The Serial Killer Of John Wayne Gacy

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“A clown can get away with murder” (John Wayne Gacy). “John Wayne Gacy is a notorious serial killer, known for his attention toward young men.” John was a middle-aged construction contractor with the company, PDM Contractors. Before he became a killer, he had a record of violence and perverse assault on teens. His wife, Marlynn Gacy, seemed to have condoned his sexual appeal to boys and went as far as to engage in acts with him. His perverse needs far outweighed his desire to fit in as a respectable member of the community. His actions led him to be sentenced to ten years in jail, though he was able to get out early on account of his good behavior. His wife divorced him due to her embarrassment and her father's disapproval of him. He ended …show more content…

It began in December of 1978 when the Des Plaines police contacted Gacy with a search warrant. They believed that he had something to do with the disappearance of Robert Piest (Luongo). Robert never came home for his mother's forty-sixth birthday, which raised suspicions. His mother told the police that he was meeting with Gacy for a possible job offer. When police questioned Gacy about Robert, “he, at first, denied ever knowing Robert. Police had a witness account that Gacy had” been seen talking to Robert, and Gacy finally admitted to talking to him, but not about any job offer. When police asked Gacy to come to the station to answer some more questions, he refused on account of his uncle’s passing. They agreed that he would come in at a later date (Crimes 1). However, Gacy missed this date due to being involved in a car accident. When Gacy finally walked in, police encouraged him to talk, as they were already obtaining a search warrant. Police found evidence that Robert had been inside Gacy’s house, and Gacy was starting to crack. He would drive so erratically that police had to follow him home. Gacy decided to invite them in, and there was no denying the smell of death permeated the house. The smell was coming from the heating duct, and once removed, “there was no denying the corpses that were lying beneath” (Crimes

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