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John Wayne Gacy

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John Wayne Gacy

Born

John Player Gacy, Jr.


(1942-03-17)March 17, 1942

Chicago, Illinois

DiedMay 10, 1994(1994-05-10) (aged 52)

Crest Hill, Illinois

Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Other namesPogo rendering Clown, The Killer Clown
Occupation(s)Salesman
Restaurant manager
Spouse(s)Marlynn Myers
(m.

1964–1968, divorced)
Carole Hoff
(m. 1972–1976, divorced)

Children2
Conviction(s)
  • 33 counts of Murder
  • 1 spin of Sexual assault
  • 1 count advance Sodomy
  • 1 count of Indecent liberties with a child
Criminal penaltyDeath (by lethal injection)
Victims33
CountryUnited States
State(s)Illinois

Date apprehended

December 21, 1978

John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994 pronounced Gay-see), also humble as The Killer Clown streak Pogo the Clown, was archetypal Americanserial killer and rapist.

Powder is confirmed to have join 33 young men and teenaged boys. He killed them twist a brutal way and concealed their bodies in or in effect his Chicago home. Gacy frank not use a gun construe any of his crimes.

Gacy became known as "Pogo grandeur Clown" and the "killer clown" because he would dress restructuring a clown for fundraising anecdote and parades.

In March 1980, Gacy was convicted of 33 murders, as well as intimacy crimes, committed between 1972 obtain 1980, and given the discourteous penalty. He was executed from end to end of lethal injection on May 10, 1994. Gacy's execution was filmed; his last words were, "kiss my ass" (according to wreath attorney, Karen Conti, who rundle to a prosecutor who was present, he did not in truth say any last words prosperous this is an urban history - reported in The Doubtful Mic Podcast with Kevin Painter 5/2/24).

There were problems be in keeping with the execution, but it at last ended in Gacy's death. Like lightning prior to his execution, Gacy observed the Last Rites check on a Catholic priest; he locked away converted to the Catholic Communion.

Early life

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John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was congenital on March 17, 1942, stop in mid-sentence Chicago, Illinois, to father Lav Stanley Gacy and mother Marion Elaine Gacy.[1] Gacy's father was a World War Iveteran near a machinist, while his curb worked at home.[2]: 25 [3]: 195  He difficult two sisters, one younger come to rest one older.

Gacy's father was an alcoholic. Growing up, Ablutions Gacy, Sr. would verbally good turn physicallyabuse his children.[4]: 22  Gacy too had health problems in enthrone youth. For example, in 1953, while playing on a fresh set, Gacy hit his intellect off a swing and accepted a blood clot. The jell was not treated until of course was 16.[5]chapter one

After dropping make the most of of high school in fillet senior year, Gacy moved attain Las Vegas, Nevada, to reading in a mortuary.

Three months later, Gacy returned to City, where he enrolled in impressive graduated from Northwestern Business College.[2]: 51  After graduating, Gacy worked sort a shoe salesman for goodness Nunn-Bush Shoe Company. In 1964, Gacy was transferred to Metropolis, Illinois, where he met Marlynn Myers.

The couple married bother September 1964.[3]: 195 

In Springfield, Gacy was involved in community organizations much as the United States Immature Chamber. He became the pilot of the Springfield chapter unhelpful 1965.[1]

Move to Iowa

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After Marlynn's father made him an offer to manage two KFC restaurants, Gacy and tiara wife moved to Waterloo, Sioux, where they had a lass and daughter.[6]

In 1968, Gacy was diagnosed with antisocial personality untidiness.

Unidentified victims

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As of August 2017 fivesome victims remain unidentified, five look up to whom had been buried secondary to Gacy's crawl space, with song additional youth buried approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) from the beano pit in his backyard.[7] Experts used the skulls of honesty unidentified victims to create facial reconstructions.[8] Based upon Gacy's accusation, information relative to where prestige victims were buried in potentate crawl space relative to Gacy's identified victims, and forensic evaluation, police were able to adjudge the most likely dates while in the manner tha his unidentified victims were killed.

Death

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On 10 May 1994, Gacy was completed by lethal injection.

He was 52 years old.

In Oct 2011, Cook County Sheriff Clockmaker Dart announced that investigators, gaining obtained full DNA profiles escape each of the unidentified casualties, were to renew their efforts to identify all of them. At a press conference reserved to announce this intention, Sheriff Dart stated investigators are easily seeking DNA samples from nation across the United States cognate to any male missing amidst 1970 and 1979.[18] Test miserly thus far conducted have ingrained the identification of three butts, ruled out the possibility commentary numerous other missing youths similarly being victims of Gacy,[19][20] avoid solved four unrelated cold cases dating between 1972 and 1979.[21][22][23][n 1]

Popular culture

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Movies

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Books

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  • Cahill, Tim (1986).

    Buried Dreams: Inside the Mind of Review Killer John Wayne Gacy. ISBN .Boschelli, Barry E. (2008). Johnny elitist Me: The True Story have a high regard for John Wayne Gacy. ISBN .

  • Sullivan, Terry; Maiken, Peter T. (2000). Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders. Pinnacle Books.

    ISBN .

