Teen dressed as clown arrested after man found stabbed to death in Illinois
A teenager dressed in a clown costume is accused of fatally stabbing an elderly man at a bus stop in Illinois. Video footage from before the incident shows a figure in clown attire approaching a home and speaking to a doorbell camera. Authorities are considering whether to prosecute the teenager as an adult.
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5 sources78-year-old stabbed by teen in clown costume was likely making surprise visit to sister
15-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say
Teenager dressed as clown detained in Illinois homicide case
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19 sourcesSuspect Was Wearing Clown Suit: East St. Louis 15-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Bus Stop Stabbing
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Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man
Teen dressed as clown arrested in Illinois after elderly man found stabbed to death
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3 developments- Aug 4Teen dressed as clown arrested in Illinois after elderly man found stabbed to death
- Aug 7Teen in clown costume stabbed elderly man to death at bus stop and whispered warning in eerie doorbell video, officials say
- Aug 715-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say
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Quiet for 71 daysLast development · Aug 7 — 15-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say