Killer of the Week: John Wayne Gacy Pt. 1

Before he became one of America’s most notorious serial killers, John Wayne Gacy was a respected businessman, community volunteer, and beloved party clown in suburban Chicago. But behind the makeup of “Pogo the Clown” hid a deeply disturbed man shaped by abuse, trauma, and rage.

For today's first episode of Killer of the Week, Vanessa Richardson and forensic psychologist Dr. Tristin Engels trace Gacy’s early life, from a violent childhood and secret compulsions to the first crimes that exposed his monstrous double life. Beneath the surface of normalcy, a predator was taking shape.

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