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John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer. He murdered thirty-three boys and young men over a six-year period. He was nicknamed "Killer Clown" due to the Pogo the Clown persona he used at charity events. Gacy was executed in 1994 by lethal injection in Illinois.
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How did they find John Wayne Gacy?
He was found guilty of killing 33 boys and young men. Armed with the signed search warrant, police and evidence technicians quickly drove to Gacy's home. Upon their arrival, officers found that Gacy had unplugged his sump pump and that the crawl space was flooded with water; to clear the water they simply replaced the plug and waited for the water to drain. After it had done so, an evidence technician named Daniel Genty entered the 28-by-38-feet crawl space and crawled to the southwest area and began digging. Within minutes, he had uncovered putrefied flesh and a human arm bone. Finally they uncovered to assist officers in their search for the victims buried in his house; Gacy drew a diagram of his basement to show where the bodies were buried. They found the bodies of 28 victims. The house was later demolished.
Can you visit John Wayne Gacy's house?
Only in memory. Gacy's last address before prison at 8213 West Summerdale Ave., Norwood Park, Chicago, IL was demolished for obvious reasons.
What was John Wayne Gacy's MO?
Gacy would make contact with his victim, many times promising a job at his construction company. The lure of the opportunity to earn money was the downfall of many of Gacy's victims. Once Gacy picked a victim he would take them to his home, usually ply them with alcohol and strangle and rape them.
In the years before his execution Gacy had claimed he suffered from MS (multiple sclerosis), a degenerative disease that usually has it's onset in late adolescence or early adulthood. Since Gacy was well into middle age at the time of his arrest it seems a little farfetched that he should have a sudden onset of this particular ailment.
Did John Wayne Gacy have brothers and sisters?
He was the second of three children. His older sister Joanne had preceded him by two years and two years after his birth came that of sister Karen.
Was mass child murderer and pedophile John Wayne Gacy a Democrat?
Yes. Not only was he a Democrat, the Democrats had appointed him a Party leader.
What kind of forensic science was used in the John Gacy investigation?
The main thrust of the investigation into the crimes of JW Gacy was the forensic anthropology. The skulls of his victims were studied and some reconstructed by a scupltress.
Did John Wayne Gacy get the death sentence?
As far as we know from reports and the interviews he gave, there is little evidence that he ever showed any remorse for his crimes. If anything, he showed a lot of contempt for his victims and their families.
What is the last John Wayne Gacy movie called?
The most recent movie that I know of is called Dear Mr. Gacy. Based on the book The Last Victim, by Jason Moss.
Was John Wayne Gacy an organized or disorganized killer?
He was considered an organized killer that later became disorganized.
What happened to Donald voorhees Of John Wayne Gacy fact fame?
He was a youth which Gacy had one of his first offences. He was a 15 year old when he was lured into his house where he was being showed porno films and made to perform sex. He was not killed.
What was the agency involved in the John Wayne Gacy and Timothy McCoy case?
Most of the work done on that case was local police from Illinois.
Who tried to kill John Wayne Gacy in prison?
The man who almost killed John Wayne Gacy while in prison was convicted I-57 killer Henry Brisbon. Gacy cheated the Grim Reaper only to meet up with him by lethal injection several years later.
Was John Wayne Gacy on the FBI's most wanted list?
The FBI's most wanted list is for dangerous criminals that have fled the scene of their crimes, simply put, on the run. Gacy went nowhere, except to prison.
What was John Wayne Gacy's Las Vegas address?
There is no record of Gacy's address while he lived in Las Vegas. He was there for such a short time, not long enough to leave much of a paper trail. He didn't buy a house, vote, get arrested, get married or die there. These are the primary sources to prove a person was in a particular place at any given time.
But while in Las Vegas he worked at Palm Mortuary. A family run business since 1926, a new building was constructed in 1958 at 1325 North Main St., Las Vegas. This was Gacy's work address for his time in that city, late 1960 to 1961.
What was John Wayne Gacy's life like in prison?
As amazing as it seems, Gacy's life behind bars was much better than most inmates could only dream about. He was allowed certain perks because he was so well-known. In fact he made friends with a high school student when he never should have had any access to young males.
Jason Moss was working on a project about serial killers and of course Gacy was more than happy to help him out. Jason Moss got himself into a bad situation and for months Gacy called the Moss home and tried to manipulate Jason and wanted to meet his younger brother.
Several years later Moss wrote a book about his experience with Gacy, named "The Last Victim". And he really was. He thought he had control of the situation and he could have ended up a statistic. Actually he did. On October 3, 2006 Jason Moss committed suicide. There is much speculation as to if the Gacy thing might have been part of the problem. Only Jason Moss knew. Not long after Moss broke communication with Gacy, John W. had a date with the executioner. Interesting Fact:Gacy spent much of his time on death row painting, clowns were a favorite subject (big surprise). The actor Johnny Depp somehow ended up with a Gacy painting. He was under the impression that the money would go to victims family members. When he found out otherwise he got rid of the painting and didn't look back. Good for him.
