THE MAN WHO KILLED BOYS

Hardback. Written shortly after John Wayne Gacy, Jr., was arrested, while he was awaiting trial, this is a snapshot of one of the world's most prolific serial killers. Known as the Killer Clown, Gacy sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 young men, the majority of whom lived in the Chicago area. The author interviewed friends, associates and business partners and discovered Gacy, for a madman, was remarkably functional. He was married twice, ran a successful contracting business and even managed to involve himself into the civic life of Chicago. In May 1978, he was famously photographed meeting with First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The author provides a full portrait, following Gacy through his early days in Iowa to life in Chicago, living on top of a crawl space that he used as a working graveyard. A story told when Gacy was still alive and the terror was fresh in everyone's minds. Illus. + Epilogue. 222pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. no dw.