What Was The Impact Of John Wayne Gacy

When John Wayne Gacy came into this world, it was to make an impact. A good impact. Gacy indeed, did not live up to that idea. Gacy was born March 17, 1942 in Chicago Illinois. His parents, John Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine Robinson, and his older sister, Joanne, would welcome him into this world. His younger sister, Karen, would later join the family. Gacy was named after John Gacy, a Hollywood icon. Growing up, Gacy’s father held high expectations for his son. In his fathers eyes, Gacy never came close to living up to his expectations. Gacy was overweight and unathletic. Gacy had a congenital heart condition that limited his physical activities. The root of Gacy’s problems come from his father.

John Stanley Gacy was an alcoholic. When

This was the year Gacy was indicted and convicted on sodomy charges after sexually assaulting two teenage boys. He pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy to a fifteen year old boy, but pleaded not guilty to charges relating to other young men. He was sentenced to ten years in prison at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Out of the ten years he was supposed to serve he only served 18 months of it. Gacy got out on good behavior. During his time in prison, Marylnn filed for divorce on grounds of “cruel and inhuman treatment.” Marylnn gained custody of both of the children and Gacy wouldn’t see them ever again. Marylnn also changed her last name so she has no ties to the Gacy name. In 1979, in an interview with New York Times, Marylnn stated that “I never had any fear of him. It's hard for me to relate to these killings. I was never afraid of him…. He had never been violent and was a good

He found a new wife. Her name was Carole Hoff. When they first met, she had two kids of her own. Gacy and Carole had history as teenagers and rekindled it. Carole and her two daughters moved into Gacy’s home so Gacy’s mother left. This same year, Gacy murdered his first known victim, Timothy McCoy. Two years into their marriage, Carole had confronted him about a bunch of things. Gacy was constantly disappearing most of the night and spending a lot of that time in the garage. Gacy often had young men by. During one of Gacy's interview tapes, Gacy had told Carole that he was bisexual but Carole never took it seriously. Carole found porn magazines and wallets of young men. After she found this, she decided it was time to confront him. She confronted Gacy about their non-existent intimate life and how Gacy was always disappearing. Carole had accused Gacy about only having young men working for him and he snapped. He figured since he was getting accused so much he should just do it. By the end of 1975, Gacy had murdered two more boys. After the divorce in 1976, Gacy went on to murdered 30 more young men and