John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:American
serial killer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Northwestern_Business_College
gptkbp:arrested 1978-12-21
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-03-17
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:John_Wayne_Gacy,_Jr.
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Cemetery in Illinois (exact location undisclosed)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath lethal injection
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:convictedOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:criminalStatus executed
gptkbp:dateApprehended 1978-12-21
gptkbp:deathDate 1994-05-10
gptkbp:deathPlace Stateville Correctional Center, Crest Hill, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:executedBy gptkb:State_of_Illinois
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
gptkbp:imprisonedAt gptkb:Menard_Correctional_Center
gptkb:Stateville_Correctional_Center
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pogo_the_Clown_persona
gptkbp:mediaType numerous documentaries and books
gptkbp:method lethal injection
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent 1978 arrest and discovery of bodies
gptkbp:notableFor murders of young boys and men
gptkbp:notableWork paintings created in prison
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:company
party entertainer
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Killer_Clown
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Stanley_Gacy
gptkb:Marion_Elaine_Robinson
gptkbp:penalty death
12 death sentences
21 life sentences
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Norwood_Park,_Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:signature John Wayne Gacy signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carole_Hoff
gptkb:Marilyn_Myers
gptkbp:subjectOf true crime media
Netflix docuseries 'Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes'
gptkbp:victim 33
gptkbp:victimsFoundAt gptkb:Des_Plaines_River
crawl space of his home
gptkbp:yearsActive 1972–1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sufjan_Stevens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6