How John Wayne Gacy's killer sense of humour helped him hide in plain sight

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Defence attorney Karen Conti speaks to Metro.co.uk about her experience representing American serial killer John Wayne Gacy during his last legal challenges before he was put to death.

Karen Conti says that, although not exactly friends, John Wayne Gacy was ‘a little bit more gentle’ with her than he was with his male lawyers One of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s death row lawyers says ‘there’s no question’ he had more victims whose bodies are yet to be discovered. Gacy was convicted of murdering 33 young men and boys between 1972 and 1978, burying most of them under his house in Chicago.

Although the get-up played no part in the murders, Conti writes about how Gacy loved clowns for their mischievous side, saying they were always ‘up to no good’. Gacy notoriously dressed up as a clown and created his own character, ‘Pogo’ A self-portrait by Gacy of Pogo the Clown She describes how he had routines for ‘good, happy Pogo’ and ‘sad, evil Pogo’, depending on how the children he was entertaining behaved. If they were good, he would hand out candy with a smile.

 

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How John Wayne Gacy's killer sense of humour helped him hide in plain sightDefence attorney Karen Conti speaks to Metro.co.uk about her experience representing American serial killer John Wayne Gacy during his last legal challenges before he was put to death.
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