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Joe Ahrens and his friends
described the clown
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as approximately
six feet in height,
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wearing full clown makeup,
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a multicolored clown jumpsuit,
as well as black boots.
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Unfortunately, eyewitnesses
alone are not reliable.
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You know, you need to go
by what is factual.
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SESSA: The autopsy revealed
that she died
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subsequently from
a .38 caliber revolver,
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and the projectile and fragments
that were recovered
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were placed into evidence
and kept on file
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so we could match them
with ballistics
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if a revolver
was ever recovered.
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SIEVERS:
According to court records,
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the autopsy report
reveals that Marlene
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sustained a gunshot wound
to the upper lip,
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traveled through her mouth,
fracturing her teeth,
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and the projectile lodged
in one of her vertebrae.
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Around the entrance wound,
she had evidence
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of an abrasion ring, as well
as presence of stippling,
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which is when particles
of gunpowder
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essentially tattoos the skin on
the lower portion of her face.
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And that's going
to suggest to us
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that it is a close
or near contact range.
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The way the projectile went
through
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was in a downward trajectory.
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The suspect was definitely
taller than Marlene.
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Marlene was five-four.
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Afterwards, I was talking
with the detectives
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and they were asking me
about the getaway car.
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It was a white
convertible LeBaron.
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SESSA: We put a BOLO out
for the Chrysler LeBaron
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with all law enforcement
agencies in Palm Beach County.
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What this basically means is
"be on the lookout for."
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SIEVERS:
From the evidence
collected at the crime scene,
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investigators were not left
with any viable leads.
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So the next step
in this investigation
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would be to immediately
start looking
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at the people closest to her
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as far as suspects
or people of interest.
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SESSA:
We had a lot of thoughts as
far as who the clown could be.
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And of course,
we couldn't rule out Michael,
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the victim's husband.
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You always look at the spouse.
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Because the majority of murders
in this situation
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are attributed
to marital problems.
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SIEVERS:
They had been married
for multiple years,
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and he was the owner and
operator of Bargain Motors,
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a local auto dealership
in the area of Wellington.
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When we look at the description
of the suspect,
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Mike Warren is relatively tall,
in that six-foot range.
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He had access
to numerous vehicles.
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He knew that his wife
would be home at the time,
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he had access to firearms,
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and he knew that she
had a love for clowns,
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which is a personal,
intimate detail about Marlene.
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As investigators start
uncovering more information,
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it is critical that they
reach out to Michael Warren
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to check on his whereabouts
at the time of the murder.
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Investigators locate
Michael Warren
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and bring him in
for an interview.
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HURTADO:
The investigators found Michael
being very cooperative
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and continued
to ask him questions
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pertaining to
his relationship with Marlene.
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Detectives learn
that his relationship
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with his wife
is seemingly normal,
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on a positive note,
their relationship was great.
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But upon interviewing Marlene's
stepsister, Jamie Twing,
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it was revealed
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that Marlene had expressed
problems in their marriage.
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HURTADO:
This information
changed everything because
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the marriage between
Michael and Marlene
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was not as good as
he had portrayed it to be.
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SIEVERS:
Investigators have
their first real lead.
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Why was Michael lying
about his marriage?
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They know that the clown
drove a white LeBaron,
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and Mike owned
a used car dealership,
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so he had access
to plenty of cars.
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Investigators need to find out
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where was Michael at the time
of Marlene's murder?
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SIEVERS:
Investigators start to theorize
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that Mike Warren was the shooter
in his wife's homicide.
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Maybe Mike Warren
went to purchase the flowers
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and the balloons around 7:00
or 8:00 in the morning.
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Returned back home that morning
dressed like a clown
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and shot Marlene in the face...
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...and fled the scene.
(tires squealing)
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Michael and Marlene Warren owned
numerous pieces of property,
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and everything
was in Marlene's name.
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So, if something had
ever happened to Marlene,
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Michael was sole beneficiary,
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and he would get everything.
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For the investigative team,
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that's already a motive.
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When investigators
reach Michael Warren,
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they asked him
about his whereabouts
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at the time the crime
was committed.
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SIEVERS:
Mike Warren tells investigators
that he left his home
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between 7:00 and 8:00
in the morning
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and went to work
at Bargain Motors.
