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True Crime: John Wayne Gacy House plus Locations of the Killer Clown Murders and Graves

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    A house built on the site where serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s house was demolished is on the market at $459,000.
    The three-bedroom, 2,500-square-foot house on Summerdale Avenue in Norwood Park Township was first listed in August at $489,000; the price has been cut three times since. The brick ranch house where Gacy lived was torn down in the wake of the police investigation that required digging up the crawlspace, driveway, garage and yard, where police found the remains of 29 bodies in late 1978 and early 1979. According to Chicago Tribune articles from 1979, Gacy told police he buried the bodies of 27 of his victims on the Summerdale Avenue property and threw the bodies of another five victims into the Des Plaines River.
    Ending song is I Am a Rambling Boy by Jory Nash available at www.Jorynash.com
    John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist who took the lives of at least 33 young males in Cook County, Illinois, burying most under his house. Other bodies were recovered from the nearby Des Plaines River.
    Sometimes known as the “Killer Clown" for his habit of dressing in a clown costume and makeup, Gacy had an abusive childhood and struggled with his homosexuality. After being convicted of sexual assault in 1968, Gacy's murders were discovered.
    Gacy was a member of a Chicago-area "Jolly Joker" clown club and frequently performed in clown attire and makeup at children's parties, charity fundraisers and other events as his alter egos "Pogo the Clown" or "Patches the Clown."
    The “Killer Clown" sometimes lured his victims with the promise of construction work or some other ruse, and then captured, sexually assaulted, tortured and eventually strangled most of them with his hands or with rope.
    In 1968, Gacy was convicted of sexually assaulting two teen boys and given a 10-year prison sentence. He was released on parole in the summer of 1970, but was arrested again the following year after another teen accused Gacy of sexual assault. The charges were dropped when the boy didn't appear during the trial.
    By the middle of the 1970s, two more young males accused Gacy of rape, and he would be questioned by police about the disappearances of others. Gacy referred to this period of his life as his “cruising years,” when he committed most of his murders.
    On December 11, 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest went missing. It was reported to police that the boy was last seen by his mother at a drugstore where he worked before he headed out to meet Gacy to discuss a potential construction job.
    Ten days later, a police search of Gacy's house in Norwood Park, Illinois, uncovered evidence of his involvement in numerous crimes, including murder. It was later discovered that Gacy had committed his first known killing in 1972, taking the life of 16-year-old Timothy McCoy after luring the youth to his home.
    After a lengthy period of police surveillance and investigation - and the discovery of several trenches filled with human remains in the crawl space beneath his house - Gacy eventually confessed to killing about 30 people.
    Gacy's trial began on February 6, 1980. With Gacy having confessed to the crimes, the arguments were focused on whether he could be declared insane and thus remitted to a state mental facility.
    Gacy had told police that the murders had been committed by an alternate personality, while mental health professionals testified for both sides about Gacy's mental state.
    After a short jury deliberation, Gacy was ultimately found guilty of committing 33 murders, and he became known as one of the most ruthless serial killers in U.S. history. He was sentenced to serve 12 death sentences and 21 natural life sentences.
    Gacy was imprisoned at the Menard Correctional Center in Illinois for almost a decade and a half, appealing the sentence and offering contradictory statements on the murders in interviews.
    Though he had confessed, Gacy later denied being guilty of the charges and had a 900 telephone number set up with a 12-minute recorded statement declaring his innocence.
    As both anti-death penalty forces and those in favor of the execution made their opinions known, Gacy died by lethal injection on May 10, 1994, at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois.

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  • @martinfey578
    @martinfey578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Imagine just starting out your young life, then being murdered. Then you end up nameless under a stone slab in a cemetery. Heart-breaking. The perpetrator's name is common place whilst the victim's remains unknown. A great choice of victim to visit to end your video Scott.

    • @meganwilliams7434
      @meganwilliams7434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly it’s truly tragic and if they are identified they can’t even change the graves it’s just forever there with we remember:(

    • @BEhistoricStudios
      @BEhistoricStudios 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      why cant they change the graves ? Thats ridiculous, just change the tomb stones LOL @@meganwilliams7434

    • @thethrowawaythatstayed7055
      @thethrowawaythatstayed7055 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is just one of the reasons I hate people collecting his artwork. He shouldn’t be famous like that.

