Since John Wayne Gacy's time, crime investigations have significantly changed. Advancements in technology, such as DNA analysis, computer forensics, and surveillance systems, have revolutionized the way crimes are investigated. Additionally, law enforcement agencies now collaborate more effectively, using databases and sharing information to solve cases more efficiently. These changes have greatly improved the accuracy and speed of crime investigations.

Criminal profiling is a technique used to assist in the identification and apprehension of a likely criminal offender for a particular crime or series of crimes. Birth name: John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Born: March 17, 1942(1942-03-17) Chicago, Illinois, United States Died: May 10, 1994 (aged 52)

Cause of death: Lethal injection Penalty: Death He was convicted and later executed for the rape and murder of 33 boys and young men between 1972 and his arrest in 1978, 27 of whom he buried in a crawl space under the floor of his house, while others were found in nearby rivers. He became notorious as the "Killer Clown" because of the many block parties he threw for his friends and neighbors, entertaining children in a clown suit and makeup, under the name of "Pogo the Clown".

John Wayne Gacy's birth name is John Wayne Gacy Jr..

He was known to perform cruel experiments on animals.

Obviously he was a serial killer, of the organized type, a homosexual preditor*, and an extremely manipulative sociopath.

*For the rest of his life, Gacy denied being a homosexual.

John Wayne Gacy is an American serial killer that is also known as the Killer Clown. He was convicted of killing at least 33 boys/young men for a period of six years starting 1972 and lasting until 1978.

John Wayne Gacy's 'house of horrors' on Summerdale Ave, Des Plaines, IL was demolished by police after the discovery of 28 of Gacy's 33 victims in and around the crawlspace under the floors. There has since been another home build on the vacant lot.

John Wayne Gacy married to Marlynn Myers from September 1964 to September 18, 1969 John Wayne Gacy married to Carole Hoff from 1972 to March 2, 1976

Go to SSDI (Social Security Death Index) and it should be available there.

No. Gacy acted alone but then serial killers usually do. Of course there are always the exceptions (LA's Hillside Stranglers) but the general rule is a lone male and Gacy gets all the credit.

Most of his victims, which were boys and young men, were at one time emplyees of his construction company. He would offer them a good job making good money, for most, too good to resist.

After awhile it must have seemed strange to people that many of his young employees seemed to go missing. They just didn't show up for work. Gacy bluffed his way through at first but finally it seemed nobody should go through employees like Gacy did. About this time, there was the horrible smell to explain away also. It all got to be too much of a coincendence and eventually the police came knocking. The rest is history.

-Timmothy McCoy age 15, date of death 1-3-72.8

-John Butkovitch 17, 7-29-75

-Darrell Sampson 18, 4-6-76

-Randall Reffett 15, 5-14-76

-Samuel Stapleton 14, 5-14-76

-Michael Bonnin 17, 6-3-76

-William Carroll 16, 6-13-76

-Rich Johnston 17, 8-6-76

-Kenneth Parker 16, 10-25-76

-Michael Marino 14, 10-25-76

-Gregory Godzik 17, 12-2-76

-John Szyc 19, 1-20-77

-Jon Prestidge 20, 3-15-77

-Matthew Bowman 19, 7-5-77

-Robert Gilroy 18, 9-15-77

-John Mowery 19, 9-25-77

-Russell Nelson 21, 10-17-77

-Robert Winch 16, 11-10-77

-Tommy Boling 20, 11-18-77

-David Talsma 19, 12-9-77

-William Kindred 19, 2-16-78

-Timothy O'Rouke 20, 6-16-78

-Frank Landingin 19, 11-4-78

-James Mazzara 21, 11-24-78

-Robert Piest 15, 12-11-78

Unidentified victims

-Jan. 1974, male age 18-24 yrs.

-June 29, 1974 to May 1976, male 15-17 yrs.

-June 13 - Aug. 6, 1976, male 20-24 yrs.

-June to Dec. 1976, male 17 yrs.

-Aug to Dec. 1976, male 19-21 yrs.

-Aug to Dec. 1976, male 22-28 yrs.

-Jan. 20 to Mar. 15, 1977, male 25 yrs.

-July to Sept., 1977, male 18-20 yrs.

He had a son and a daughter when he was living in Waterloo, Iowa, but their identinties and whereabouts have been kept off the records.
Nobody really knows. Gacy's sister has tried to keep in contact with them but they have refused for obvious reasons. Although I'm sure they love their aunt, the need to break ties with their old life is understandable.

Gacy's trial began on February 6, 1980 and came to a close on May 10, 1980. How he was convicted was relatively clear due to the dozens of bodies found in and around his home. Most were found in the crawl space beneath his house. It's pretty hard to explain something like that.