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Around 11:05 a.m., he was
picked up by two of his friends,
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and they headed south
from Palm Beach to Miami
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to the horse racetrack,
where they had a horse running.
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Marlene Warren
was shot at her home
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between 10:30 and 10:45 a.m.
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He had a solid alibi.
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You have West Palm Beach
on one extreme
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and Miami on the other,
north and south,
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so the distance is pretty wide.
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SESSA:
We interviewed the people
that accompanied Michael Warren
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to the racetrack, and all
their stories were consistent.
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So, we ruled Michael out
as the shooter.
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He couldn't have
been the shooter.
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He didn't have the time
or opportunity to do it,
348
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but there was still
the possibility
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that he could be involved.
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SIEVERS:
Investigators receive a tip
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from an employee at
the Winn-Dixie grocery store
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about a white Chrysler LeBaron
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left in the parking lot
for numerous days.
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Could this be the vehicle
that the witnesses saw
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leaving the crime?
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The investigative team
runs the VIN, the tag,
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and comes back
as a stolen vehicle
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from a rental place
called Payless.
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The white Chrysler LeBaron
was then
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impounded by law enforcement.
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They photographed the vehicle
and processed for prints.
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SESSA: We took the car
back to our garage.
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My crime lab said,
"Let's try to superglue it."
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So, they got superglue,
put it on a plate,
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seal up the garage,
and let the fumes do its work.
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The fumes from the superglue
would come up
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and would attach itself
to any perspiration
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or fingerprints
that would be available.
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We didn't develop
any prints or anything.
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But while we were
going through the car,
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they recovered
some orange fibers.
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There were synthetic fibers
consistent with a wig.
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During the search, we recovered
a Publix grocery store bag.
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00:19:14,221 --> 00:19:17,824
Finally, we discovered
hair in the LeBaron.
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SIEVERS:
The hair fibers found
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00:19:25,365 --> 00:19:27,066
on the front passenger seat
of the vehicle
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00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,568
resembled that of human hair,
378
00:19:28,668 --> 00:19:30,670
and those were collected
by investigators
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00:19:30,770 --> 00:19:33,540
in hopes that once a suspect
was identified,
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00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,975
hair standards from them
could then be
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00:19:36,075 --> 00:19:39,946
microscopically compared to the
hairs found within the vehicle.
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00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:44,351
SESSA: With the retrieval
of the car and the fibers
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00:19:44,451 --> 00:19:45,752
that were found in the car,
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we-we knew we were
on the right direction.
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Now we got to tie the car
to somebody.
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HURTADO:
What the investigative team did
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after realizing that
the vehicle was stolen
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is going back and say, okay,
where was it stolen from?
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They find out that a rental
company by the name of Payless
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00:20:08,775 --> 00:20:12,379
had submitted a report
of a stolen vehicle.
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SESSA:
We had a couple that rented
a car at Payless car rental
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and were getting ready
to turn the car back in
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because they had to fly out
of the airport.
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00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:23,756
And they looked
in the Yellow Pages,
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and they found Bargain Motors,
Payless.
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00:20:27,994 --> 00:20:30,663
So they called, and a guy
by the name Donald Carter
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00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:32,231
answered the phone,
and they told him,
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00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:34,100
we have this car
that we need to turn in.
399
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,035
Where can we bring it?
400
00:20:36,135 --> 00:20:37,870
Donald told them to
drop the car off
401
00:20:37,970 --> 00:20:41,308
at Bargain Motors on
Dixie Highway, and they did.
402
00:20:41,408 --> 00:20:46,379
So, now our focus
was Donald Carter.
403
00:20:47,914 --> 00:20:51,384
They learned that Don
was Mike Warren's cousin
404
00:20:51,484 --> 00:20:54,487
who worked at Bargain Motors.
405
00:20:55,655 --> 00:20:58,425
An anonymous call comes in.
406
00:20:58,525 --> 00:21:00,360
The caller provides
law enforcement
407
00:21:00,460 --> 00:21:01,794
with information that Don Carter
408
00:21:01,894 --> 00:21:04,397
had taken out a substantial
amount of money
409
00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,032
in Bargain Motors' name.
410
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:08,067
Don Carter got, uh, involved
411
00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:10,202
in some gambling debts,
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00:21:10,303 --> 00:21:12,405
and Michael bailed him out.