  • @flocosta
    @flocosta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I went to grammar school with John Mowery, one of Gacy's victims. In the pictures, John is 2nd from left on the bottom row. The saddest thing is that his mother lost a daughter to murder just a few years before John. John is the one who discovered his sister's body. How much can one mother take? My husband also used to live two minutes away from Gacy in Norwood Park Township and had a teenage son looking for side jobs at the time Gacy was lurking around for these victims. He felt lucky that his son wasn't a victim. RIP to all of them.

    • @meganwilliams7434
      @meganwilliams7434 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What was he like? If you knew

    • @flocosta
      @flocosta ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@meganwilliams7434 He was a really nice boy and very quiet. He never bothered girls like some boys did. Very polite and kept to himself really.

    • @meganwilliams7434
      @meganwilliams7434 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@flocosta aw sounds just as his mum described him🥺he deserved so much better along with all these boys who lost their lives to that monster

    • @flocosta
      @flocosta ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@meganwilliams7434 Agree!

    • @jamesthomas2152
      @jamesthomas2152 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow

  • @christophercarlton3377
    @christophercarlton3377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I grew up in River Grove, IL between 1977 and 1981. I was literally a 7 minute drive from my front door to Gacy's. To this day I'm shocked, angered and disturbed to know how much the police knew...and how little they did to stop him. I recently went to the property where the house once stood as well as the location where Gacy abducted Robert Piest. R.I.P. to all the victims. Rot in hell to Gacy. And thank you, Scott, for being respectful and professional. You're a good man.

    • @knope2023
      @knope2023 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you read "Chaos" by Tom O'Neill? Blew my mind. Not really, but kind of. I had researched a bit into all Gacy's government ties and "passes" a while ago. Koresh too..... the Manson thing still surprised me some. However, at 46 I am so pissed at how crazy I was treated for so long, believing our politicians and government moved they way we know for sure now..... they were moving. Each story-leads to another and it's absolutely disgusting how much some are allowed and others denied. My hearts shatters into pieces for all those affected, including his innocent family members. It's so sad how far tragedy reaches and ripples. Blessings and 💚 to all of us living a "righteous" life.... which to me simply means.... trying to be a better person today then I was yesterday, don't hurt others, look out for others and keep it moving.

    • @grnpeepers2683
      @grnpeepers2683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All about politics. To think they're even more corrupt now!

    • @knope2023
      @knope2023 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grnpeepers2683 absolutely......

    • @DJ-iu5bb
      @DJ-iu5bb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same I lived in Mount Prospect IL I was a kid too thankfully I was lived in the 90s when they caught him cause otherwise it could of been worse

    • @carolcaponigro
      @carolcaponigro 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How many years later he is still talked about. Look his accomplices got away with murder etc. David Cram killed himself and then his son did same thing. Mike Rossi murdered and other horrible acts, yet he found someone to marry and have kids. No way could I marry a guy like that knowing the deviet acts he did and then sleep with him. Ewww.

  • @mitch5077
    @mitch5077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    I don't think another house should of been built on that soil, instead a memorial instead.

    • @martinfey578
      @martinfey578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I couldn't live in that new house and agree about the memorial.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Agreed.

    • @82566
      @82566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Can u imagine the energy of the ground that house stands on 😔. It definitely should of been a memorial to those innocent victims but hey $$$ talks 🤢🤮 . Thank you for the video

    • @logic63
      @logic63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Whoever lives there now is a stone cold gangster.

    • @ajg5138
      @ajg5138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree. The property was literally a cemetery and should have been treated as such. A shame it was to have built something on the property

  • @zolfodor4835
    @zolfodor4835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Just read that 1 of the 6 unknown victims has just been identified,may he rest in peace ❤️❤️

  • @christinaotter
    @christinaotter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Rip to those who lost their lives. Hope they find peace.

