People v. Gacy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:Illinois_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:arrested_for May 10, 1994
gptkbp:casualties young males
33 young men and boys
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:Cook_County_Courthouse
gptkb:1978
gptkb:1980
14 weeks
gptkbp:community_impact raised awareness of serial killers
gptkbp:court gptkb:John_Wayne_Gacy
Sam Amirante
gptkbp:criminal_charge gptkb:murder
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films and books
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Illinois_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:defendant_background Former contractor
gptkbp:evaluates sociopathic behavior
gptkbp:gacy's_arrest_date December 21, 1978
gptkbp:gacy's_burial_site Cremated remains
gptkbp:gacy's_childhood troubled upbringing
gptkbp:gacy's_community_involvement local Democratic Party
gptkbp:gacy's_confession admitted to murders
gptkbp:gacy's_execution_method lethal injection
gptkbp:gacy's_last_words claimed innocence
gptkbp:gacy's_legacy infamous serial killer
gptkbp:gacy's_post_trial_life remained on death row
gptkbp:gacy's_psychiatric_history history of mental illness
gptkbp:gacy's_psychological_profile manipulative personality
gptkbp:gacy's_trial_impact changed public perception of safety.
gptkbp:gacy's_trial_outcome convicted of 33 murders
gptkbp:gacy's_trial_publicity national media attention
gptkbp:gacy's_victim_demographics predominantly male teenagers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People v. Gacy
gptkbp:investigates several years
FBI involvement
gptkbp:involves gptkb:John_Wayne_Gacy
gptkbp:is_motivated_by sexual gratification
gptkbp:judges unanimous guilty verdict
Theodore J. O' Brien
gptkbp:lawyer_role gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Cook_County_State's_Attorney
focus on evidence
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:outcome Guilty verdict
gptkbp:precedent Death penalty cases
gptkbp:public_reaction highly publicized
demand for justice
gptkbp:sentence Death penalty
gptkbp:significance Serial killer case
Impact on criminal law
gptkbp:strategy insanity plea
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of testimony of survivors
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Cook_County,_Illinois
gptkbp:year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Gacy
gptkb:John_Wayne_Gacy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6