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John Wayne Gacy: the boy who went to ask about a summer job, and the 33 victims under a house near Chicago

2026-11-14 · · The Gravest Crimes, Solved · 13 min read

In the 1970s, young men and teenage boys kept disappearing around Chicago, the big city in the state of Illinois, in the American Midwest.

Most of them were between 14 and 21 years old. Some had left home after fights with their parents. Some were looking for work. Some were simply last seen on the street.

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