Video above: Witness says killer was a man in 2020Lawyers for the accused Killer Clown, Sheila Keen Warren, claim within the past 13 months state prosecutors secretly interviewed, held hearings and retested evidence surrounding the alleged confession of a man who reportedly said he was the real killer in the 30-year-old murder of Marlene Warren.”For ten months, the State failed to disclose that a potential suspect in the murder of Marlene Warren was in PBSO’s custody, and the suspect was interviewed by detectives,” defense attorney Greg Rosenfeld wrote in a motion filed Thursday.Previous coverage: Killer clown defendant wants out of jail; cites lack of evidenceRosenfeld said in 1991 an inmate in Maine provided information that another inmate, Edward Bahr, confessed to murdering Warren on the doorstep of her Wellington, Florida, home in 1990. Warren was shot in the face by someone dressed as a clown and bearing a bouquet of flowers and balloons.Keen Warren’s attorneys said while lead Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bill Williams traveled to Maine, the state never listed Bahr as a witness.According to the motion, Bahr told Williams that “’he would tell him everything he knows’” concerning the death of Marlene Warren if Williams ‘could promise him he would not get the electric chair.'”Rosenfeld said when Detective Williams told Bahr that he could not promise him that, Bahr requested to speak to an attorney before answering any more questions. Detective Williams reached out to Bahr’s attorney in Maine, who claimed that he no longer represented Bahr. After searching for counsel, Detective Williams finally got in touch with an attorney from the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office. The attorney spoke with Bahr and then invoked his right to remain silent and right to counsel.’Killer Clown’ lawyers: Prime evidence may be contaminated, seek state attorney spokesman depositionKeen Warren’s attorneys said in their motion they inadvertently learned during an evidence review that in Feb. 2021, a cold case detective removed items from the evidence locker for retesting including: “two balloons, a ribbon, a hair/fiber, a car tag, a Publix paper bag, a straw wrapper, rental papers, a Kleenex box, a barcode sticker, and a gum wrapper.”The motion said those items were tested for fingerprints, including those of Bahr. They said they also recently learned when Bahr was in Florida last year, PBSO picked him up on an outstanding grand theft warrant and prosecutors visited him at the jail, and subpoenaed him for a hearing.Because Bahr refused to answer questions during the hearing, the judge held him in contempt and sentenced him to five months in the Palm Beach County Jail.While serving his time, they said Bahr agreed to a search of his garage at his home in Texas for additional evidence and a detective flew to Texas to conduct that search.More information: Prosecutors outline case against killer clown being released on bond appealKeen Warren’s lawyers said they were told none of this information, as they claim the law requires — even when they had discussions with the prosecutor.”Mr. (Reid) Scott knowingly remained silent about the contempt hearing, the execution of the search warrant in Texas, and the interview (or interviews) with Bahr. This is inexcusable,” they wrote.The defense claims all of this came to light when they conducted a recent evidence review and noted seven new photographs were in evidence — photographs they said the state had shown to Bahr as part of their questioning.Now they are asking the judge to delay the trial and compel the state to hand over all the evidence and witnesses they claim have not been provided so far.WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker attempted to reach out to Bahr and has not yet heard back.Keen Warren was arrested in 2017 for Warren’s murder after prosecutors said new developments in DNA testing pointed to her as the suspect.She was an employee of Marlene Warren’s husband and rumored to have been having an affair with him before the murder. The pair later quietly married and moved to Virginia where they ran a restaurant.She has pleaded not guilty and has remained in the PBC jail with no bond since her arrest almost four years ago.A hearing will be held Thursday afternoon.

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Video above: Witness says killer was a man in 2020

Lawyers for the accused Killer Clown, Sheila Keen Warren, claim within the past 13 months state prosecutors secretly interviewed, held hearings and retested evidence surrounding the alleged confession of a man who reportedly said he was the real killer in the 30-year-old murder of Marlene Warren.

“For ten months, the State failed to disclose that a potential suspect in the murder of Marlene Warren was in PBSO’s custody, and the suspect was interviewed by detectives,” defense attorney Greg Rosenfeld wrote in a motion filed Thursday.

Previous coverage: Killer clown defendant wants out of jail; cites lack of evidence

Rosenfeld said in 1991 an inmate in Maine provided information that another inmate, Edward Bahr, confessed to murdering Warren on the doorstep of her Wellington, Florida, home in 1990. Warren was shot in the face by someone dressed as a clown and bearing a bouquet of flowers and balloons.

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Keen Warren’s attorneys said while lead Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bill Williams traveled to Maine, the state never listed Bahr as a witness.

According to the motion, Bahr told Williams that “’he would tell him everything he knows’” concerning the death of Marlene Warren if Williams ‘could promise him he would not get the electric chair.'”

Rosenfeld said when Detective Williams told Bahr that he could not promise him that, Bahr requested to speak to an attorney before answering any more questions. Detective Williams reached out to Bahr’s attorney in Maine, who claimed that he no longer represented Bahr. After searching for counsel, Detective Williams finally got in touch with an attorney from the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office. The attorney spoke with Bahr and then invoked his right to remain silent and right to counsel.

‘Killer Clown’ lawyers: Prime evidence may be contaminated, seek state attorney spokesman deposition

Keen Warren’s attorneys said in their motion they inadvertently learned during an evidence review that in Feb. 2021, a cold case detective removed items from the evidence locker for retesting including: “two balloons, a ribbon, a hair/fiber, a car tag, a Publix paper bag, a straw wrapper, rental papers, a Kleenex box, a barcode sticker, and a gum wrapper.”

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The motion said those items were tested for fingerprints, including those of Bahr.

They said they also recently learned when Bahr was in Florida last year, PBSO picked him up on an outstanding grand theft warrant and prosecutors visited him at the jail, and subpoenaed him for a hearing.

Because Bahr refused to answer questions during the hearing, the judge held him in contempt and sentenced him to five months in the Palm Beach County Jail.

While serving his time, they said Bahr agreed to a search of his garage at his home in Texas for additional evidence and a detective flew to Texas to conduct that search.

More information: Prosecutors outline case against killer clown being released on bond appeal

Keen Warren’s lawyers said they were told none of this information, as they claim the law requires — even when they had discussions with the prosecutor.

“Mr. (Reid) Scott knowingly remained silent about the contempt hearing, the execution of the search warrant in Texas, and the interview (or interviews) with Bahr. This is inexcusable,” they wrote.

The defense claims all of this came to light when they conducted a recent evidence review and noted seven new photographs were in evidence — photographs they said the state had shown to Bahr as part of their questioning.

Now they are asking the judge to delay the trial and compel the state to hand over all the evidence and witnesses they claim have not been provided so far.

WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker attempted to reach out to Bahr and has not yet heard back.

Keen Warren was arrested in 2017 for Warren’s murder after prosecutors said new developments in DNA testing pointed to her as the suspect.

She was an employee of Marlene Warren’s husband and rumored to have been having an affair with him before the murder. The pair later quietly married and moved to Virginia where they ran a restaurant.

She has pleaded not guilty and has remained in the PBC jail with no bond since her arrest almost four years ago.

A hearing will be held Thursday afternoon.