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  1. 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.

  2. Jun 16, 2023 · John Wayne Gacy, often called the “Killer Clown,” was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history, murdering at least 33 teenage boys and young men.

  3. 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.

  4. Jul 3, 2019 · John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, was convicted and sentenced to death for the torture, rape, and murder of 33 young males.

  5. May 19, 2014 · He was convicted of the serial rape and murder of his victims and sentenced to death on March 13, 1980. Gacy became known as “the Killer Clown," because his favorite pastime when he was not ...

  6. 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.

  7. Aug 15, 2021 · The horrific crimes of Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy shocked America in the 1970s - but how closely they were linked has only recently been discovered. Corll tortured, raped and murdered at least ...

  8. Mar 18, 2021 · John Wayne Gacy's "Killer Clown" Emerges Gacy took his first life in January 1972, stabbing a teenage boy to death in his home. He did not continue this method of killing, however.

  9. www.crimemuseum.org › serial-killers › john-wayne-gacyJohn Wayne Gacy - Crime Museum

    May 10, 1994 · By 1978, public perception of Gacy would change forever, and he would earn the ominous nickname of “the Killer Clown”. The first warning sign about Gacy appeared in 1964, when he was found guilty of sodomizing two young boys. Gacy was arrested and spent 18 months in prison.

  10. Nov 30, 2022 · Known by his disturbing nicknamePogo The Clown’, the Illinois criminal had numerous jobs and was known to work as contractor, while he was also an aspiring politician. though the killer...

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