5.0 Case #2: John Wayne Gacy Flashcards
John Wayne Gacy
What is Gacy convicted of?
Murdering 33 young men and boys
What is his Father’s name?
John Stanley Gacy
What is his mother’s name?
Marion Elaine Robinson
He struggled with health issues including
a heart condition
T or F. He was often bullied.
True
Where did he committed all his murders?
His ranch house
Who’s often his target victims?
Young men and boys
He had a total of ______ victims
33
How many victims were buried in his crawl space?
26
How many victims were buried in his crawl space or beneath their house
26
By 1978, John Wayne Gacy had run out of space in his crawl space to conceal bodies, prompting him to dispose of his victims in the ________________ from a bridge of Interstate 55.
Des Plaines River
Who’s disappearance led to a police search of Gacy’s Norwood Park house?
Robert Piest, 15 y.o.
Breakthrough of the case?
Investigators discovered human remains buried in his space
In the 1980s, his trial began. what is he mainly charged of?
Murder
T or F. He was found guilty of committing 33 murders.
True
He was executed on and by?
May 10, 1994 by Lethal Injection
What forensic evidence played a crucial role in linking Gacy to the murders?
Dental records & human remains
A nonprofit that uses genetic
information to locate relatives of dead people who have not been identified.
DNA Doe Project
Bundy or Gacy. Who died first?
Bundy
What is his alias? AKA?
Pogo the Clown. The Killer Clown.
T or F. Gacy’s Father was alcoholic and abusive.
True
T or F. As a child, Gacy is very weak and always sick.
True
In 1968, he was first imprisoned for?
Sexual assault
Who is his first victim?
Timothy Jack Mccoy
Who was his last victim?
Robert Jerome Piest
There’s a total of _____ unidentified victims.
5
Who’s the recently identified victim?
Francis Wayne Alexander
Where did his trial took place?
Cook County, Illinois
T or F. Gacy’s father apologized to him and for everything he had done to him.
True
Who’s the FBI Profiler in 1980 that suspected his involvement in multiple murders?
Robert Ressler
