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Ceri M, Reviewer
What a book! I don’t think the name John Wayne Gacy needs explaining to anyone, especially to true crime enthusiasts but if you need a quick reminder here goes!
John Wayne Gacy hailed from Des Plaines, Illinois and was found guilty of the sexual abuse and murders of 33 young males in 1980. He was executed by lethal injection on 10th May 1994 after numerous appeals against his conviction and sentence. His execution was slightly botched with one of the IVs getting blocked and therefore taking longer than normal. If you are interested his last meal was KFC and his last words were ‘Kiss My Ass’. Nice, but then what else would you expect coming from a serial killer of such depravity.
Anyway onwards to the book! Brad Hunter, you’ve done an excellent job! This book is an excellent example of illustrating the fact that even though you think you know all there is to know about a particular crime/serial killer there are always new facts to discover!
It is well written, well presented, factual and informative and keeps the readers attention engaged and interested. The text flows well from chapter to chapter. There’s no jumping backwards and forwards, it’s is all presented in pretty much a chronological order and contains all newly released material relating to recent television documentaries on Gacy
I have watched the documentary The Clown and the Candyman and if you look at all available information plus Gacys insistence he did not act alone I don’t think this link can be ignored. The very idea of a pedophiles network on the scale of which was uncovered sickens me but it would explain the ease at which these type of individuals found their victims as serial killers of this ilk generally have higher victims counts
All in all a very good book, I was captivated from the start and would have finished it much quicker if I didn’t have to force myself to put the book down and go to work!! Definitely worth a 5 star rating!!
John Wayne Gacy hailed from Des Plaines, Illinois and was found guilty of the sexual abuse and murders of 33 young males in 1980. He was executed by lethal injection on 10th May 1994 after numerous appeals against his conviction and sentence. His execution was slightly botched with one of the IVs getting blocked and therefore taking longer than normal. If you are interested his last meal was KFC and his last words were ‘Kiss My Ass’. Nice, but then what else would you expect coming from a serial killer of such depravity.
Anyway onwards to the book! Brad Hunter, you’ve done an excellent job! This book is an excellent example of illustrating the fact that even though you think you know all there is to know about a particular crime/serial killer there are always new facts to discover!
It is well written, well presented, factual and informative and keeps the readers attention engaged and interested. The text flows well from chapter to chapter. There’s no jumping backwards and forwards, it’s is all presented in pretty much a chronological order and contains all newly released material relating to recent television documentaries on Gacy
I have watched the documentary The Clown and the Candyman and if you look at all available information plus Gacys insistence he did not act alone I don’t think this link can be ignored. The very idea of a pedophiles network on the scale of which was uncovered sickens me but it would explain the ease at which these type of individuals found their victims as serial killers of this ilk generally have higher victims counts
All in all a very good book, I was captivated from the start and would have finished it much quicker if I didn’t have to force myself to put the book down and go to work!! Definitely worth a 5 star rating!!
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