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May 2020
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Episode 137: John Wayne Gacy Part 2: The...

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About this episode
Tonight we continue our deep dive into the damp, smelly and super greasy world of John Wayne Gacy. Tonight's episode focuses on the abductions, the assaults and the murders that took place over a 6 year period in the mid to late 70s. This pig took the lives of 33 young, teenage boys and he did it in some of the most disturbing ways imaginable.
Fair warning, there are some descriptions and mentioning of sexual assault and rape.

Books mentioned/used in this episode:
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster by Sam Amirante

The Man Who Killed Boys: The John Wayne Gacy Story by Clifford L. Linedecker

Buried Dreams: Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy by Tim Cahill

Killer Clown by Terry Sullivan

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