Among the many vicious murderers, the one known as "the worst in American history" was John Wayne Gacy.
Gacy killed 33 teenagers and found 29 bodies in his home, which shocked the world. What drove his impulse to kill?
John Wayne Gacy
A teenager who was treated as a defective product by his father
John Wayne Gacy used his stunt magic tricks to lure young men and teenagers to his home to kill. 33 victims of Gacy's toys and killings have been identified. It was the deadliest death toll in U.S. history at the time.
John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Catholic parents. Gacy's father, John Stanley, was a mechanical engineer with a well-behaved and reclusive personality. Stanley was born with tumors in his brain, and under the influence of tumors, he would sometimes be emotionally unstable and violent to his wife and children.
On the other hand, Gacy was also born with heart disease and exercise was restricted. Stanley treats his child as a "defective product", and in addition to his disappointment, the abuse of his son further escalates.
Every day he was scorned, scolded, and beaten with a belt. Despite this, Gacy loves his rude and arrogant father, believing that everything is the result of wine and has no resistance.
Gacy endured his father's violence and repeatedly went in and out of the hospital due to illness. After the age of 18, he began helping Democratic candidates with their election campaigns. From this time on, Gacy, who was able to express her thoughts well, decided to run away from home after a verbal altercation with her father.
The most perfect moment of my life
Driving furiously down the highway from Chicago, it traveled about 3,000 kilometers aimlessly. By the time he got back, Gacy had arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada. He found a job in a morgue at a funeral home. Since he didn't want to go back to his father, he had to work hard.
Gacy placed the bed next to the bodies that had been brought in succession, and worked day and night.
One night. When the remains of a man of his own age were transported, Gacy fell into an incredible mood as he opened the coffin and hugged his body tightly.
Although it was an impulsive move, Gacy quickly came back to his senses. He was terrified of his unusual behavior, and the next day he quit his job at the funeral home and returned home after a gap of three months.
Later, Gacy returned to school and soon graduated from school to work in a shoe factory. As a salesman, his performance was highly regarded and he was quickly nominated as a management candidate and soon promoted to minister.
In addition, Gacy also participated in the well-known leadership training group in the United States, and in just a few years, he was promoted to regional vice president and emerged. He received recognition as the third-best member of Illinois and played with his talents.
In terms of his private life, Gacy married former colleague Marlene Miles in 1964. After marriage, the two had two children.
Gacy took over 3 restaurant chains owned by Marlene's father and played an excellent role in business. With an annual income of more than $600,000, Gacy was undoubtedly very successful financially.
Later, Gacy recalled the period and said, "It was the most perfect moment of my life." Indeed, this period was the climax of Gacy's life.
The "perfect life" is disrupted
In the summer of 1967, the year after the birth of the second child, there was a noticeable derangement in the gears. The perfect life that Gacy dreamed of lasting quietly changed.
One night in the summer of 1967, Gacy took 15-year-old Donald Wolhis, the son of a member of the training group, into the basement and said, "I'll show you a movie."
While screening the film, Gacy pours Donald wine while making preparations. When the film ends, Gacy discovers that Donald is drunk. Instead of taking the cash in the teenager's pocket, the beastly Gacy forcibly had a relationship with him.
Afterwards, Donald was in great pain, and after a period of deliberation, he reported the incident to the police in March 1968. Gacy was immediately arrested.
Gacy, who did a good job of concealment, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for exposing other victim testimony.
From a former model father to today's rapist, the family and those around them are amazed. Wife Marlene can't accept reality and files for divorce from Gacy.
Gacy lost his family and job in prison. Perhaps because of his exemplary performance, Gacy did not wait until the end of his 10-year sentence and was released on parole in June 1970 after only one and a half years. While Gacy was serving his sentence, his father, John Stanley, died.
Gacy temporarily works in a restaurant to earn living expenses, and the underserved part is barely supported by the funds provided by his mother. Soon after, he bought a ranch near Chicago and began to live there again.
American version of "Manslaughter Lü Bo Luxury"
In 1971, Gacy, who began a new life, founded a construction company. From the decoration of the room to the pouring of concrete, to the garden industry, he worked energetically and his performance increased steadily.
However, strange sexual cravings that have awakened do not change. The employees Gacy employs are all young men he likes.
Less than a year after the company was founded, Gacy once again crossed the cordon.
January 1972. Gacy drove on the road alone after a New Year's party with her mother and relatives. On the way, he found a teenager sitting on a bench at the bus terminal. His name is Timothy Jack McCoy and is using the New Year's holidays to travel alone.
