John Wayne Gacy

Also known as Pogo the Clown, The Killer Clown, Gacy, J. W. Gacy, John Wayne Jr. Gacy, John Gacy, John Wayne Gacy Jr.

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least thirty-three young men and boys between 1972 and 1978 in Norwood Park Township, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the "Killer Clown" due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.

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Born: ( 1942-03-17 ) March 17, 1942, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Died: May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10) (aged 52), Stateville Correctional Center , Illinois, U.S.
Other name: The Killer Clown
Criminal status: Executed by lethal injection
Spouses: Marlynn Myers ( married"}]]}'>m. September 1964"}]]}'>1964 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. September 18, 1969"}]]}'>1969 ) Carole Hoff ( married"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. March 2, 1976"}]]}'>1976 )
Convictions: Iowa , Sodomy , Illinois , Murder (33 counts), Indecent liberties with a child, Deviate sexual assault
Criminal penalty: Death
Victims: 33+
Span of crimes: 1972–1978
Country: United States
States: Illinois Iowa
Date apprehended: December 21, 1978
Imprisoned at: Anamosa State Penitentiary (Iowa), Menard Correctional Center (Illinois)

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Mass: 230
Image: John Wayne Gacy.jpg
Height: 69
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1942-03-17
date of death: 1994-05-10
Commons category: John Wayne Gacy
name: John Wayne Gacy
nickname: The Killer Clown
IPA transcription: GAY-see
start of work period: 1972-00-00
end of work period: 1978-00-00
last words: Kiss my ass.
name in native language: John Wayne Gacy

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John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least thirty-three young men and boys between 1972 and 1978 in Norwood Park Township, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the "Killer Clown" due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.

Gacy committed all of his known murders inside his ranch-style house. Typically, he would lure a victim to his home and dupe them into donning handcuffs on the pretext of demonstrating a magic trick. He would then rape and torture his captive before killing his victim by either asphyxiation or strangulation with a garrote. Twenty-six victims were buried in the crawl space of his home, and three were buried elsewhere on his property; four were discarded in the Des Plaines River.