  • @robertschuster3528
    @robertschuster3528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    In 1994 My Dad and I stayed up until 4:00 A.M.watching Gacys execution.We were both afraid that then Governor Jim Edgar would grant a stay of execution.Luckily,He didn't.Robert Piest is buried at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines,Illinois.His Resting Place in the Mausoleum is one of the most visited Gravesites there.Hopefully all of Gacys victims will be identified one day.

  • @TDB.AO.
    @TDB.AO. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Beautiful tribute to the victims. Well done, Scott.

  • @funone2no
    @funone2no 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was there when they took the body’s out of his home.Very Dark Sad Night.
    Will Never Forget it.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh wow that’s crazy

  • @challengestars944
    @challengestars944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I hope they find out who the remaining unknown victims of this fiend are and their families get peace. It's heartbreaking to think their families don't know that their son is dead to them he is just missing.

  • @flashy5150
    @flashy5150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    If you want to watch “the best” Gacy movie ever, watch “ To catch a killer”, from 1992. That mini series that was on tv is truly the best. That acting was amazing. The late Brian Dennehy was amazing as Gacy. He also played Sheriff Will Teasle in the most amazing movie ever “First Blood”, with Sylvester Stallone, as John J. Rambo.

    • @devorah935
      @devorah935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brian dennehey. Brilliant movie

    • @jeromepatton7316
      @jeromepatton7316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I LEAVE IN THE TOWN

    • @dudemister8629
      @dudemister8629 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it on Netflix?

    • @DB-hv3fn
      @DB-hv3fn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was lucky enough to have met Brian Dennehy once when he lived here in Ireland. One hell of a big guy and a power house of an actor. He is very missed in Ireland and on the screen. RIP Brian 🇮🇪

    • @jeromepatton7316
      @jeromepatton7316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I LOVE BRIAN DENNEHY I'M A HUGE FAN I REMEMBER GOING UP IN THE EARLY 1980s LOOKING AT HIS ALL TIME GREATEST WORK OH MY GOD HE WILL BE MISSED

  • @janadeubner9883
    @janadeubner9883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    This is so heartbreaking. It turns my stomach that these children were so brutally murdered after being tortured by this madman. Rest in Peace now all of you. I pray the day comes when all are identified. Thanks Scott.

    • @melvynbev2827
      @melvynbev2827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So sad terrible may they rest in peace 🙏👍

    • @juliemarshall7913
      @juliemarshall7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a nightmare that was so real. It as broke my heart in to pieces. 😢

    • @juliemarshall7913
      @juliemarshall7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not to mention the people who bought his paintings. 🤔

    • @juliemarshall7913
      @juliemarshall7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you Scott for remembering these precious boys. 🌟😢

    • @fabrisultanof
      @fabrisultanof 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No eran niños la mayoría ya eran hombres y los demás adolescentes ok ubícate

  • @karenbavington1870
    @karenbavington1870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This video is so well done Scotty. Your photography of the locations, the streets, the music and you narrating the story about Gacy was superb. I am so sad for all the kids that were murdered. These sorts of things happen but I still don’t understand why such atrocities are done. So sorry for everyone. Wish them all peace. I like watching crime documentaries, cops etc. but feel sad for all those who have lost their lives because of some crazy people. By the way Scotty I never liked clowns. I know all clowns are not bad but still they worry me. Perhaps because stories like these. Thank you for a job well done. Take care. As always love from all of us.❤️🤗✌🏼💕

  • @gillnelson9037
    @gillnelson9037 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You are so respectful with the graves and way you portray the victims of all the cases you cover I have so much respect for you. Love ❤️ from West Yorkshire UK ❤️ 🇬🇧

  • @leeparks15
    @leeparks15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’m here cause of the documentary cause I was nervous about watching when you put this out. He was so cocky and had no remorse. He made me so mad when he said, “I killed 33, y’all killed one, I win.” Such an a**! You make me cry every time with the music. Rest In Peace to all of those babies, they didn’t deserve this. 🙏🏽💔

    • @lawnguy41
      @lawnguy41 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How does he win when he's in hell now

  • @carolcoughlin3096
    @carolcoughlin3096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It makes me want to cry seeing the unknown Graves and the beautiful music 🎶 in the background. RIP to all these young men. Thank you Scott for being so respectful 🙏❤

  • @zolfodor4835
    @zolfodor4835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    May every one of those young poor victims rest in peace, heartbreaking to think that 6 are unidentified,broke my heart when you swept the grass off that headstone 😢💔 thank you for this Scott. ❤️

  • @Farrah300
    @Farrah300 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In 2021, the body of Francis Wayne Alexander was identified as one of Gacy's victims. He was from North Carolina originally.

