John Wayne Substance Abuse

Born in 1942, John was raised by a lower middle-income family. He and his two sisters both went to Catholic schools. At a young age, John was a very quiet boy. He worked odd jobs and spent the money on bagging groceries. At times, to keep himself busy, he got himself into Boy Scout activities. He had a love for cooking, something that his father never liked about him. For this reason, his he had a frosty relationship with his father. His father was also an alcoholic who used to abuse his mother physically and berated both him and his children with a razor strap. However, he had a very strong and warm relationship with his mother and his two sisters. Though not popular, he was liked by his teachers and friends at school. Family problems he

It was said he was gay. Folks noticed that he had a company of young men in his presence. However, those close to him could not believe that he had made passes at men in his working place. At 26, John Wayne was arrested indicted for sodomizing Mark Miller, a teenage boy. He denied the charges claiming that Mark had sex with him willingly for money. His ordeal continued when four months later he was arrested then charged with hiring Anderson Dwight, 18 years old, to assault the latter. After a psychiatric test, Gay pleaded guilty to sodomy. He was given a ten-year sentence at Iowa State Reformatory. Few months later, his wife divorced him,

Gacy was at the Cook County Criminal Courts on February 6, 1980, with Sam Amirante as his defense lawyer whom he had hired. He defended him by claiming that he was insane therefore unable to defend his murder actions. A psychologist and other medical experts explained that John Gacy had a litany of schizophrenia, personality disorders, and antisocial behavior. Their report concluded that he was lunatic at the time he committed the murders. His surviving victims narrated about their encounter with a violent individual. However, the jury ruled him normal and sentenced him to death. He was put to death on May 9, 1994 via lethal injection,