An unsettling jailhouse interview with one of the most prolific murderers in US history has unveiled new details about the so-called 'Killer Clown'.
John Wayne Gacy, who had a penchant for dressing as a clown and entertaining local children, killed at least 33 boys and young men. Gacy handcuffed, tortured, raped, and strangled his young victims.
He had confessed to the murders in 1978 and was executed in 1994 at the age of 52.
While in prison for his heinous crimes, Gacy had filmed a secret interview in which he reportedly hinted that he may have had accomplices.
A new docuseries, titled John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise and was released on Peacock on March 25, features the eerie jailhouse interview from 1992.
Check out the trailer for the new documentary below:In his interview with CBS Chicago’s Walter Jacobson, Gacy suggests he had accomplices, and that employees from his P.D.M. Construction company stayed at his home regularly. He accused some of those employees of committing the murders.
"The media has always contended there was others involved," Gacy told Jacobson. "At the time of my arrest, there were four other suspects."
He then added: "The dead won't bother you. It's the living you have to worry about."
According to Chicago defense attorneys Rober Stephenson and Steven Becker, three deceased men discovered at Gacy’s home in 1978 may have been murdered by someone other than Gacy.
Also raised in the chilling documentary series was the theory that Gacy may have killed even more people than he initially admitted to.
A detective who worked on the case told producers of the new docuseries that there could be around 12 or so more victims of Gacy.
"I firmly believe there's more," retired Detective Rafael Tovar speculated.
Gacy's secret prison interview had been hidden for a number of years. In fact, even his death-row attorney Karen Conti admitted to being completely unaware of it until the miniseries debuted.
As part of the documentary, Gacy is asked why he had never spoken about his crimes until that particular time, to which he replied: "I had no need to talk to the media. They were looking for sensationalism. They were looking for a monster."
