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John Wayne Gacy was convicted of murdering 33 boys and young men in the 1970s

There are at least seven reported survivors of Gacy

Four of them testified at Gacy's trial

Convicted of murdering 33 boys and young men in the 1970s, John Wayne Gacy is considered to be one of the country’s deadliest serial killers. But a handful of individuals managed to survive Gacy’s horrific attacks — with some even helping to land the sadistic killer behind bars.

Before his arrest in December 1978, Gacy was thought to be a model citizen in his Chicago-area community. He owned a successful contracting and remodeling business, volunteered as a clown at local children’s hospitals and participated in local politics, serving as the director for the Polish Constitution Day Parade and meeting

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