Before the Clown Became a Killer
John Wayne Gacy became one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. The “Killer Clown” tortured, raped, and killed boys and young men in his area of Norwood Park Township in Chicago. His repugnant rampage might just have been a matter of time, given the childhood he suffered.
John Wayne Gacy. Source: YouTube
A movie could have been made about his life. Gacy grew up in Chicago, and according to his sister Karen, the boy’s upbringing was full of medical problems, abuse, and injuries. She said her brother was beaten by their alcoholic father, who sexually abused his boy on the regular. At 18, Gacy ran away from home.