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00:21:12,505 --> 00:21:16,309
SIEVERS:
He owed Mike Warren
a substantial amount of money.
414
00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:19,979
Now, you think about what was
the repayment for that money?
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HURTADO:
Donald Carter did anything
and everything for Michael.
416
00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:27,587
The question then would be,
would he be willing to also
417
00:21:27,687 --> 00:21:29,922
kill for Michael Warren?
418
00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:34,060
SIEVERS:
Another theory was
that Mike Warren hired
419
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,730
Don Carter to shoot
his wife in order to
420
00:21:37,830 --> 00:21:39,566
pay off his gambling debt.
421
00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:41,934
Don takes the stolen LeBaron,
bought
422
00:21:42,034 --> 00:21:43,870
the basket of flowers
as well as the balloons.
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00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:47,106
He arrives to their home
dressed as a clown,
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00:21:47,206 --> 00:21:50,543
and shoots Marlene
at point-blank range.
425
00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:53,613
After learning that Don Carter
426
00:21:53,713 --> 00:21:55,482
owed Michael Warren money,
427
00:21:55,582 --> 00:21:58,117
investigators bring
in Don for questioning.
428
00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:13,666
Upon being interviewed
by law enforcement,
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00:22:13,766 --> 00:22:16,803
Don Carter doesn't offer
law enforcement much.
430
00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:30,717
Don tells investigators
that he was the one that stole
431
00:22:30,817 --> 00:22:34,621
the white LaBaron
from Payless Auto.
432
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:37,557
However, he tells investigators
that during the time
433
00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:40,927
of the shooting, he was at work
at Bargain Motors.
434
00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:44,230
This was verified
by investigators,
435
00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:45,432
by employees at Bargain Motors.
436
00:22:45,532 --> 00:22:47,534
And with an airtight alibi,
437
00:22:47,634 --> 00:22:49,936
he was excluded as a suspect.
438
00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:55,608
With no other
investigative leads,
439
00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:57,877
investigators start to canvass
440
00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:01,280
local flower shops
and costume shops
441
00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,149
in hopes for some information
442
00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:05,151
leading to the person
that would have
443
00:23:05,251 --> 00:23:08,988
purchased the flowers and
balloons and the clown costume.
444
00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:12,725
I sent a team of detectives
out to visit florists.
445
00:23:12,825 --> 00:23:16,663
And we learned that there was
a Publix supermarket
446
00:23:16,763 --> 00:23:18,931
that sold that particular type
447
00:23:19,031 --> 00:23:20,933
of balloon
and that arrangement of flowers.
448
00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:24,571
SIEVERS:
Upon interviewing employees,
they learned
449
00:23:24,671 --> 00:23:26,473
that an individual did come in
450
00:23:26,573 --> 00:23:28,675
the morning of May 26
451
00:23:28,775 --> 00:23:32,111
and purchased a basket
of red and white carnations.
452
00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:35,515
Along with two balloons.
453
00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:42,154
This person paid in cash
with a hundred-dollar bill.
454
00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:44,056
And as far
as the physical description,
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00:23:44,156 --> 00:23:46,826
they said the individual was
wearing a pair of white gloves.
456
00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,462
Tall, long brown hair,
457
00:23:49,562 --> 00:23:51,430
and they described this person
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00:23:51,531 --> 00:23:53,933
as being a female.
459
00:23:56,703 --> 00:24:00,172
All this time, investigators
have been searching for a man.
460
00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:04,043
And now they must shift
their focus to a female suspect.
461
00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:07,814
What woman would have
a motive to kill Marlene Warren?
462
00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:18,457
* *
463
00:24:18,558 --> 00:24:20,092
SIEVERS:
This case really speaks volumes
464
00:24:20,192 --> 00:24:22,562
to the role of forensics
465
00:24:22,662 --> 00:24:24,163
and crime scene investigation,
466
00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:26,966
because just because there's
not the abilities
467
00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:29,969
for certain pieces of evidence
to be tested at that time
468
00:24:30,069 --> 00:24:33,239
doesn't mean that technology
won't eventually catch up.
469
00:24:33,673 --> 00:24:36,408
In the years since
this case had gone cold,
470
00:24:36,509 --> 00:24:39,311
there have been
significant advancements
471
00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:42,448
in the field of
DNA processing and technologies.
