Photo: Des Plaines Police Department / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I won't pretend to be a fan here, because there's nothing to be a fan of. Gacy is one of those names that turns my stomach: a man who hid behind block-party charm, contractor handshakes, and a painted clown face while doing unspeakable things to dozens of young men and boys in the 1970s. What's always stuck with me is how ordinary he looked to his neighbors, how the friendly "Pogo the Clown" routine became the most chilling detail of the whole case. I think the real weight of this story belongs to his victims and their families, not to him. So my honest take is simple: he's a grim, cautionary chapter in American crime history, the kind of figure you study to understand evil, never to admire.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Wayne Gacy
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ゲイシー
- Reading
- じょん・げいしー
- Born
- March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Edgewater, New Jersey, United States
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- clown / painter / serial killer
2. Background
- High school
- Cooley Vocational High School
- University
- Northwestern College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was John Wayne Gacy born?
March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994.
Where is John Wayne Gacy from?
John Wayne Gacy is from Edgewater, New Jersey, United States.
What does John Wayne Gacy do?
John Wayne Gacy works as clown, painter, serial killer.
How tall is John Wayne Gacy?
John Wayne Gacy is 174 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.