"Do you want to go sightseeing in Chicago?" You'll stay with me tonight, and tomorrow morning I'll take you to the bus stop. With a smile on his face, Gacy invited Timothy to the car. Timothy hesitated, then gladly agreed.
The next morning, Gacy, who woke up feeling the breath, saw Timothy standing by the bedroom door with a knife, frightening him into jumping out of bed. He quickly grabbed Timothy's head and threw him against the wall. Severely damaged in the head, Timothy stumbled and lost consciousness.
Gacy frantically kicked him in the stomach and stabbed him repeatedly with a falling knife. Eventually, Timothy's eyes extinguished the light, and he made a shaking, drowning sound from behind his throat, losing all strength in his body.
In that instant, an orgasm that had never been seen before swept through Gacy's mind. It's the complex emotion of killing people for the rest of his life, and Gacy is so intoxicated that he can't help himself.
Gacy gasped as he walked into the kitchen, trying to wash off his blood-stained hands when he noticed the delicious scent that permeated the room.
On the table were cutlery for two people with poached eggs and bacon.
Gacy understood instantly, and Timothy had only come to the bedroom to tell him that breakfast was ready. Timothy did not raise his knife, but simply raised his hands to show that he did not have the will to harm others.
But it's too late to regret it. Timothy's life will not return.
More importantly now, it is necessary to find ways to dispose of the remains in the dormitories. Gacy immediately brought concrete from the warehouse and put the body in through the door leading under the floor. Then concrete was poured on it, and the teenager named Timothy disappeared from this world completely.
All that remained was the grunting sound flowing from Timothy's throat, and the unparalleled residue of pleasure that accompanied it. This was Gacy's first killing, and a seed had been quietly planted in Gacy's heart.
The feared "murderous clown"
Gacy's daily life went on. He remarried in 1972. The performance of the construction company operated after his release from prison has also climbed steadily, and its annual income has exceeded that of the previous chain of restaurant chains.
Career development means that more efforts need to be made to recruit people, and most of the employees at Gacy are young men such as high school students.
Moreover, he often invited employees to his home and provided them with financial assistance to make love to him.
On the other hand, Gacy is also active in volunteer activities. Gacy created clown figures such as "pogo" and "patch" and performed in front of hospitalized children and at charity events.
And in this secret place, Gacy began to actively enjoy the pleasure of killing.
For more than three years, from 1976 to 1978, Gacy mainly used various means to bring home young people in their 10s, handcuff them and rape them. The technique is fixed, that is, to bring up the topic of clowns and perform handcuffs for teenagers.
Gacy handcuffed himself first, then opened it with a key hidden between his fingers. This little magic trick was very peculiar to the young man, and through this practice, Gacy said to the surprised person, "I'll tell you how to get out", and then handcuffed him.
Then the teenagers fell completely into Gacy's trap. After enjoying the obligatory sex, Gacy would wrap his prey in a cloth or slowly strangle the prey's neck with a rope and stick.
One by one, Gacy buried the bodies in his own yard. When there was no space in his yard, he simply threw the body into the river, and the crime became more and more bold.
The "murderous clown" fell into the net
Gacy's last prey was on December 11, 1978.
15-year-old Robert Piest came to Gacy for an interview, and Gacy took a fancy to him. It turned out that the young Robert was brutally killed, becoming the 33rd victim.
However, Robert disappeared after going to a part-time job interview, and there will indeed be problems. Worried about the family called the police, the police rightly suspected Gacy, not to mention that Hesse had a criminal record.
As for the police officers who came to his home, Gacy said that he "did not know what happened after the interview", but his suspicions were not eliminated. Police, believing Robert could be imprisoned, conducted a thorough investigation into Gacy's house and its surroundings.
This time the police didn't miss any clues, and they found that Gacy had handed the medication to the clerk of a nearby gas station, and he was arrested again.
Meanwhile, police obtained search warrants and found drug-using syringes in Gacy's home, as well as books about homosexuality, pornographic films, male genital models, and more. To add to the world's shock, 29 bodies were found under the floor of Gacy's house.
In the space under the floor of the solitary courtyard with a height of less than 1 meter, the remains of the youth are sometimes frozen on cement and sometimes buried in the soil.
To cover up the smell of decay, Gacy sprinkled a large amount of lime on the corpse, but to no avail. The soil leaching from the groundwater produces toxic gases, and pieces of waxed flesh are everywhere. The tragic situation at the scene also made the police very uncomfortable.
The afterglow of the most murderous murderer in history
Gacy's crimes were uncovered, and he was sentenced to death by a court that claimed 33 young lives. He pleaded not guilty and appealed several times, but was eventually sentenced on 10 May 1994.
The most murderous murderer in history, still without any regrets, his last words were "Kiss my ass".