John Gacy | The Killer Clown

About this episode

This episode explores the life story of John Wayne Gacy, focusing on his childhood and the psychological factors that contributed to his actions as a serial killer.

Today, I bring you the life story of John Wayne Gacy, with a particular emphasis on his childhood and the psychology of how it could have contributed to the serial killer he later became. Elissa Kerrill Serial Killing : A Podcast serialkillinginstagram@gmail.com 2ND PODCAST! Serial Killing: Murder in the News: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vDIa6CgT4hYMAuxQetRA4 MAIN PODCAST! Serial Killing: A Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/10rYT5z4qY1CTFrQLIlKST?si=XIpNxD5fQFK1HPHSUKulDg *Want to Support?* Spotify Subscription: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/serial-killing/subscribe Buy me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/serialkilling Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/serial_killing Instagram: https://instagram.com/serial_killing/ Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/562690815762105/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF

People in this episode

Host: Elissa Kerrill

Topics covered

• John Wayne Gacy
• serial killer
• psychology
• childhood
• true crime

Keywords

• John Gacy
• killer clown
• true crime
• psychology
• childhood trauma

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