  • @danlundin350
    @danlundin350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    His house in iowa is pretty creepy as well, especially when most don't know he lived here... great video as usual 👊

    • @juanthompson8016
      @juanthompson8016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He had a house in Springfield Illinois also

    • @danlundin350
      @danlundin350 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tiger rivers yes its still there

  • @markbullock9584
    @markbullock9584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you Scott for the dignity you give to those that remain named or nameless in so many of these cases. The humility in how you deliver each piece is truly appreciated. Wonderful work especially on so many of these topics that are very heavy in nature.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much Mark

  • @rebecaca136
    @rebecaca136 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You are so respectful to the victims, thank you for your empathy ❤RIP to the 33 souls.

  • @Hiven-N-Thriven
    @Hiven-N-Thriven ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Many of these kids were much younger than I thought. I never seen all those pictures of them before. This is horrifying and heartbreaking. I hope the last six are identified. So many people have been missing for decades I makes me think alot of Gacys are still active

  • @michaelmuller2616
    @michaelmuller2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What more can i say than.......you and your Videos are just perfect!!!! Everything from the first to the last minute. Your respectful acting,your calm and distant kind of speaking to us,the relaxing music,and most of all the tons of facts that you are carrying together and the countless kilometers that you drive for us!!!!! Thank you so much for making my coming down from work so easy. Best wishes from Austria.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are so welcome Michael ! I appreciate the kind words !!

  • @stevefoster5172
    @stevefoster5172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Such respect to the victims and their families are rarely seen. Peace to them all and also peace to you Scott

  • @seattlescofflaws
    @seattlescofflaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Gacy realized he was being followed and in an act of bravado, invited police in to his house. It was during this time or another that he openly smoked pot in front of the police. At the time this was illegal. Gacy was displaying his arrogance or mental state. Also a cop asked to use the bathroom and while in there, the furnace kicked on and air from below flowed out a vent next to the toilet so the cop knew immediately it was the smell of death. I think Gacy, like other killers, blamed the smell on sewer problems.

    • @carrillo100100
      @carrillo100100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You should see the Movie "Gacy" that came out in 2003.
      I like it

    • @seattlescofflaws
      @seattlescofflaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks

    • @Baffled-f9d
      @Baffled-f9d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw the movie and it's really horrific what he did and pretty graphic. Just a warning.

  • @kassandrachavez1733
    @kassandrachavez1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi Scott!! You did a great job covering this story!!! 👍 I was born and still live here in the suburbs of Chicago Illinois and up to this day my parents and many of my neighbors still talk about this individual !!

  • @ashleyallen7110
    @ashleyallen7110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for remembering the unknown victims and you did a good work and research.

  • @krystina.nelson217
    @krystina.nelson217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gacy , Dahmer, Bundy , BTK and Green River were the notorious 5 who did their evil work around the same time. No 911, carried themselves properly in public and hid their evil from those that truly did love them. Gacy was full of himself and liked the attention and loved to talk about himself. Prayers to the souls lost and the lives that weren’t allowed to flourish under these demons. Awesome video and much respect Scott!

  • @Steve7318
    @Steve7318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He was one of the scariest and worst next to Dahmer. I've never seen the physical locations in the present era. I knew the Gacy house was torn down but it looks like a new one was rebuilt? Who would want to even live on the lot and oddly there's a backhoe in the driveway. In the Dahmer case they tore down the Apt building and fenced the area off. Not here I guess.

  • @mariag4677
    @mariag4677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have watched many videos about JWG, and you have done such a wonderful job with this one. You truly did your research, especially showing us locations that are not in other videos (like the river and what the drug store looks like now). I also loved how you ended the video, honoring the victims who have not been identified. You would think after all these years they would look into searching for bodies again at that apartment building....so sad there is a good chance that there are loved ones buried in that ground.

