John Wayne Gacy was one of the most vicious serial killers in US criminal history.
Born in Chicago in 1942, Gacy was abused by his father as he was growing up, and was troubled by his suppressed sexuality. First convicted of sexual assault in 1968, on his released from prison he would go on to kill 33 young men, concealing most of the bodies under his home. Sentenced to death in 1980, he was given multiple death sentences, and was eventually executed by lethal injection in 1994.
The True Crime Shorts series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of some of the most gruesome crimes in modern times. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a serial killer, along with analysis that tries to comprehend their motives; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the case in the shortest time possible.
Born in Chicago in 1942, Gacy was abused by his father as he was growing up, and was troubled by his suppressed sexuality. First convicted of sexual assault in 1968, on his released from prison he would go on to kill 33 young men, concealing most of the bodies under his home. Sentenced to death in 1980, he was given multiple death sentences, and was eventually executed by lethal injection in 1994.
The True Crime Shorts series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of some of the most gruesome crimes in modern times. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a serial killer, along with analysis that tries to comprehend their motives; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the case in the shortest time possible.
