From a public viewpoint John Wayne Gacy was an upstanding citizen. He frequently volunteered in his community and helped with public fundraisers. After his arrest people would comment on his charming personality. However, over the course of six years Gacy murdered 33 young men and boys and buried most of their bodies in his Cook County, Illinois home, his youngest victim being 14 years old. Gacy was a psychopathic serial killer.
John Wayne Gacy Jr was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1942. Gacy’s father, an abusive alcoholic drunk, would constantly beat and belittled him, sometimes without reason. Gacy’s father would often call him an “overweight sissy.” Gacy fared no better in school. Due to a congenital heart condition, he was unable …show more content…
According to Gacy, his first victim’s blood made such a mess that he searched for a more efficient means to carry out his murders. Gacy began using a tourniquet on their throats while simultaneously rapping them. Gacy began burying his victims bodies in the crawl space of his home and kept several of their items in his bedroom. Some items that were found were rings and driver IDs. Gacy had buried so many bodies in his crawl space that he had ran out of room. He dumped his last five victims bodies into a nearby river. Gacy was discovered when police starting poking around after the disappearance of a young boy named Robert Piest. Police suspected Gacy was involved in the disappearance of Piest when his story had holes. After a second search warrant was issued police found human bones in his crawl space. By the time Gacy had been convicted of murdering 33 people, he had committed one of the worst serial killings in American history. When confessing and disclosing the location of his victims’ bodies, he showed no signs of emotion or remorse. [3]
Psychopathy is a disorder of personality revealed by a lifelong pattern of antisocial behavior. [4] The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), created by Robert Hare, helps identify psychopaths. According to PCL-R, among other things, psychopaths are often remorseless of their murders and have a hard time showing empathy.[5] When Gacy gave his interviews he proved he
John Wayne Gacy Jr was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1942. Gacy’s father, an abusive alcoholic drunk, would constantly beat and belittled him, sometimes without reason. Gacy’s father would often call him an “overweight sissy.” Gacy fared no better in school. Due to a congenital heart condition, he was unable …show more content…
According to Gacy, his first victim’s blood made such a mess that he searched for a more efficient means to carry out his murders. Gacy began using a tourniquet on their throats while simultaneously rapping them. Gacy began burying his victims bodies in the crawl space of his home and kept several of their items in his bedroom. Some items that were found were rings and driver IDs. Gacy had buried so many bodies in his crawl space that he had ran out of room. He dumped his last five victims bodies into a nearby river. Gacy was discovered when police starting poking around after the disappearance of a young boy named Robert Piest. Police suspected Gacy was involved in the disappearance of Piest when his story had holes. After a second search warrant was issued police found human bones in his crawl space. By the time Gacy had been convicted of murdering 33 people, he had committed one of the worst serial killings in American history. When confessing and disclosing the location of his victims’ bodies, he showed no signs of emotion or remorse. [3]
Psychopathy is a disorder of personality revealed by a lifelong pattern of antisocial behavior. [4] The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), created by Robert Hare, helps identify psychopaths. According to PCL-R, among other things, psychopaths are often remorseless of their murders and have a hard time showing empathy.[5] When Gacy gave his interviews he proved he