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Born: 1942, Chicago Illinois. At the age of 11 he started suffering blackouts after being hit in the head by a playground swing. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Las Vegas, then back to Chicago. He went to work as a shoe salesman, then managed a clothing store and married co-worker Marilyn Myer. He met his first victim, Mark Miller, while managing a KFC for his father-in-law. Convicted of sodomy, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. 18 months later he was released for being a model prisoner.In June of 1972 he married Carol Hofgren. They divorced in 1975, when he told her he was gay. He then started his own construction firm, PDM Contractors. He would hire young men, bring them home and show them a trick involving handcuffs. After getting them high and drunk, the party began. Police investigating the disappearance of Robert Piest discovered he was last seen with Gacy. On Dec. 22 1978 he confessed to killing dozens; he claimed his alter ego, Jack Hanley, told him to. Total Killed: 33 Death Row: 14 years Executed: May 9th 1994 |
LAST MEAL: Fried Chicken, Fries and a Coke. |
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Serial Killers:Profiling the Criminal Mind DVD Set |
Jeffrey Dahmer:The Monster Within DVD |
John Wayne Gacy:A Monster in Disguise DVD |
complete programs examine the twisted existence of serial killers from both sides of the equation.
When asked to sum up the craft of criminal profiling, former FBI agent John Douglas, the inventor of the discipline, has said "to understand the artist, you must look at the artwork." In SERIAL KILLERS: PROFILING THE CRIMINAL MIND, Douglas leads an electrifying journey into the unexplored territory of our society's dark side, providing an up-close and powerfully personal perspective on some of the most savage serial killers in history. Through the work of Douglas and other profilers, you'll get as close as you would ever want to get to notorious killers like Atlanta child murderer Wayne Williams, Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer. It's a haunting journey and one that exacts a very real cost on the investigators involved. But it is a trip the profilers must take in order to unmask the complex motives driving humanity's most notorious adversaries. |
He is one of history's most psychotic killers, a man who emerged from a normal suburban upbringing with a sickening hunger that could not be slaked. The incredible case of Jeffrey Dahmer captured headlines and imaginations worldwide. The appalling details of his crimes were as disturbing as they were compelling, but what drove him to commit such hideous acts? Leading psychologists explore the forces that may have motivated him, and police detail the extraordinary and sickening details of the case as they were discovered. Shocking photos from the crime scenes reveal the depths of Dahmer's depravity. And in an exclusive interview, Dahmer's parents talk of the child they raised, and their shock and horror at the discovery of his crimes. Join BIOGRAPHY for a disturbing look at the life and crimes of the cannibal-killer, Jeffrey Dahmer. |
He was a politician, clown, party host, entrepreneur and family man. He was also one of the most prolific murderers in history. When investigators came to John Wayne Gacy's suburban Chicago home, they were confronted with a stench that soon led to the discovery of the remains of 33 young men and boys. Neighbors and friends were shocked: by day, Gacy was a model citizen. JOHN WAYNE GACY uses never-before-seen archival material and interviews with those who knew the killer to paint a chilling picture of the Jekyll and Hyde personality driven to commit these atrocities. Investigators and psychologists help shed light on his methods and motivations, while his family and friends struggle to come to terms with the a question that can never be answered: Why? |
