"We had him cornered, and you could see in his eyes that he knew the jig was up.  He dropped the knife, but then he started . . . excuse, me this is difficult . . . he started throwing the decapitated heads.  The first one hit Officer Pendle in the chest, and it broke open like a piece of ripe fruit.  We opened fire, but he hit Officer Bonds and bit Corrigan before he could put him down."
-Case notes of Officer Roberts, "Clown Slayings," April 20, 1978