Even though it has been close to three decades since the execution of the Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy, his gruesome practices are still a subject of conversation. Born on March 17, 1942, Gacy was perhaps one of America’s most notorious serial killers of all time. Apart from brutally taking the lives of his victims, he even raped and tortured them.
In total, he murdered 33 boys of several age groups. Out of the 33 individuals, the corpses of 26 were discovered in the crawl space of his home. Meanwhile, he buried three of them on his property. Finally, he got rid of the remaining four by disposing them of in the Des Plaines River. For his horrific crimes, Gacy was sentenced to death on March 13, 1980.
In the USA, every criminal on death row is allowed to have a last meal of their choice. Furthermore, according to the Crime Museum, this meal is served either one or two days before their execution. For his final meal, John Wayne Gacy demanded a feast.
According to 9news, John Wayne Gacy’s last meal included a bucket of KFC chicken, 12 fried prawns, a pound of strawberries, French fries, and a Diet Coke. At one point in his life, Gacy even worked as a manager in three KFC restaurants.
Is there a documentary about John Wayne Gacy?
In 2022, Netflix released a limited docuseries titled Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes. This three-episodic series was a part of the Conversations with a Killer series. It showcased the horrific crimes of the Killer Clown. Furthermore, this project even contained never-before-heard archival audio footage that was recorded during Gacy’s time in prison.
According to Tudum by Netflix, the synopsis of Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes reads, “The chilling story of a serial killer and hours of newly unearthed recordings are at the center of Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes. Archival news clips, expert testimony and recordings of Gacy himself, who killed 33 young men over the course of four years, take the viewer into the terrifying atmosphere of the 1970s murders. The documentary features people who either worked on or closely followed the case speaking about the social conditions that helped Gacy elude capture for so long.”
It further reads, “Prominent status in his community gave Gacy ties to powerful locals, and the disappearances of his victims — primarily gay men who were ostracized by their families and society — were sometimes brushed off by police. Portions of the 60 hours of previously unreleased recordings of Gacy’s conversations with his defense team offer new dimensions to the story, as do recollections from Gacy survivors who haven’t spoken publicly about their brushes with death.”
John Wayne Gacy was caught by the police after the disappearance of his final victim, Robert Piest. According to Esquire, Priest was 15 years old. After getting his way with the teenager, the serial killer dumped his body in the Des Plaines River. Finally, on May 10, 1994, Gacy was executed by lethal injection.
