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John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy. Sean Fleming and Cole Yazujian. Background. John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of three children born to John Stanley Gacy Gacy was of Polish and Danish heritage Series of killings committed between 1972 and 1978 AKA “The Killer Clown”.

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John Wayne Gacy

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  1. John Wayne Gacy Sean Fleming and Cole Yazujian

  2. Background • John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of three children born to John Stanley Gacy • Gacy was of Polish and Danish heritage • Series of killings committed between 1972 and 1978 • AKA “The Killer Clown”

  3. Premature Characteristics • As a child he was overweight and un-athletic. • He was ordered to avoid all sports due to a heart condition • Suffered blackouts, seizures, and a burst appendix

  4. Childhood • Endured disdainful accusations of being "dumb and stupid". • Tolerated a difficult relationship with his father, an alcoholic, who was physically abusive toward his wife and children • At the age of nine Gacy was molested by a family friend • Gacy was an average student with few friends who was an occasional target for mockery and bullying

  5. Adult Life • Failed to graduate from high school • At the age of 18 Gacy became involved in politics • He later worked as a mortuary attendant for three months and observed embalming dead bodies • Graduated from Northwestern Business Collegein 1963 • Gacy married Marilyn Myers in September 1964

  6. First Offenses • In August 1967, Gacy committed his first known sexual assault upon a teenage boy named Donald Voorhees • In March 1968, Donald Voorhees reported to his father that Gacy had sexually assaulted him; Gacy received a 10-year sentence

  7. Parole • Gacy was granted 12 month probation • Became short cook at a restaurant • February 12 , 1971- Gacy charged with sexually assaulting boy • Youth claimed Gacy had lured him into his car at Chicago bus terminal • Complaint dismissed when youth did not show up for court

  8. The Businessman • In 1972, Gacy quit his job as a cook and started his own construction business, PDM Contractors ('Painting, Decorating and Maintenance') • Gacy met and was photographed with then First Lady Rosalynn Carter on May 6, 1978

  9. Relationships • Marilyn Myers • Lasted 4.1 years • Marilyn gave birth to two children in Iowa • Michael- 1967 • Christine- 1968 • Carole Hoff • Former High School friend • They married July 1st 1972 • Moved into Gacy’s Mom’s house

  10. Murders • On January 2, 1972 Gacy’s approximate 33 murders began • Raped and murdered 33 young adults and children in his own house • Buried 22 of the bodies in a crawl space under his house • About 12 more bodies were found around the area of his house either decomposed or un-recognizable

  11. Investigation • An owner of a pharmacy overheard Gacy talking to 15 year old boy Robert Jerome Piest about a “job opportunity” • On the same day Piest went missing… leading suspicion on Gacy • A search warrant was issued on Gacy’s house • Police found various driver's licenses, handcuffs, a two-by-four with holes drilled in the ends, books on homosexuality and pederasty,a syringe, clothing too small for Gacy, and a 6mm Brevettata starter pistol

  12. Investigation Continued • Gacy was beginning to show visible signs of strain as a result of the constant surveillance: he was unshaven, looked tired, appeared anxious and was drinking heavily • Police issued a second search warrant • Within minutes, they had uncovered putrefied flesh and a human arm bone

  13. Arrest and confession • After being informed that police had found human remains in his crawl space he would now face murder charges • In the early hours of December 22, 1978, Gacy confessed to police that since 1972, he had committed approximately 25 to 30 murders • He falsely claimed they were teenage male runaways or male prostitutes

  14. Search For Victims • Gacy drew a diagram of his basement to show where the bodies were buried • Between December 22 and December 29, 27 bodies were recovered from his crawl space; only 22 were recognized • 29 total bodies found on property • In April 1979, Gacy's vacant house was demolished.

  15. trial • Gacy had attempted to convince the doctors he was suffering from a multiple Personality Disorder, but failed • The jury found Gacy guilty of the thirty-three charges of murder for which he had been brought to trial; he was also found guilty of sexual assault • Gacy was sentenced with the death penalty and the initial date of execution was set for June 2, 1980

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