Episode 30: The Clowns
This Halloween episode, we follow the phantom clown phenomenon to its beginning: the 1980s, where sightings cropped up in cities across the United States, and the fears of children caused quite the stir--and a serious problem for local van owners.
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Warren T. Wilson, “Rumors of “Killer Clown”. . .” The Kansas City Star, 1981
Warren T. Wilson, “KCK Children Tell. . .” The Kansas City Star, 1981
Beverly Potter, “Clowns Seen Near. . .” The Kansas City Times, 1987
Loren Coleman, Mysterious America, 2nd Edition, 2007.
N/A, “Clown with Camera. . .” The Independence Examiner, 1987
Loren Coleman, “Twilight Language.” Copy Cat Effect, 2016.
Beverly Potter, “Sightings of Clowns Reported. . .” The Kansas City Times, 1987
N/A, “Sightings By Schools Concern . .” The Independence Examiner, 1987
N/A, “Children Report Seeing . .” The Independence Examiner, 1987
Steve Karaoke, “Frightening Clown Stories. . .” The Kansas City Star, 1987
Tim Weiner, “Bothersome Clown. . . “ The Kansas City Times, 1981
N/A, UPI, “Clown Is Sought. . .” St. Louis Dispatch, 1981.
N/A, “KC’s Killer Clown. . . “ The Wichita Eagle, 1981.
Christopher Callahan, “Beware Clown, Pupils. . .” The Boston Globe, 1981.
Jerry Taylor, “Police Discount Reports. . .” The Boston Globe, 1981.
N/A, “Tip on Two. . .” The Boston Herald, 1981.