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John Wayne Gacy Research Paper

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John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Danish and Polish parents. He and his siblings were raised by a drunken dad. Their dad often beat them with a razor strap if they were misbehaving. Gacy’s mother was also physically assaulted by the father as well. His sister, Karen, said that the siblings learned to be tough and that John would not cry. John and his family were Catholics and he and his siblings went to Catholic schools. He had a congenital heart problem that prevented him from playing with kids at school. Because he couldn’t play with the other kids he had trouble making friends. His father also saw this as a failure. Even though he wasn’t a popular kid, he was well liked

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