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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 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.
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 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...
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 ...
One of the victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been identified 45 years after he was murdered. Francis Wayne Alexander, who would have been 21 or 22 years old at the time of his death, was one of 33 young men and boys murdered by Gacy between 1972 and 1978, according to authorities.
Mar 25, 2021 · John Wayne Gacy, center, and former business associate Jim Van Vorous were hosts at a bicentennial party July 4, 1976, at Gacy’s home in unincorporated Norwood Park Township.
Aug 1, 2017 · About 40 years after Jimmy Haakenson disappeared, his family now knows he was the victim of a serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, opening up a new set of haunting questions.
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.
