The Man Who Killed Boys: The John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Story (St. Martin's True Crime Classics)
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- Synopsis
- ***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***A true story of mass murder in a Chicago suburb.Successful businessman, community benefactor, good friend and neighbor-- and perverted mass murderer.Over a period of three years, John Wayne Gacy, Jr. sexually tortured and murdered 33 boys. His friends and neighbors in his unassuming Illinois community never suspected a thing. Gacy was a Jekyll-and-Hyde figure, leading an outwardly normal life, but secretly brutalizing dozens of young men in a hidden lair, and concealing their bodies under the floorboards of his suburban home.Through extensive personal interviews with those who knew Gacy, veteran true-crime scribe Clifford L. Linedecker takes us on a shocking ride through Gacy's life, delving deep into the man's troubled past, recounting his appalling series of murders, and recreating the drama of his trial-- which resulted in his execution by lethal injection in 1994. Gruesome and horrifying, The Man Who Killed Boys reveals stark terror set amid the daily lives of an ordinary community.
- Copyright:
- 1980
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 257 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781466847927
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780312952280
- Publisher:
- ST. MARTIN'S PUBLISHING GROUP
- Date of Addition:
- 07/05/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Clifford L. Linedecker.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.