John Wayne Gacy Kevin Klobchar Pd 7

Background Born in Chicago Polish and Danish Heritage Overweight and Unathletic Father was an alcoholic and abuser Strived to make his Father proud Molested by a family friend Bullied at School Physical Problems – Heart Condition, Seizures Failed High School and Ran away to Las Vegas Went to Northwestern Business College – Graduated 1963 Position at a Shoe Company in Springfield, Illinois Married Marilynn Myers 1964 – Father owned KFC joints in Waterloo Convicted of Counts of Rape, Murder, and Sexual Assault

CrimeDateVictim(s) Murder01/02/1972Tim McCoy Murder07/31/1975John Butkovich Murder04/06/1976Darrell Sampson Murder05/14/1976Randall Reffett Murder06/03/1976Michael Bonnin Murder06/10/1976Billy Carroll Murder08/06/1976Rick Johnston Murder12/12/1976Gregory Godzik Murder01/20/1977John Szyc Murder03/15/1977Jon Prestige Murder07/05/1977Matthew Bowman Murder09/15/1977Robert Gilroy Murder09/25/1977John Mowrey Murder10/17/1977Russell Nelson

CrimeDateVictim(s) Murder11/11/1977Robert Winch Murder11/18/1977Tommy Baling Murder12/09/1977David Talsma Murder02/16/1978William Kindred MurderJune 1978Tim O’Rourke Murder11/03/1978Frank Landingin Murder11/13/1978James Mazzara Murder12/11/1978Robert Piest All victims were anywhere from 14 to 21 years old. John would sit on death row for the next 16 years. Executed in Stateville Correctional Center,Crest Hill, Illinois.

Nicknames Gacy became known as the "Killer Clown" due to his charitable services at fundraising events, parades and children's parties where he would dress as "Pogo the Clown", a character he devised himself. "The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license." "A clown can get away with murder."

Theory on John Wayne Gacy – Behavioral Throughout Gacy’s childhood, his father was an alcoholic and abuser as stated before. He was beaten and punished for the littlest things by his drunken father. He was violently molested before he turned thirteen. He wanted to be accepted by his family. At school, he was bullied because of his weight. He wasn’t accepted by anyone or anywhere that he went. So when he was old enough and had the opportunity, he ran away from the hatred. He went to Las Vegas to find a job and traveled all over the United States to find a job after college. Eventually, the memories of his childhood began to haunt him. Before, he went on his killing spree in the 70s, he was convicted of sexual assault to a 15 year old boy. After that incident, Gacy went on a rampage of sexually molesting young men and killing them. If he hadn’t experienced what he did in his early years of life, maybe Gacy would be alive and doing well with his family. Unfortunately, Gacy went on and murdered 33 victims and he was sentenced to death.