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The Man Who Killed Boys presents a thorough, fact‑based account of John Wayne Gacy, Jr., the Chicago suburb resident who, over three years, sexually assaulted and killed 33 boys. Drawing from personal interviews, court documents, and a photo archive, Clifford L. Linedecker reconstructs Gacy's normal public persona, his clandestine crimes, and the legal proceedings that culminated in his 1994 execution by lethal injection.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Clifford L. Linedecker
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