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John Wayne Gacy
Serial killer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (17 Mairch 1942 ā 10 Mey 1994) wis an American serial killer an rapist who sexually assaultit an murthert at least 33 teenage boys an young men atween 1972 an 1978. Gacy buriet 26 o his victims in the crawl space o his hame, buriet three ithers elsewhare on his property, an discardit the remains o his last fower kent victims in a nearbi river. He wis convictit o 33 murthers an sentencit tae daith for 12 o thir killins. He wis executit on 10 Mey 1994.
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John Wayne Gacy | |
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Born | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 17 Mairch 1942(1942-03-17) Chicago, Illinois, Unitit States |
Dee'd | 10 Mey 1994(1994-05-10) (aged 52) Crest Hill, Illinois, Unitit States |
Cause o daith | Executit (Lethal injection) |
Criminal penalty | Daith |
Conviction(s) | Murther Sexual assault Indecent liberties wi a child |
Killins | |
Victims | 33-34 |
Span o killins | 3 January 1972ā11 December 1978 |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State(s) | Illinois |
Date apprehendit | 21 December 1978 |
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Gacy later became known as the "Killer Cloun" due to his charitable services at fundraisin events, parades an childer's pairties whare he wad dress as "Pogo the Clown", a character he devisit hissel.