John Wayne Gacy was one of the most famous serial killers of his times. He was convicted of murdering 33 young men and boys, and disposing of their bodies underneath his Chicago house, burying them in the crawlspace, or under his garage and BBQ pit. 4 bodies he disposed of by dumping them into the Des Plaines River. He was discovered by the police in 1978 after a 17 year old boy went missing, Robert Piest, who was last seen with Gacy. A search warrant uncovered suspicious evidence at Gacy’s house and the police started the surveillance of Gacy. Over time, they were able to obtain a second search warrant, this time finding decomposed bodies. He liked to tie young men and boys up and torture them, as well as rape them, before strangling them. Gacy was found guilty of 33 homicides and sentenced to death on March 13, 1980. He was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Prison on May 10, 1994.

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JOHN WAYNE GACY HOUSE – SITE
8213 W. Summerdale Avenue, Chicago
This is the site where John Wayne Gacy’s house once sat. He bought it in 1974 and lived here until his arrest in 1978. Police found the remains of 29 bodies on this property, including 26 buried in the crawlspace. A new house was eventually built on the property, and the address was changed to 8215.

NISSON PHARMACY – SITE
1920 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines
This is the site of Nisson Pharmacy, where Robert Piest was last seen with Gacy. This incidence led to Gacy’s arrest.

AMIRANTE LAW OFFICES – SITE
222 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge
This is the site of Sam Amirante’s Law Office, John Wayne Gacy’s lawyer. He confessed his crimes to his lawyer while drunk on December 20, 1978.

I-55 BRIDGE OVER THE DES PLAINES RIVER – SITE
I-55 and Des Plaines River Bridge
This is the site where John Wayne Gacy dumped at least 4 bodies, including that of Robert Piest. He had changed disposal locations as his crawlspace was full.

STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER – SITE
16830 IL-53, Crest Hill
This is the Illinois State Prison where John Wayne Gacy was executed on May 10, 1994, by lethal injection for his crimes. He reputed last words were “Kiss my ass”.

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