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May 10, 1994 · JOLIET, Ill. — Serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the part-time clown who killed 33 youths and buried most of them in trenches beneath his suburban Chicago home, was executed early today by lethal ...
Nov 2, 2015 · John Wayne Gacy was put to death in Illinois by lethal injection at the age of 52. He was sentenced to death for rape and 33 counts of murder. For his last meal, Gacy requested 12 fried shrimp, a ...
Mar 18, 2021 · What We Know About John Wayne Gacy's Troubled Past He grew up in a blue collar family in Chicago and reportedly experienced an abusive childhood. His father was reportedly a drunk who beat Gacy ...
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Jan 29, 2022 · Updated September 20, 2022. One of the worst serial killers in American history, John Wayne Gacy performed as "Pogo the Clown" by day and murdered young men and boys by night. On January 2, 1972, 16-year-old Timothy McCoy got up early to make his host breakfast. He had met John Wayne Gacy at the Chicago bus terminal the night before, and Gacy ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Gacy’s former attorney, Karen Conti, reveals some untold truths in her new book, Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy: Defending America's Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row. Chicago-based trial attorney Karen Conti joined The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat to break it down. “Well, the crimes were committed when I was in high school, so it ...
Oct 25, 2021 · John Wayne Gacy murdered 33 young men and boys between 1972 and 1978, burying most of the victims in the crawl space beneath his home. Gacy confessed to the brutal killings after being arrested on ...
May 10, 2023 · The John Wayne Gacy trial remains one of the most notorious and memorable criminal cases in American history. Gacy, dubbed the “Killer Clown,” was convicted of a horrifying series of 33 murders between 1972 and 1978. This trial not only captured the nation’s attention, but also resulted in significant changes in the criminal justice system.
