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    John Wayne Gacy was considered to be one of the most vicious serial killers in U.S. history. He viciously murdered 33-34 boys and men between January 3, 1972 and December 11, 1978. He would lure his victims into his house promising them jobs, he would then capture them, sexually assault them and then strangled most of them with a rope. He would than bury their bodies under his house. He was caught and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Through this paper you will see first-hand who John Wayne

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    Infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. Gacy, born into an abusive environment, was assaulted physically along with his siblings, with a razor strap if they were perceived to have misbehaved by their alcoholic father. In addition, Gacy’s mother was physically abused as well throughout her marriage and during the children’s upbringing. During John Wayne Gacy’s childhood education, he suffered further alienation due to a congenital heart condition

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    John Wayne Gacy, who was also referred to as the serial killer clown was born on March 17, 1942. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Marion Elaine Robinson and John Stanley Gacy. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a good relationship with his father being that he was an abusive alcoholic who was also strict since he was Irish and Catholic. During his childhood, he would constantly get beaten by his father, and being that he had certain health conditions he wasn’t allowed to do any school sports

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    John Gacy’s home in Chicago, Illinois. This is where he would lure his victims for sexual favors, then later on, murder them. Gacy worked as a fast-food chain manager during the 1960s and became a self-made building contractor and Democratic precinct captain in the Chicago suburbs in the 1970s. Well-liked in his community and a clown performer at children's parties, Gacy also organized cultural gatherings. He was married and divorced twice and had biological children and stepchildren. Tell in your

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    John Wayne Gacy. Jr was born on March 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Marion Gacy and John Gacy Sr. When Wayne was 11 he hit his head at the playground, and that caused him to frequently pass out. Until reached the age of 16. He was physically and mentally abused by his father. Since his father was a drunk he would beat John and his siblings and sometimes he would have to watch his father beat his mom so severely that she had to go to the hospital. John also had heart problems, which caused obesity

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    John Gacy Theory

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    Gacy has also been described asn Archie Bunker type, but with all humor removed nd At the age of 4, his father beat him with a belt for rearranging car parts he had removed from their car , and another time beat him unconscious with a broomstick from their pantry . He was also verbally abused by his father, often called “dumb and stupid Sissy, Mama’s boy, and told that he would probably grow up to be a queer and its sad because tiis verbal abuse was a constant for the younger Gacy which i

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    Panzram Vs Gacy

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    for mercy until their final breath. Rosemary West, John Gacy, and Carl Panzram are an example of people that showed no mercy to others. Yet, were they created to be or born the monsters they turned out to be. First of all, what did they do that made them so despicable? Second, who

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    people. There is the control, differential-association, labeling, psychological and strain theories that may determine why criminals chose to act in deviant ways. Serial killers such as John Wayne Gacy fall into some of the theories of deviance. The theories John Wayne Gacy falls into are the control theory

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    John Wayne Gacy Essay

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    murder, John Wayne Gacy Jr. In his song, “John Wayne Gacy, Jr”, Stevens performs a change of narratives form the third person narrative in the beginning, to second person narrative, to first person narrative by the end. This changing of perspectives provides the listener a way to understand and even connect with the murders. After the first stanza, Stevens asks the listener, “Are you one of them?” (Steven), as if the listener is one of the victims murdered by John Wayne Gacy. Another curious

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    No, I do not believe that someone such as John Wayne Gacy who went and cruised for his victims on the streets of Chicago would be able to get away with murdering as many people as he did back in the 70's. I did my paper on Gacy and had learned about about how he would lure his victims to his house and the way he would eventually kill them. Although he was able to fool many individuals I still do not believe he would be able to fool the advancements that have surfaced from science and technology.

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