472
00:24:42,549 --> 00:24:45,585
When people typically think
of DNA analysis,
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00:24:45,685 --> 00:24:48,755
they are referring
to nuclear DNA testing.
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00:24:48,855 --> 00:24:50,790
But in the advancements
over the years,
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00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:54,627
scientists are now able
to analyze mitochondrial DNA,
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00:24:54,727 --> 00:24:57,229
which comes
from your maternal lineage.
477
00:24:57,329 --> 00:24:58,931
It provides investigators
with the ability
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00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:03,703
to establish DNA profiles
on significantly degraded
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00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:05,137
samples of DNA
480
00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:07,940
or on old and cold cases.
481
00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,576
This is huge.
482
00:25:12,545 --> 00:25:14,747
Thanks to
mitochondrial DNA testing,
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00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:17,516
investigators were able
to positively identify
484
00:25:17,617 --> 00:25:19,852
the contributor
of the hair fibers
485
00:25:19,952 --> 00:25:22,555
found within
the Chrysler LeBaron.
486
00:25:28,494 --> 00:25:30,462
McROBERTS:
The important conclusion
487
00:25:30,563 --> 00:25:32,431
of the examination of the hair
488
00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:35,534
from the Chrysler LeBaron
using that new technology
489
00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:39,405
was that Sheila Keen
was the source of the hair
490
00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:41,440
in the Chrysler LeBaron
that was used
491
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:43,542
to kill Marlene Warren.
492
00:25:45,344 --> 00:25:47,680
That puts her
inside of the vehicle,
493
00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:49,582
without a doubt.
494
00:25:49,682 --> 00:25:52,251
That is hard evidence.
495
00:25:52,351 --> 00:25:56,355
You cannot eliminate her
as the actual person
496
00:25:56,455 --> 00:25:58,791
who killed Marlene Warren.
497
00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:01,060
* *
498
00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:04,697
ANDERSON: We were able to get
a warrant charging
499
00:26:04,797 --> 00:26:07,366
Sheila Keen
with first-degree murder,
500
00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:10,770
with a firearm
in the murder of Marlene Warren
501
00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:12,138
27 years later.
502
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:13,472
* *
503
00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:15,107
HURTADO:
Now they needed to look
504
00:26:15,207 --> 00:26:16,976
into Sheila's whereabouts.
505
00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:21,047
McROBERTS:
Michael Warren and Sheila Keen
were located,
506
00:26:21,147 --> 00:26:22,448
and it was discovered that
507
00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:25,818
they had married each other
in 2002,
508
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,820
were living in Virginia.
509
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,257
And Sheila Keen was, in fact,
going by a different name.
510
00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:34,360
Sheila Keen was going
by the name Debbie.
511
00:26:34,460 --> 00:26:36,629
And we researched that,
512
00:26:36,729 --> 00:26:38,965
and it was determined
that it wasn't a name
513
00:26:39,065 --> 00:26:40,499
that she'd ever been called,
514
00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:41,934
and it was not a nickname
515
00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:44,270
that anybody had ever
called her by.
516
00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:45,471
So that was unusual.
517
00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:48,207
SIEVERS:
In all this time,
she had been living
518
00:26:48,307 --> 00:26:49,642
under the name Debbie
519
00:26:49,742 --> 00:26:52,144
in an attempt to avoid
any type of detection
520
00:26:52,244 --> 00:26:54,213
or suspicion by law enforcement.
521
00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:57,817
HURTADO:
Now, with all of the information
that the investigators provided,
522
00:26:57,917 --> 00:27:00,252
they had enough probable cause
to go and arrest Sheila Keen.
523
00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:01,788
So, investigators fly
to Virginia.
524
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,858
Our office was there in person.
525
00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:07,126
They had set up
526
00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:10,629
a surveillance of
Michael Warren and Sheila Keen.
527
00:27:11,698 --> 00:27:13,499
ANDERSON:
The house that Mike
528
00:27:13,599 --> 00:27:15,534
and Sheila lived in
529
00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:19,005
was a beautiful
two-story brick house
530
00:27:19,105 --> 00:27:20,907
overlooking a lake.
