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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.
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...
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.
May 10, 1994 · March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994. To many people, John Wayne Gacy was a friendly man who loved to entertain young children. He frequently dressed up as his alter ego, Pogo the Clown, at parties that he hosted for his entire neighborhood.
Aug 10, 2021 · From Gacy's first sexual assault conviction to his eventual execution, here are the key moments from one of the most notorious murder sprees in U.S. history.
Oct 26, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s. Authorities found most of his victims’ remains in a crawl space under his suburban Chicago house or buried elsewhere on the property.
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...
Jan 29, 2022 · From 1972 to 1978, John Wayne Gacy terrorized Chicago as the "Killer Clown" while murdering at least 33 young men and boys. Gacy regularly performed at children's hospitals and charitable events as "Pogo the Clown" — while he committed his heinous crimes.
Oct 25, 2021 · He confessed to four more murders of victims found in waterways south of Chicago. More than 40 years later, here’s a guide to the investigation, conviction and execution of Gacy, and the ...
Oct 25, 2021 · Authorities exhume a box with the remains of unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s.