Teen dressed as clown charged with murder of 78-year-old man
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Teen dressed as clown charged with murder of 78-year-old man
By Katie Scott Global News
Posted August 7, 2026 10:43 am
2 min read
A family in St. Louis, Ill., had a horrifying encounter after their Ring camera captured a man in a clown costume uttering threats on their front porch.
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A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder after police allege he stabbed a 78-year-old man to death in a random a…
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