John Wayne Gacy Jr American serial killer who killed and raped 33 young people. Date of Birth: 17.03.1942 Country: USA

1. Biography of John Wayne Gacy
2. Early Crimes and Conviction
3. Discovery and Arrest
4. The Discovery of Victims
5. The Trial and Execution
6. Gacy was executed on May 10, 1994, by lethal injection.

Biography of John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer who murdered and sexually assaulted 33 young men. He was born in 1942 in Chicago. In 1964, he got married and started working as a manager at a Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food restaurant, which belonged to his wife's family. Gacy was known for his incredible work ethic, working tirelessly for 12 hours a day, sometimes even more.

Early Crimes and Conviction

However, their marriage ended in divorce after Gacy was first convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager in 1968. He was sentenced to ten years in prison but was released after only 18 months. In 1971, Gacy bought a house in the suburbs of Chicago and started a construction business. He remarried and had two daughters. Around the same time, he became involved in the Democratic Party and served as a treasurer for a charitable organization. Despite his criminal past, Gacy managed to maintain a respectable public image.

Discovery and Arrest

In December 1978, a 15-year-old boy named Robert Piest, who was last seen with Gacy, went missing. Gacy was arrested and spent a night in the police station. During a preliminary search of his house, belts, handcuffs, dildos, marijuana, and Valium pills were found. Additionally, the police noticed a strange odor, but they did not investigate the basement and attic of the house, leading to Gacy's release.

The following day, the police received information that Gacy had been accused of sexual assault by a man named Donnelly in 1977. However, Donnelly's claims were disregarded because he was under psychiatric care. Another man, Jeff Rignall, who engaged in prostitution, also made similar accusations against Gacy in 1978. However, Rignall was not believed and was seen as a potential blackmailer. Further investigation revealed Gacy's history of coercing his subordinates into homosexual acts during his time as a restaurant manager in Iowa. As a result, he was arrested again on December 21st. This time, the police conducted a thorough search of his house, including the basement.

The Discovery of Victims

The police officers, who were not wearing gas masks, nearly lost consciousness due to the smell of multiple corpses found in the basement. On December 22nd, Gacy was charged and urged to reveal the burial sites of his victims. Unaware of the search that had taken place in his basement, Gacy told the police that he had buried the body of a man named Butkovich under the concrete floor of his garage. The basement yielded the discovery of 29 bodies, with the police having to wear chemical protective suits during the operation. Some of the bodies were found in indecent positions, with dildos and sex toys placed in their mouths. However, the body of the recently missing Robert Piest was not among them. Gacy confessed to drowning four additional victims in a river.

The Trial and Execution

During his trial in February 1980, Gacy claimed that he was sexually abused by a pedophile during his childhood. He admitted to accidentally committing his first murder in 1972, killing his homosexual partner. He then followed a pattern of luring young homosexual men to his house, where he would rape, torture, and eventually kill them. He usually buried their bodies in the basement. In one case, he invited two homosexual men to his house and buried them in a pose known as "69," with their genitals placed in each other's mouths. Gacy was sentenced to death on March 13, 1980. However, he filed four appeals, prolonging the execution. He also wrote a book claiming that God had restored his heterosexuality. While in prison, Gacy painted artwork that he sold to collectors.

Gacy was executed on May 10, 1994, by lethal injection.