The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago

The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago (2020)

August 1st, 20200h 0min

Documentary, Horror
100%

Overview

Summaries "The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago", Focuses on serial killer John Wayne Gacy's time in Chicago and includes information about Gacy's childhood, his career of crime in Waterloo, Iowa, and Gacy's becoming a celebrity in prison. Containing interviews with Chicago attorneys, news reporters, law enforcement officers, and history experts, the film illustrates what the atmosphere was like in Chicago when Gacy was murdering and ultimately apprehended. Gacy's time in prison as a celebrity serial killer is also explored in this groundbreaking film by Chicago native filmmaker John Borowski. —John Borowski


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Young Lords of Lincoln Park

The Young Lords of Lincoln Park


Released on: 2024-11-22
Documentary

"There was a time, from the late 1940s through the 1960s, when the now-upscale Lincoln Park neighbor...

An Occasion of Sin

An Occasion of Sin


Released on: 2021-12-10
Horror, Thriller

True Crime-obsessed Molly meets Aaron: the man of her dreams. He totally loves serial killers, too! ...

Resurrection

Resurrection


Released on: 1999-06-05
Crime, Mystery, Horror

A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who...

D-Tox

D-Tox


Released on: 2002-01-04
Thriller, Crime, Horror

A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at ...

Cry_Wolf

Cry_Wolf


Released on: 2005-09-16
Horror, Thriller

After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer...

Heartstopper

Heartstopper


Released on: 2006-10-31
Horror, Thriller

Two hospitalized young people discover that things can get even worse when the dilapidated instituti...

Blut für die Götter

Blut für die Götter


Released on: 1992-01-01
Horror

The author Stefan König has writer's block. This changes when he witnesses the murder of a prostitut...

Species II

Species II


Released on: 1998-04-10
Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becom...

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives


Released on: 1986-08-01
Horror, Thriller

Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the m...

Funny Games

Funny Games


Released on: 1997-08-23
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force the...

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood


Released on: 1988-05-13
Horror, Thriller

Tina Shepard, a telekinetic teenage girl, accidentally unchains Jason from his watery grave, allowin...

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan


Released on: 1989-07-28
Horror, Thriller

Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into t...

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday


Released on: 1993-08-13
Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-c...

Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III


Released on: 1988-06-10
Horror, Thriller

Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches ...

The Beloved Remains

The Beloved Remains


Released on: 2025-03-20
Horror, Thriller

A short film, set two years after the main event of the horror novel of the same name, written by Se...

H. H. Holmes: Original Evil

H. H. Holmes: Original Evil


Released on: 2018-09-18
Documentary

In the world of evil and deranged serial killers, there is no equal. Meet the Dark Lord of a murder ...

Infliction

Infliction


Released on: 2014-03-16
Drama, Horror

"Infliction" is the actual assembled footage taken from the cameras belonging to two brothers, who d...

May

May


Released on: 2003-04-11
Drama, Horror, Comedy

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into ...

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon


Released on: 2006-08-29
Comedy, Horror, Thriller

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he...

Ratamata

Ratamata


Released on: 1970-01-01
Documentary

A portrait of the diverse opinions of Chicagoans as they reflect on the general state of affairs in ...