The Infamous Serial Killer: John Wayne Gacy

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Infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. Gacy, born into an abusive environment, was assaulted physically along with his siblings, with a razor strap if they were perceived to have misbehaved by their alcoholic father. In addition, Gacy’s mother was physically abused as well throughout her marriage and during the children’s upbringing. During John Wayne Gacy’s childhood education, he suffered further alienation due to a congenital heart condition that resulted in further feelings of contempt from his father. Furthermore, Gacy eventually came to the realization that he was attracted to men, which caused a great amount of mental turmoil over his sexuality.
John Wayne Gacy was married and divorced twice and had biological children, and stepchildren, over the course of his lifetime. During the 1960s Gacy worked as a fast-food chain manager, and later in the 1970s became a Democratic precinct captain in the Chicago suburbs and a self-made building contractor after being released on parole from his 10-year prison term in relation to the ...

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