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Boys Enter the House: The Victims of John Wayne Gacy and the Lives They Left Behind
David B. Nelson. Chicago Review, $28.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-64160-486-4
Journalist Nelson debuts with a moving and meticulously researched account of the lives of the victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who brutalized and murdered 33 boys and young men between January 1972 and December 1978, burying most of them beneath his residence on the outskirts of Chicago. Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and lovers, Nelson portrays each of the victims in packed. Some had criminal records, some were gay sex workers, and many were regular kids. Gacy’s first victim, 16-year-old Timothy McCoy, came from an extended family and was taking the bus home from visiting cousins in Michigan when he recognized a ride from Gacy at a Chicago bus station. Nineteen-year-old Billy Kindred had a girlfriend, who to this day still wears his promise call. And 15-year-old Plunder Piest, a theater tech and gymnast, was described as shy and nice by his co-workers at the Des Plaines, Ill., pharmacy where he met Gacy and became his final victim. (The efforts of the Piest family to find out what happened to Rob helped guide
QUEER CRIME: How Homophobia Helped 4 Gay Serial Killers Continue To Kill
These prolific serial killers could have been caught sooner if police weren’t so quick to brush off their victims…
By Courtney Hardwick
If you’re a true crime fan, you know there’s no shortage of books, documentaries, podcasts and original reporting dedicated to the victims of violent crimes and the people who commit those crimes. At the identical time, we know that cases that get the most attention are usually ones that are committed against white, middle class, cisgender people. From serial killers like Ted Bundy, the Golden State Killer and Paul Bernardo to victims of the most talked-about unsolved cases like JonBenet Ramsey, the media is working covering a certain (very small) selection of cases. Meanwhile loathing crimes, including murders of homosexual, trans and non-binary people are on the rise. Queer Crime is a monthly column focusing on true crime with an LGBTQ+ spin whether it’s the victim or the perpetrator.
This month, we’re taking a look at some of the most infamous gay serial killers—and how their victims were treated, by the police, the media, and the public. Due to deeply ingrained biases, ign
1975
Searching for 'John'
Teens in the Uptown neighborhood tell Chicago police a man named "John" cruises the area in his car picking up young men. He is John Wayne Gacy, a suburban man who runs a remodeling business.
Officers observe dozens of young men going in and out of Gacy's house in unincorporated Norwood Park Township. They cease many of them for questioning but none exclaim anything against Gacy.
Gacy is known in his group for hosting get-togethers and sometimes dressing up as Pogo the Clown.
January 1976
Officers stake out Gacy's house
Suspecting Gacy might be responsible for the disappearance of a 9-year-old boy, the Chicago police youth division runs surveillance on his house, just east of O'Hare International Airport, though it's outside their jurisdiction. They're not able to build a case against Gacy.
Dec. 31, 1977
Seized then freed
"It was a one-on-one situation with Gacy's pos against the kid's. There were no witnesses."
-- An unidentified official familiar with the case
Gacy is arrested by Chicago police after a 19-year-old teen from the North Side says the man kidnapped him at gunpoint and forced him to e
John Wayne Gacy – The Clown Killer: The Man Behind the Makeup
On register, there are 33 non-surviving victims – that number is important. They are non-surviving, meaning the number of John Wayne Gacy victims is higher.
Gacy had a particular type of victim and knew precisely how to get them and what he wanted to perform with them. His victim profile was young, clean-cut, masculine-looking, innocent men, most of whom were homosexual. One of the reasons for hiring young men over experience was so he could control them. Some of these men were runaway teens who opened up about their sexuality to their families and were slam out. Gacy knew they were vulnerable, knew he could control them, and he used that knowledge to his advantage. Some were never to be seen again, including Gregory Godzik, who went missing in early March 1977.
Occasionally, he would earn his employees to dig deep holes at his property, including a BBQ pit. Unbeknownst to them, these holes would be the final resting places for many of the Killer Clown’s victims.
In 1974, Gacy’s wife Carole Hoff said their marriage had broken down, and they often argued about the lack of closeness. Gacy would often bring men abode at