In the true crime community, there is a dangerous tendency to focus on the killer. John Wayne Gacy is a grotesque figure of fascination—the duality of the killer clown and the contractor. But for every click on a Gacy documentary, we owe it to the victims to remember their names.
: The study "Denying the Darkness" examines how Gacy rationalized his crimes and maintained his "good guy" image. bobby walker john wayne gacy
: For information on the ongoing forensic efforts to name unidentified victims, refer to reports on dental records and DNA testing used in the case. In the true crime community, there is a
To date, of the 29 bodies found, 26 have been positively identified. Three remain "John Does"—young men whose faces we have only in death masks, whose names no family has claimed. : The study "Denying the Darkness" examines how