'It's Sad': Mexican Clowns Distance Selves from Drug Lord's Slaying Mark Stevenson - Associated Press
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A clown carrying his daughter waits for the start of a laugh-a-thon at the 17th International Clown Convention in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. They sought a world laugh record but no Guinness official was seen present and they fell short of 15 minutes. (AP/Dario Lopez-Mills)

MEXICO CITY - Leaders of clowns gathered for a convention in Mexico City said Wednesday they are saddened that a killer disguised himself as a clown to kill a drug lord last week - and they insisted no true member of their profession would have committed the crime.

Convicted drug trafficker Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was shot to death Friday in the Baja beach resort of Los Cabos by a gunman wearing a clown costume, including a wig and a rubber nose. The dead man was the eldest brother of Mexico's once-feared Arellano Felix clan.
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Clown leader Tomas Morales, a 21-year veteran of the trade who goes by the stage name "Payaso Llantom," said he was certain the killer was not a professional clown. He said clowns in Mexico, especially in outlying states, know each other and their costumes and makeup are individualized and recognizable.

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