1994: John Wayne Gacy, scary clown
May 10th, 2009 Headsman
This date in 1994 was the last on earth for Pogo the Clown — better known as John Wayne Gacy.
Hello, children.
The local small businessman and closeted pederast filled his crawlspace with the remains teenage boys he’d either kidnap off the street, or hire in his capacity as an independent contractor.
When he wasn’t raping and murdering, he kept up appearances as a Democratic machine operative (once photographed with First Lady Rosalynn Carter) and amateur block party harlequin.
Gacy was a notable “serial killer artist” in the years he spent awaiting lethal injection.* In that capacity, the clown motif continued to inspire him.
* The lethal injection was botched with a clogged IV tube. It took 18 minutes.
Also On This Date
Possibly Related Executions
- 1989: Ted Bundy, psycho killer
- 2002: Aileen Wuornos, Monster
- 1985: Stephen Morin, serial killer convert
Entry Filed under: 20th Century, Artists, Botched Executions, Capital Punishment, Common Criminals, Crime, Death Penalty, Execution, Illinois, Lethal Injection, Murder, Popular Culture, Rape, Serial Killers, Sex, USA
Tags: 1990s, 1994, chicago, clowns, john wayne gacy, may 10, murderabilia, rosalynn carter
March 13th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
The creepiest clown i ever saw!
Yet another one who ‘appeared’ outwardly normal and was respected by others. Weren’t some of his art works (if you can call them that) sold? Who on earth would buy that stuff? The mind boggles! Sick, sick man!