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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.
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...
Aug 10, 2021 · Infamous Serial Killers. John Wayne Gacy: A Timeline of the 'Killer Clown' Murders, Trial and Execution. From Gacy's first sexual assault conviction to his eventual execution, here are the key ...
Oct 26, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s.
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 · A man from North Carolina who vanished in the 1970s has been identified as one of dozens of victims murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Francis Wayne Alexander's remains were among those...
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 ...
Aug 1, 2017 · About 40 years after Jimmy Haakenson disappeared, his family now knows he was the victim of a serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, opening up a new set of haunting questions.
Francis Wayne Alexander, who would have been 21 or 22 years old at the time of his death, was one of 33 young men and boys murdered by Gacy between 1972 and 1978, according to authorities.
