Buried Dreams: Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy (Digital Original)

By: Tim Cahill

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Synopsis: The definitive study of John Wayne Gacy—from his abusive childhood to the murders of thirty-three boys—based on four years of investigative reporting. John Wayne Gacy, the &“Killer Clown,&” was a suburban Chicago businessman sentenced to death in 1980 for a string of horrific murders after the bodies of his victims were found hidden in a crawl space beneath his Des Plaines, Illinois, home. The serial killer had preyed on teenagers and young men—at the same time entertaining at children&’s parties and charitable events dressed as &“Pogo the Clown.&” Drawing on exclusive interviews and previously unreported material, journalist Tim Cahill &“offers the stuff of wrenching nightmares&” (The Wall Street Journal): a harrowing journey inside the mind of a serial killer. Meticulously researched and graphically recounted, Buried Dreams brings to vivid life the real John Wayne Gacy—his complex personality, compulsions, inadequacies, and torments—often in the murderer&’s own words. Called &“an absorbing and disturbing story&” by Publishers Weekly and &“surprisingly graceful&” by the New York Times, this is a journey to the heart of human evil that you will never forget.