The Man Who Killed Boys (32 page)

Gacy (left) dressed as George Washington, presiding over a July 4, 1976 bicentennial party at his home. The man on the right was one of Gacy's business associates. (
Courtesy Chicago Tribune
)

Gacy modeling clown suit for publicity shots taken at his home in December 1976. (Professional clowns say that the corners painted at the edges of the mouth should be
rounded
—in order not to frighten children—rather than sharp, as Gacy painted them.) (
Courtesy Chicago Tribune)

First Lady Rosalynn Carter autographed this photo for Gacy, taken at a private reception honoring her when she visited Chicago in 1978. The man at the right is believed to be Mrs. Carter's advance agent. Gacy is wearing a security clearance button, issued by the Secret Service.

Authorities found a batch of business cards such as this one in Gacy's Des Plaines, Illinois home. (
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Gacy asked photographer Martin Zielinksi to take this photo of him shaking hands with former Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic at a senior citizens facility ground-breaking ceremony in the spring of 1978. (
Courtesy Chicago Tribune
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An area Gacy frequently cruised: North Broadway in the New Town section of Chicago, sometimes referred to as Gaytown. (
Photo by Clifford Linedecker)

Gay Rights Parade, June 24, 1979, on North Broadway, New Town section of Chicago. (
Photo by Junko Ri
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Gay Rights Parade, June 24, 1979, on North Broadway, New Town section of Chicago. (
Photo by Junko Ri
)

Gacy is led through the Des Plaines, Illinois police station, hiding his face with manacled hands, before his transfer to the hospital in Chicago's Cook County Jail. (
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Cook County Sheriff's Police remove the remains of at least four victims from the crawl space beneath Gacy's home. (
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Cook County Medical Examiner, Dr. Robert J. Stein, identifying skeletons of bodies found under Gacy's home. (
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I.D. photo of Gacy taken at the Cook County Jail Hospital. A guard at the hospital resigned after jail officials threatened to suspend him for the removal of this photo from jail files. (
Courtesy Chicago Tribune
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Billy Carroll, Jr., got into a car one evening with several friends, told his parents he'd be back in about an hour, and was never seen again. (
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