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Oct 2021
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AD FREE: John Wayne Gacy: Devil In Disgu...

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One of the most brutal and prolific serial killers of all time: John Wayne Gacy is known to have murdered at least 32 people during his reign of terror in a suburb of Chicago. AND. MOST. WERE. BURRIED. UNDER. HIS. HOUSE. This story is told by Gacy himself and the investigators and family members who were forever changed by the horror he brought into their lives.

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