531
00:27:21,007 --> 00:27:22,174
By my appearances, anyway,
532
00:27:22,274 --> 00:27:25,611
they seemed to be living
a very nice life.
533
00:27:26,779 --> 00:27:29,115
McROBERTS:
Sheila Keen and Michael Warren
534
00:27:29,215 --> 00:27:30,783
were stopped in a car,
535
00:27:30,883 --> 00:27:33,252
and at that time, Sheila Keen
was placed under arrest
536
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:35,221
for the murder
of Marlene Warren.
537
00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:38,590
ANDERSON: I was there
when the arrest occurred.
538
00:27:38,691 --> 00:27:40,927
She certainly wasn't upset.
She wasn't in tears.
539
00:27:41,027 --> 00:27:43,896
She didn't seem emotional
at all.
540
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:51,003
McROBERTS:
My information is that
after Sheila
541
00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:52,638
was transported to
542
00:27:52,739 --> 00:27:55,507
the law enforcement office
there in Virginia,
543
00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:57,777
she declined
to make any statement.
544
00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:00,412
SIEVERS:
Upon being arrested
545
00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:02,381
and charged with
first-degree murder
546
00:28:02,481 --> 00:28:03,916
for the killing
of Marlene Warren,
547
00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:06,886
Sheila Keen initially
pleads not guilty.
548
00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:14,894
Investigators are
releasing new details
549
00:28:14,994 --> 00:28:16,295
about a killer clown.
550
00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:18,164
REPORTER: Tonight,
we're getting our first look
551
00:28:18,264 --> 00:28:21,100
at the suspected killer clown,
Sheila Keen Warren,
552
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:22,969
in the moments after her arrest.
553
00:28:23,069 --> 00:28:25,537
The potential penalty
in this case is
554
00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:27,940
life in prison and potentially
the death penalty.
555
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,708
REPORTER 2:
The killer clown trial
556
00:28:29,809 --> 00:28:32,544
now set to play out
in court in June 2020.
557
00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:36,015
Now investigators have
a preliminary scene
558
00:28:36,115 --> 00:28:39,285
of what happened
the day of the murder.
559
00:28:39,385 --> 00:28:41,687
* *
560
00:28:41,788 --> 00:28:44,957
Sheila Keen drives
to the Publix,
561
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:48,895
purchases the balloons
and the basket of flowers.
562
00:28:50,296 --> 00:28:51,931
She concealed her identity
563
00:28:52,031 --> 00:28:55,201
in a clown costume
with clown makeup,
564
00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:58,337
drives to Marlene Warren's home.
565
00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:00,106
She knocks on the door.
(knocking)
566
00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:01,573
Marlene opens the door.
567
00:29:01,673 --> 00:29:04,376
(gunshot)
She shoots Marlene,
568
00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:08,848
and then she proceeds
to walk back to the vehicle,
569
00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:12,284
drives away,
and drops the vehicle off
570
00:29:12,384 --> 00:29:14,386
at the Winn-Dixie.
571
00:29:16,422 --> 00:29:17,890
In the spring of 2023,
572
00:29:17,990 --> 00:29:21,327
just before the trial
of Sheila Keen was set to start,
573
00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:23,062
Sheila ended up pleading guilty
574
00:29:23,162 --> 00:29:25,631
to second-degree murder
in a plea deal
575
00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:28,067
in order to be given 12 years.
576
00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:31,337
ATTORNEY: State of Florida
v. Sheila Keen-Warren.
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00:29:31,437 --> 00:29:33,940
The defendant herein
will agree to withdraw
578
00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:35,808
her previously entered plea
of not guilty
579
00:29:35,908 --> 00:29:37,844
and her plea of guilty
to the following charges:
580
00:29:37,944 --> 00:29:39,411
Guilty of second-degree murder,
581
00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,981
that on or about May the 26th
of 1990,
582
00:29:42,081 --> 00:29:44,516
the defendant was responsible
for the death of Marlene Warren.
583
00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:46,352
After almost 30 years
584
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,020
of trying to put this case
together,
585
00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,688
problems develop,
586
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:52,291
witnesses pass away,
people get sick
587
00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:54,793
due to illnesses or whatever,
and it was gonna be hard
588
00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:56,128
to place this thing together.