  • @amandadavis4446
    @amandadavis4446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I must say this was done with class and respect... ❤️... Rip to the Victims... Known and unknown

  • @josephsikora4742
    @josephsikora4742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In 1978 I was between 18 turning 19 years old. I was living in Ohio where I was born and raised and I was going to travel until I heard that on the news. I didn't start traveling until 1979 when I was 19 years old and I had to travel right through that area to get to California. You are the only one that gave full detail thank you

  • @debbiethomas3080
    @debbiethomas3080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    He was the scariest serial killer, next to Bundy, and the Green River Killer. I can't imagine living in that home with the smell of death. Being evil is really an understatement

    • @splashenful
      @splashenful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clifford Olson, Paul Bernardo, & now Bruce McArthur are all up there too.

    • @FariesWearBoots1970
      @FariesWearBoots1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@splashenful 😂😂

    • @splashenful
      @splashenful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FariesWearBoots1970 What's so funny????

    • @FariesWearBoots1970
      @FariesWearBoots1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@splashenful Yeah I know

    • @82566
      @82566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That smell alone r u kidding me 🤢🤮 more then a septic tank issue ya for there my friend

  • @janineshaner1107
    @janineshaner1107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Scott, looked like this was a hard one for to do. I'm glad gacy can't hurt anyone else. RIP to all the victims.

  • @callmesir761
    @callmesir761 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The terror and fear those boys went through is unimaginable.

    • @denilsoncardoso5003
      @denilsoncardoso5003 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ne isso

    • @fabrisultanof
      @fabrisultanof 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      La mayoría ya eran hombres y varias victimas eran chicos rebeldes , vagabundos y prostitutos ok ubícate

  • @islanderbyrd1881
    @islanderbyrd1881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most of the parents are probably deceased, never knowing where their boys ended up. I graduated HS in 72 and my Dad died at age 97 two years ago, so most parents would be in their 90's if still alive. This video was respectful of the victims. Yes, everyone matters!

  • @dianneboyd7471
    @dianneboyd7471 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So sad about the poor souls were never identified. Thank you for choosing them to place the stones. No flowers or anyone to visit, so sad. You have such a loving soul Scott. Thank you for what you do to bring attention to grave sites unknown and the known. No one should be forgotten.

  • @seattlescofflaws
    @seattlescofflaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So there’s a backhoe in the driveway of the rebuilt house. That’s not weird at all.

    • @Steve7318
      @Steve7318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's what I said in my comment. What's the backhoe doing in the driveway? who would even want to live there. Just Wow!

    • @seattlescofflaws
      @seattlescofflaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Steve7318 Yeah, bizarre. I was surprised to learn a house had been built on the lot. I thought it was going to remain empty but maybe I am confusing another crime scene.

  • @kandicejanusz1829
    @kandicejanusz1829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude you're near where I live. Well just north. I remember being 16 and driving by Statesville when he was being executed without realizing it until I heard the news. I've also been by where the house used to be. Yes, I'm a little morbid....lol.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nothing wrong with being a LITTLE morbid Kandice 😉

    • @kandicejanusz1829
      @kandicejanusz1829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SCOTTONTAPE if you're still in area, go to Hillside to Mount Carmel Cemetery. It's where Al Capone is buried (and a lot of Chicago mobsters). Been there many times too

  • @BEhistoricStudios
    @BEhistoricStudios 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gave me the creeps, I moved out of USA and Norridge in late 1979 and was around 18 when this went down. Craziest thing is I knew who JWG was exactly and had met him in several occasions earlier. This case was the last I remembered from the US and it haunted me all my life. Just by seeing this video I can remember the times, the smells, the sounds. I didnt recognize the Greyhound spot and how its developed today. Crazy how the world changes. The bridge looks similar like in the 70s though and so do a lot of the houses in Norridge.

    • @michellenainkristinabusch1221
      @michellenainkristinabusch1221 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Norridge has changed I'm sure since you left, but a lot has stayed the same.