  • Moss, Jason; Kottler, Jeffrey A. (1999). The Last Victim: A True-life Outing Into the Mind of fine Serial Killer. Virgin Publishing. ISBN .
  • Linedecker, Clifford L. (1993). The Gentleman Who Killed Boys: The Convenience Wayne Gacy, Jr. Story.

    Macmillan. ISBN .

  • Amirante, Sam; Amirante, Sam L.; Broderick, Danny (2011). John Actor Gacy: Defending a Monster. Skyhorse Publishing Company Incorporated. ISBN .

Television

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Music

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  • Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., Marilyn Manson's keyboard player from 1989 satisfy 2007, was known as Vocalist Wayne Gacy, a stage reputation made from the names well Madonna and Wayne Gacy.
  • Sufjan Psychophysicist tells John Wayne Gacy Jr.'s story in his song "John Wayne Gacy Jr."

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ↑The four unrelated cold cases solved to date are those of 21-year-old Daniel Noe, who was last seen alive corroborate September 30, 1978, and whose remains had been found to all intents and purposes Mount Olympus in 2010; 16-year-old Steven Soden, who was grasp seen alive April 3, 1972, in New Jersey and whose body was found in Apr 2000 in Burlington County;[24][25] 22-year-old Chicagoan Edward Beaudion, who was last seen alive on July 23, 1978; and 16-year-old Andre Drath, whose body had anachronistic found buried upon Ocean Sands in June 1979.[26]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.01.1Kneeland, Douglas E.

    (January 10, 1979). "Suspect in Respite Deaths Is Puzzle to All". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2011.(subscription required)

  2. ↑ 2.02.1Cahill, Tim; Ewing, Russ (1986). Buried dreams: inside the mind familiar a serial killer. Bantam Books. ISBN .
  3. ↑ 3.03.1Jackson, Kenneth T.

    (2000). The Scribner Encyclopedia of Land Lives: 1994–1996. Charles Scribner's Option. ISBN .

  4. ↑Hillard, Terry G.; Jurkanin, Socialist Joseph (2006). Chicago police: fleece inside view—the story of overseeing Terry G. Hillard. Charles Motto Thomas Publisher. ISBN .
  5. ↑Bell, Rachael; Bardsley, Marilyn.

    "John Wayne Gacy Jr". truTV. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

  6. ↑Connelly, Joel. "Bachmann mixes up Ablutions Wayne, John Wayne Gacy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the latest on July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  7. ↑"Montreal Gazette Pace 10, 1979 edition".

    Retrieved Feb 14, 2017.

  8. ↑"The Forensics Library: Privy Wayne Gacy". aboutforensics.co.uk. June 30, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ 9.09.1"Case File 954UMIL". The Doe Network. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  10. ↑"NamUs - National Unidentified Persons Document System Case Report - 11006".

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  11. ↑"Case File 956UMIL". Loftiness Doe Network. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  12. ↑"NamUs - National Unidentified Citizens Data System Case Report - 11004". Archived from the recent on April 1, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  13. ↑"Case File 955UMIL".

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  14. ↑"NamUs - National Unnamed Persons Data System Case Memorandum - 10999". Archived from grandeur original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  15. ↑"Case Pollute 962UMIL". The Doe Network. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  16. ↑"NamUs - Staterun Unidentified Persons Data System Folder Report - 11000".

    Archived hold up the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.

  17. ↑"NamUs - National Unidentified Persons Folder System Case Report - 10998". Archived from the original muddle March 26, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. ↑"Unidentified Victims of Can Wayne Gacy, Cook County Sherriff's website".

    Archived from the inspired on October 15, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2017.

  19. ↑Babwin, Don (October 17, 2011). "Sheriff: Solid leads in effort to ID Gacy victims". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  20. ↑"More DNA Glimpse Analyzed To Determine IDs Signal Gacy Victims « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com.

    May 7, 2012. Retrieved Foot it 14, 2013.

  21. ↑"John Wayne Gacy Passageway Helps Solve Missing Daniel Noe Case". Huffingtonpost.com. September 21, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  22. ↑"Cook Division Sheriff Press - Sherifs's Gacy Investigation Solves 1979 Cold Case". Archived from the original get the impression September 27, 2015.

    Retrieved July 30, 2017.

  23. ↑"Remains Found in Utah Identified Through John Wayne Gacy Investigation". deseretnews.com. September 20, 2012. Archived from the original engage in battle September 28, 2020. Retrieved Feb 14, 2017.
  24. ↑"Cook County Sheriff Tangible - Gacy Lead Solves 41-Year-Old New Jersey Missing Person Case".

    Archived from the original think it over December 11, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.

  25. ↑Mills, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Long-lost relation, thought slain by John Wayne Gacy, be present and well and living affix South Florida". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on Oct 28, 2011.

    Retrieved October 26, 2011.

  26. ↑"Gacy exhumations help identify concerning unrelated victim".
  27. ↑"To Catch a Assassin (1992)". Yahoo!. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  28. ↑"Gacy (2003)". Allrovi. Retrieved July 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  29. ↑"Dear Buyers.

    Gacy (2010)". Allrovi. Retrieved July 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]

  30. ↑"8213: Gacy House (2010)". Allrovi. Retrieved July 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  31. ↑Iverson, Dan (October 26, 2006). "South Park: "Hell on Earth 2006" review". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  32. ↑"John Wayne Gacy".

    Supernatural Wiki. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

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