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Teen in clown costume stabbed elderly man to death at bus stop and whispered warning in eerie doorbell video, officials say
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Key Points:
- A 15-year-old boy dressed in a black and red clown costume was taken into custody for the fatal stabbing of 78-year-old John Wesley Allen Sr. in East St. Louis, Illinois.
- Allen, a navy veteran and retired bus driver, was stabbed multiple times in a random attack while waiting at a bus stop near his sister’s home.
- Surveillance footage captured the suspect approaching homes and peering through windows with a large knife shortly before the attack, causing alarm among neighbors.
- The suspect faces a first-degree murder charge, and police are reviewing additional video evidence related to the incident.
- Allen’s family mourns the loss of a beloved uncle and brother, struggling to understand the motive behind the random and violent act.
