Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

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2022
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Overview

He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a sadistic serial killer.

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John Wayne Gacy

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John Wayne Gacy
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Sam Amirante

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Greg Bedoe

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Rafael Tovar

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Mike Albrecht

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Terry Sullivan

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Steve Nemmers

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William Kunkle

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