In the book Weird Massachusetts, author Jeff Belanger writes about how during the spring of 1981, there were reports of children being abducted by clowns throughout Boston and the greater Boston area, but law enforcement kept coming up short as they couldn’t find victims or alleged victims. That didn’t stop clown fever from taking shape. Jeff mentions in the book that Daniel O’ Connell, an investigative counselor from the Boston Public School Board, sent a memo to district school administrators stating the following
It has been brought to my attention of the police department and the district office that adults dressed as clowns have been bothering children to and from school. Please advise all students that they must stay away from strangers, especially ones dressed as…..