In order to fully understand John Wayne Gacy's homicidal intent, one must look into his early childhood. His early childhood was filled with both physical and mental abuse from his father. John Gacy Sr, Gacy's father, was a severe alcoholic and was disappointed in his son for his lack of masculinity. Due to this, Gacy would often be abused by his father. Gacy was struggling with his sexual identity from a young age, but he moved to Illinois, got married and had a family to conceal his homosexual desires. Despite the layers of concealment, Gacy shrouded around himself through his heterosexual family life, he fed into his homosexual desires when he first anally raped a young boy. As time went on, the desires came to overpower him. Which was turning him …show more content…
Gacy recounted committing his murders in his Pogo the Clown costume, providing the ghastly image of a killer clown that people associate Gacy with today. Gacy´s murder track lasted for six years without drawing substantial suspicion from authorities or associates. That ended when he raped and murdered a young man who was well known and respected in the community. The boy was last seen with Gacy, which caused law enforcement to investigate and eventually uncover the large amount of evidence that was buried under his house. The Pogo the Clown persona is a prime example of Gacy´s ability to manipulate the individuals with whom he interacted with. His manipulatively charming nature, offending and subsequent lack of remorse for his crimes indicate that he had Antisocial personality disorder (APSD), such as superficial charm. This was indicative through his ability to gain his victims´ trust and use it to his advantage to blind, rape and kill them. He also had emotional instability, another characteristic of APSD, within his marriages that lead to the end of the relationships. In conclusion,