![]() ![]() Originally, prosecutors sought a death sentence but eventually dropped that. Her trial was set to start next month, and if convicted she would have received a life sentence. Also, Florida law in 1990 allowed significant time off for good behavior, so Rosenfeld expects her to be released early next year. The deal calls for a 12-year sentence, but Keen-Warren has already served six years awaiting trial. Instead, it was handled quietly during Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer's lunch break from another murder trial. No public notice was given for Tuesday's plea hearing in West Palm Beach, which otherwise would have drawn a throng of reporters and spectators. Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said in a statement that the plea deal "obtained a measure of justice" for Marlene Warren and her son. ![]() Sheila Keen Warren, left, was arrested in Virginia in the 1990 death of Marlene Warren, right. Long suspected of being the shooter, Keen-Warren has been jailed awaiting trial for first-degree murder since 2017, when Palm Beach County Sheriff's investigators said improvements in DNA technology proved that a hair found in the clown's getaway car came from her. The case comes to a close after the family of Marlene Warren agreed to the plea deal, CBS affiliate WPEC-TV reported. Sheila Keen-Warren, 59, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a deal that will likely see her released from prison within a year. On Tuesday, her husband's alleged mistress and future wife finally pleaded guilty to being the killer - even though she still insists she is not - closing a case that is strange even by Florida standards. A clown came to Marlene Warren's door on a May morning in 1990, handed her carnations and balloons, and then shot her dead in front of her son.
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