The KILLER CLOWN

The document discusses the life and crimes of John Wayne Gacy, also known as Pogo the Clown, highlighting his double life as a successful businessman and a notorious serial killer. It details his early life, criminal activities, the discovery of his victims, and the subsequent trial, emphasizing the impact of his case on forensic science and criminal profiling. Gacy's legacy continues to influence popular culture and forensic methodologies in the investigation of unidentified victims.

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The KILLER CLOWN

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THE

KILLER
CLOWN
BETÜL BAYRAK
ANT599-FINAL PRESENTATION
DR. RULA BAYSAN
TALKING ABOUT
DOUBLE LIFE...

Pogo The Clown/Patches The Clown

Successful business man
Close with politicians
Married two times&with kids
Can easily charm people
Black or white towards people-never in between
HIS EARLY LIFE

Abusive father
Works at the morgue
Conflicts with sexual orientation
Rich father-in-law
“I was testing you”
1.5 years in prison for sodomy
Cooking skills at Anamosa State Penitentiary
HIS LIFE IN CHICAGO

Construction business
“constructive, not destructive”
Young man/teenage boys as workers
Says to the wife, he is “bisexual”
Magician tricks
“Suborban couple vibes”
ROB PIEST INCIDENT
Gets sloppy
Drug store reciept
Powerful politician friends
Loved between the community
Difficulties with communication between
states
His 5 former workes are missing!
24/7 surveilance
Tries to be friends with the cops
IN GACY’S CRAWL SPACE
Mariuhana incident
Second search warrant
odor of
decomposing flesh
They search the house
for Robert, but....
Worms
Souvenirs
70's, bias,
boys will be boys
EXCAVITION OF HIS HOUSE
no PPE
putting flags into the crawl space
29 bodies, different decomposition stages
(different PMI)
blackened bones (environment, mud)
different burials (face up, face down etc.)
different MO’s
ligatures around their neck (torture)
cheaper to build a new house
IDENTIFICAION AND FINDING ROB
Commingled remains (MNI determination)
Each bone tagged and catalogued
“Send the dental records of the missing kids”,
not much calls
Rob Piest still have not been found
“He is not above the ground and he is not
below the ground”
Deep Freeze of ‘79
Ron Piest, April, internal gas
9 unidentified
1886-DNA, 3 more identified
CLYDE SNOW

The skull is a target for a lot of traumas. You

may find evidence of old skull fractures, and
the cause of death very often is directed at the
skull. And it contains teeth.
THE TRIAL

Insanity defense
“I kept getting away with it. That’s why I didn’t
stop.”
“I killed 33 people. You will only kill me
once.”
Rape can occur between two men.
Focus was on the criminal, not the victim(s).
Last meal: KFC
AFTER EFFECTS

Inspired the creation of Cold Case Units

(even after the conviction, if there is an
unidentified victim, the case stays open) -
perpetuator oriented to victim oriented
Popularized the use of MNI (Essential in
mass grave and disaster victim analysis today.)
Helped expand forensic identification
methods (Combined osteology, odontology,
and later, DNA.)
AFTER EFFECTS
Set standards for analyzing commingled
remains (Introduced consistent methods for
sorting and identifying mixed skeletal material)
Contributed to the growth of FBI
Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) -Gacy became
a key case in criminal profiling of organized
offenders.
Showed the need for multidisciplinary
forensic teams (Anthropology, pathology,
psychology all worked together.)
AFTER EFFECTS The Evil Clown
Concept
TV Show
inspirations
Songs, band
names
Books
(Fiction/Non-
fiction)
THANK YOU.