Actor Jack Merrill is presenting a one-man show in Los Angeles about the night serial killer John Wayne Gacy abducted him Jack Merrill on the set of 'The Save' at Electric Lodge theater in Los Angeles. Credit: Austin Hargrave “It was just another night,” says Jack Merrill of that warm fall evening in 1978 when he left the YMCA on Chicago's near North Side. “I was on my way home from a swim. I was 19 years old and ... View more
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The Zodiac Killer Murdered 5 People – But Claimed to Have Killed Dozens More. Here’s What to Know About the Serial Killer’s Victims and Survivors
The Zodiac Killer is known to have murdered five people between 1968 to 1969, though has claimed to have killed more than 30 San Francisco murder victims David Faraday and Darlene Ferrin, alleged to be victims of the Zodiac Killer. Credit : Getty The Zodiac Killer is one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Known not only for the gruesome murders he committed in northern California in the late 1960s, ... View more
Deaths of Elderly Women Were Chalked Up to Natural Causes. But Victim’s Daughter Suspected Something More Sinister
Shanon Dion poses holding a photo of her mother Doris Gleason. Credit : LM Otero/AP Photo Shannon Dion was a devoted daughter to her 92-year-old mother, Doris Gleason. Every Sunday, the duo would attend church together. But on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, their day of worship and prayer turned tragic. When Dion showed up at Tradition-Prestonwood, a luxury independent living facility for seniors in North Dallas, she found ... View more
April Balascio Turned In Her Serial Killer Father. Here’s the First Time She Suspected Him (Exclusive)
April Balascio and her new book, 'Raised By a Serial Killer'. April Balascio knew something wasn't right about her father, serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. “Kids aren’t stupid,” she told PEOPLE in 2018 for the cover story My Father Was a Serial Killer…and I Turned Him In. “Someone was always murdered wherever we lived.” Her father moved the family frequently when she was growing up, usually in the middle of the night. ... View more
How Did John Wayne Gacy Die? Inside the Killer Clown’s Death 31 Years Ago, Including His Notorious Last Words
John Wayne Gacy was executed in prison 31 years ago on May 10, 1994 John Wayne Gacy.,a.k.a. the Killer Clown, died 31 years ago today. On May 10, 1994, the serial killer — who was convicted of murdering at least 33 teen boys and young men throughout the 1970s — died while at a correctional facility in Illinois. Though his crimes were among the most heinous in American history, Gacy maintained a disturbing double life as both ... View more
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