There are numerous portraits, perspectives, and analyses of the life and deeds of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who is thought to have sexually assaulted and murdered 32 boys between 1976 and his arrest in December 1978 (Cahill, 1978; Gacy, 1989). This profile of Gacy compiles a birth-to-death chronology of events and activities that may lend insight to the personality of a habitual liar, model citizen, and serial murderer.
Born to Marion Elaine Robinson Gacy and John Hanely Gacy on St. Patrick's Day in 1942, John Wayne Gacy was the second of three children. The alcoholic Gacy, Sr. was both physically and verbally abusive towards the entire family. His special interest in John, Jr. was the litany that he was 'dumb and stupid' and an embarrassment to the family. However John Jr. loved his father and strived to please him.
John suffered poor health during much of his childhood. After attending four years in high school John Jr. dropped out leaving home for Las Vegas. He worked odd jobs to include a maintenance position at a funeral parlor. There were few decent jobs available in Las Vegas for John Jr., so he saved up enough money to move back to Chicago.
Returning to Chicago in the early 1960's he graduated with a degree from a business college. His first job was as a sales person at Nunn-Bush Shoe Company. Quickly moving up in the company, he was soon transferred to a men?s clothing outlet in Springfield, Illinois and promoted to a management position. John Jr.?s took an active interest in the community and became a respected member of several community organizations: the Chi Rho Club as chairman, the Catholic Interclub Council as a member of the board, the Federal Civil Defense for Illinois, Chicag...
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A. Lt. Kozenczak?s discovery and the investigation
1. Background check
2. Search warrant
3. Removal of remains
4. Demolition of the Summerdale home
a. Remains found in concrete
B. Trial
1. Cook County Criminal Courts
2. Prosecutor Bob Egan
a. Manipulative behavior
b. Rape and torture
c. Premeditated and planned
3. Defense attorney Robert Motta
a. Insanity plea
b. Thomas Eliseo, psychologist
c. Schizophrenic, personality disorder and antisocial behavior
4. The verdict
a. Two hour deliberation
b. Sentenced to Death
C. Poking and Proding into the brain of a serial killer
1. The pieces coming together
D. Making Money
1. Artwork
2. They Call Him Mr. Gacy
E. The End
1. Denied Appeals
2. Famous Last Words
He spent his childhood in Rye, New York, as he was one out of ten children. John’s father was a successful trader of furs, wheat, timber, and other commodities. His mother decided to homeschool him until he was the age of eight, and then his
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John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17 1942. Gacy had an uneventful childhood up until the age of eleven. While out playing he had been struck on the head by a swing. Subsequently he suffered fainting fits for many years.
When John completed primary schooling, his family decided to relocate to another city where they know that John would be able to excel in a prominent school where he could utilize his skills and talents more effectively. As time progress, J. P. had mastered his way with his secondary education. The family decided it was time to move again and at that time John was ready to go to college. He planned to enroll in a University where could possibly receive a degree in mathematics. He finally decided that since they were living in London he would sign up at the University in Germany. During his duration at the University, John met the Amelia Sturges. While married, Amelia suffered with a disease that took a turn for the worse. In the early 1860s', Amelia departed life from John. Years later, John decided to remarry to Frances Tracy.
Mrazik, Tina. "The Zodiac Killer" Online. Internet. 1998. Available: href="http://crimelibrary.com/zodiac/zodiac/zodiacmain.html">http://crimelibrary.com/zodiac/zodiac/zodiacmain.htmlWorks Consulted:Graysmith, Robert. Zodiac New York: Berkley Books, 1987. Penn, Gareth. Times Seventeen: The Amazing Story of the Zodiac Murders in California and Massachusetts, 1966-1981 New York: The Foxglove Press, 1987.
...ther names, so growing up and while killing victims in his adult hood, he called his victims names and proceeded to kill them. Gacy raped, sodomized,tortured and strangled thirty three men over ten years. Referencing his past by calling his victims what his father called him proves that his childhood left an emotional scar and is a prevalent reason as to why he’s committing these crimes.