589
00:29:56,228 --> 00:29:57,696
The case that
we thought was airtight
590
00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,566
was diminishing
by the death of several
591
00:30:00,666 --> 00:30:02,869
of the lead investigators
with the sheriff's office.
592
00:30:03,936 --> 00:30:06,372
SIEVERS:
Prosecutors felt safer
by offering
593
00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:09,641
the plea deal to be able to
at least get a guilty verdict.
594
00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:12,578
My name is Joseph Ahrens.
595
00:30:12,678 --> 00:30:14,280
And would you like to address
the court at this time?
596
00:30:14,380 --> 00:30:15,747
The only thing I want to say is,
597
00:30:15,848 --> 00:30:19,585
all through this trial,
I didn't see any remorse.
598
00:30:19,685 --> 00:30:21,620
Are you in agreement
with the terms?
599
00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:23,355
Yes, I am.
Thank you, sir.
600
00:30:23,455 --> 00:30:25,124
If you have anything else
that you wanted to say,
601
00:30:25,224 --> 00:30:27,059
this is your opportunity
if you'd like, sir.
602
00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,161
God be with her.
603
00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:32,865
McROBERTS:
The family,
604
00:30:32,965 --> 00:30:34,733
and really everybody
associated with the case,
605
00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:37,736
were very grateful
and expressed that gratitude
606
00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:40,072
that they hadn't been forgotten.
607
00:30:41,373 --> 00:30:44,110
SIEVERS: At the time
of Sheila Keen's arrest,
608
00:30:44,210 --> 00:30:46,979
investigators are still
not able to...
609
00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:49,315
rule out the possibility
that Mike Warren didn't have
610
00:30:49,415 --> 00:30:51,550
something to do
with Marlene Warren's murder.
611
00:30:52,484 --> 00:30:55,354
McROBERTS:
As far as Michael Warren
is concerned,
612
00:30:55,454 --> 00:30:57,456
there are
no statute of limitations
613
00:30:57,556 --> 00:30:59,258
for first-degree murder.
614
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:02,962
I think he better keep
looking over his shoulders.
615
00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:09,601
The case stays with me
because of the longevity of it.
616
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:10,869
The years that went by,
617
00:31:10,970 --> 00:31:14,540
all the man hours
and woman hours
618
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:15,975
that were put into this case.
619
00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:18,244
(Daniel Saint Black's
"Broken Man" playing)
620
00:31:20,046 --> 00:31:23,582
I hope that her son Joe and...
621
00:31:23,682 --> 00:31:26,452
her sister
have peace in their heart.
622
00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:29,555
* Father was a preacher *
623
00:31:29,655 --> 00:31:32,524
* They taught him what to say
to wear you down... *
624
00:31:32,624 --> 00:31:35,494
AHRENS:
Forgiveness was
the hardest thing I had to do
625
00:31:35,594 --> 00:31:36,996
through this whole thing.
626
00:31:37,096 --> 00:31:40,967
My mother's murder
changed my life forever.
627
00:31:41,067 --> 00:31:43,835
For the worst, I...
* Oh... *
628
00:31:43,936 --> 00:31:48,707
...had to live in hell,
literally hell.
629
00:31:48,807 --> 00:31:52,411
And through that,
I found heaven.
630
00:31:52,511 --> 00:31:53,645
I found myself.
631
00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:56,715
* To live out with the sinners *
632
00:31:57,816 --> 00:32:01,087
* Or die on holy ground *
633
00:32:01,187 --> 00:32:02,421
AHRENS:
They did a good job
634
00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:03,855
with what they had.
635
00:32:03,956 --> 00:32:05,958
And in the time period
and frame and everything.
636
00:32:06,058 --> 00:32:06,792
I mean,
637
00:32:06,892 --> 00:32:08,827
that's good enough.
638
00:32:09,595 --> 00:32:10,662
She could rest in peace.
639
00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,999
* *
640
00:32:16,502 --> 00:32:21,673
* Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh *
641
00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:27,046
* I'm a broken man,
I'm a broken man *
642
00:32:28,414 --> 00:32:32,851
* Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh *
643
00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:38,991
* I'm a broken man,
I'm a broken man *
644
00:32:39,091 --> 00:32:41,627
* I'm a broken man. *
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00:32:41,727 --> 00:32:43,062
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