Florida killer clown case closes after 33 years with surprise plea deal

In a deal that will probably see her released from prison within a year, Sheila Keen-Warren, 59, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Trial was set to start next month. If convicted, Keen-Warren would have received a life sentence. Prosecutors sought a death sentence but dropped it.

In 1990, witnesses told investigators the two were having an affair, though both denied it.

Relatives told the Palm Beach Post in 2000 that Marlene Warren, who was 40, suspected her husband was having an affair and wanted to leave him. But the car lot and other properties were in her name and she feared what might happen if she did.

He has never been charged and denies involvement.

Aronberg conceded that there were holes in the case, caused by the three decades it took to get it to trial, including the death of key witnesses.

On Tuesday, he did not return a call seeking comment.