Top Ten Evil Clown Stories of 2008
During the last year, coulrophobic reality was in evidence through events that actually did occur. Here are my top choices for the most sinister of synchromystic clown news items of 2008. (1.) The Joker Is Dead. There is no bigger symbolic story for the year than the death of Heath Ledger on January 22, 2008. The actor would appear in The Dark Knight , which opened 07.18.08, in the most significant and iconic evil clown role of the year, The Joker . (2.) Jokawild Is Decapitated. On July 30, 2008, Tim McLean, who called himself Jokawild , was beheaded on a Greyhound bus in Alberta, allegedly by Vince Weiguang Li, 40. The MySpace head shot of the victim McLean is below. This is where he told about how he called himself "Jokawild," had three tattoos, owned an iguana and loved loud music and motorcycles. Todd Campbell writing of McLean at Through the Looking Glass revealed the victim was a big fan of Insane Clown Posse. Most fans of Insane Clown Posse call themselves "Ju...