Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy: The Real-Life Killer Clown

Often said to be the inspiration for Stephen King's evil Pennywise in it, John Wayne Gacy was the original, real-life Killer Clown. Gacy would lure victims to his home with the promise of work or a warm bed, then dupe them into putting on handcuffs to show them a trick. But instead, he would rape and torture them for hours before killing them. He buried twenty-six victims in the crawl space beneath his home. When that was full, he disposed of some bodies in the Des Plaines River. Gacy was e...