John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
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John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the Killer Clown due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.
Jun 17, 2024 · John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received international media attention and shocked his suburban Chicago community, where he was known for his sociability and his performance as a clown at charitable events and childrens’ parties.
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- John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received international media attention.
- Police discovered the bodies of 29 boys and young men in or near Gacy’s house. Four other bodies were found in the nearby Des Plaines River.
- John Wayne Gacy was found guilty of all 33 murders of which he was accused. He was executed by lethal injection on May 10, 1994.
- John Wayne Gacy performed as a clown at charitable events and childrens’ parties.
Jun 16, 2023 · John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer and rapist who murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men in Cook County, Illinois, burying most under his house. Sometimes known as the “Killer Clown...
Oct 26, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s.
Aug 10, 2021 · Gacy, a restaurant manager and a father of two in Waterloo, Iowa, sees his family-man image shattered when two high school boys describe to authorities how he served them alcohol, forced them to...
Oct 25, 2021 · John Wayne Gacy killed 33 young men in the 1970s. Months later, William George Bundy, a 19-year-old construction worker, was identified as a Gacy victim. In 2017, James Byron Haakenson - a...
Oct 25, 2021 · CHICAGO — Authorities in Cook County have identified another victim of John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer who terrorized Chicago in the 1970s, murdering dozens of young men and burying their ...