Decades after the fact it is very hard to track down street addresses. I know that when Gacy and his new wife first moved to Waterloo, they lived with her parents at the insistance of Gacy's new father-in-law, Fred Myers. Later they moved to their own home but I still could find no street address for them.

I think the disorder that John Wayne Gacy manifested was "Paraphillia" specified to Pedophilia. Evidently, he murdered some young/teen boys. Due to the fact that he was punished by his father during his early life, his unconscious started to boost by having sexual affairs and killed them. He didn't not overcome what was his father done with him and he never received any "sorry" for his father. This is a predisposing factor. He was suffered because of his childhood experiences (corporal punishments, rejections, molestation, etc).

Gacy is buried in Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, Cook County, IL. Some of Gacy's artwork had been sold to private citizens* with the intention of donating the proceeds to victims families. The project caused such a public outcry that the idea was scrapped and there is now a law prohibiting killers from benefiting financially from their crimes.

*Actor Johnny Depp somehow acquired a Gacy painting, his intention was to donate the proceeds to families of Gacy's victims. He quickly disposed of the painting.

John Wayne Gacy is famous being an American serial killer and rapist. John Wayne Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawl space of his home in Norwood Park, Illinois.

Before the Killing clown house was searched, Gacy was arrested on a charge of marijuana possession and now the police began digging in the crawl space of Gacy's Norwood Park Township residence, police quickly found several human bones and informed investigators they could charge Gacy with murder. He killed 33 males.

Timothy McCoy, 18, January 3, 1972

John Butkovich, 17, July 21, 1975

Darrell Sampson, 18, April 6, 1976

Randall Reffett, 15, May 14, 1976

Sam Stapleton, 14, May 14, 1976

Michael Bonnin, 17, June 3, 1976

William Carroll, 16, June 13, 1976

Rick Johnston, 17, August 6, 1976

Kenneth Parker, 16, October 25, 1976

Michael Marino, 14, October 25, 1976

Gregory Godzik, 17, December 12, 1976

John Szyc, 19, January 20, 1977

Jon Prestidge, 20, March 15, 1977

Matthew Bowman, 19, July 5, 1977

Robert Gilroy, 18, September 15, 1977

John Mowery, 19, September 25, 1977

Russell Nelson, 21, October 17, 1977

Robert Winch, 16, November 10, 1977

Tommy Boling, 20, November 18, 1977

David Talsma, 19, December 9, 1977

William Kindred, 19, February 16, 1978

Timothy O'Rourke, 20, June, 1978

Frank Landingin, 19, November 4, 1978

James Mazzara, 21, November 24, 1978

Robert Piest, 15, December 11, 1978

Matthew Bowman, 19, July 5, 1977

Robert Gilroy, 18, September 15, 1977

John Mowery, 19, September 25, 1977

Russell Nelson, 21, October 17, 1977

Robert Winch, 16, November 10, 1977

Tommy Boling, 20, November 18, 1977

David Talsma, 19, December 9, 1977

William Kindred, 19, February 16, 1978

Timothy O'Rourke, 20, June, 1978

Frank Landingin, 19, November 4, 1978

James Mazzara, 21, November 24, 1978

Robert Piest, 15, December 11, 19789

Some 8 victims were not indentified.

Since all the bodies were found buried and some of them decomposed, there was not a signature per se. there was a phone to police which stated that a young boy went to Gacy's and never returned. The police found the corpses buried in the crawl space.

Joh Wayne Gacy was buried in Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Strangling seemed to be his preferred method of death.

He was active from 1972 to 1978. His know victims were:

Timothy McCoy, 18, January 3, 1972

John Butkovich, 17, July 21, 1975

Darrell Sampson, 18, April 6, 1976

Randall Reffett, 15, May 14, 1976

Sam Stapleton, 14, May 14, 1976

Michael Bonnin, 17, June 3, 1976

William Carroll, 16, June 13, 1976

Rick Johnston, 17, August 6, 1976

Kenneth Parker, 16, October 25, 1976

Michael Marino, 14, October 25, 1976

Gregory Godzik, 17, December 12, 1976

John Szyc, 19, January 20, 1977

Jon Prestidge, 20, March 15, 1977

Matthew Bowman, 19, July 5, 1977

Robert Gilroy, 18, September 15, 1977

John Mowery, 19, September 25, 1977

Russell Nelson, 21, October 17, 1977

Robert Winch, 16, November 10, 1977

Tommy Boling, 20, November 18, 1977

David Talsma, 19, December 9, 1977

William Kindred, 19, February 16, 1978

Timothy O'Rourke, 20, June, 1978

Frank Landingin, 19, November 4, 1978

James Mazzara, 21, November 24, 1978

Robert Piest, 15, December 11, 1978

They were not.