  • @treypayne43
    @treypayne43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Awesome one Scott!!! Gacy was a monster

  • @OSTARAEB4
    @OSTARAEB4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I lived in a nearby suburb at the time and I remember this as if it occurred yesterday. The pictures now look long ago and the trees have grown and people have moved and neighbors have passed on. This created a very chilling effect on the Chicagoland area that lasts to this day nearly forty-five to fifty years later. It’s all so very sad and wish they had made a memorial on that site. I wouldn’t want to open my shades if I lived in the next door neighbor houses given the proximity. Rest their souls. Your music was beautiful.

  • @nannybebe74
    @nannybebe74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I recognised the name, but didn’t know anything about John Wayne Gacy. Thanks for the vlog Scott, you’re always expanding my knowledge. I hope all his victims have found peace. 💜

    • @82566
      @82566 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is off topic but just had to comment how stinkn cute ur little furbaby profile pic is 😊🤩🐾

  • @surfshack2
    @surfshack2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Evil. I remember when the trial was going on, i was like 13. People just couldn't believe that this guy did what he did and then buried the bodies under his house. I mean these were kids. It was hard to even believe that such evil existed.
    Great job on the video and locations Scott.

  • @healthandfitnesswithnick173
    @healthandfitnesswithnick173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Scott you’re the man!!! Keep doing your thing!!! Been a fan for awhile

  • @Agent_L84
    @Agent_L84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live 20 minutes from the I-55 bridge, and every time I cross it, I think about this case and the last victim he pushed over this bridge. It's incredibly heavy to think about.

  • @grnpeepers2683
    @grnpeepers2683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was in high school when this happened. I was friends w/a girl who's father was a Des Plaines detective so he had binders full of the crime scene photos from this tragedy. Believe it or not her house was also the party house, so we'd go over there to party & flip through the crime scene photos before any of them had been released to the public.

  • @caroleroseburgh1344
    @caroleroseburgh1344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hello Scott 🙋🏽. This was one scary dude ‼️ AND HE'S THE REASON WHY I'M AFRAID OF CLOWN'S UNTIL THIS DAY‼️AND I'MA GROWN WOMAN ♀️👠. THANKS SCOTT FOR WHAT YOU DO ‼️ HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND ‼️❤️

    • @debramccrosson2334
      @debramccrosson2334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can never look at clowns again good volge though

    • @taraerskine3954
      @taraerskine3954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr clowns aren't funny to me their scary!!!!

    • @M_Darabi
      @M_Darabi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@taraerskine3954 LOL

  • @dvelmont63
    @dvelmont63 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I worked with John Wayne Gacy’s nephew back in the 80s he gave me one off his Uncle’s paintings which I burned and others I worked with as well

  • @kevinnesbitt6485
    @kevinnesbitt6485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very respectful video Scott!
    Mad props for clearing off the grave stone, that made my heart hurt.
    Mad respect
    RIP to all the lives lost .
    Another well done video!

  • @jackfromtitanic233
    @jackfromtitanic233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I lived a few blocks away from this monster near Ohare airport and remembered being a kid and seeing him drive up to us kids back than playing asking us if we wanted to make some money. Luckily for us we stayed the heck away and said no

  • @justenseifer9346
    @justenseifer9346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Another great one Scott!.. " to catch a killer" is a great movie about gacy...Brian Denahy plays gacy...Denahy nails it!!!✌

  • @vivavasuviuspodcast
    @vivavasuviuspodcast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bless you, Scott. And bless your respect for the deceased. We love you and what you are doing ❤

  • @TravelWithLisaMH
    @TravelWithLisaMH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My heart hurts for the victims and their families - Rest in peace. There is a special place in hell for people like Gacy, no peace/rest for him i hope.
    Scott - I love the style of this video, it feels a little different to your others. Superb. I am not technically minded so not sure how to describe it, sorry.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you Lisa…I think it’s different as well in regard to the filming technique I used and the way I approached the story. I wanted to tell the story first, and then at each location say as little as possible and just let the camera linger. Sometimes words aren’t needed I feel. The first thing I filmed for this video was the bridge and I have footage of me talking away under it etc but whilst filming I found the structure was telling the story just by it’s size and well, the look of it. That’s the moment I decided I wanted to go in a different direction. Thank you for noticing AND of course watching

  • @derhandtrommler
    @derhandtrommler 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Scott, I notice you observe a custom traditional to Jews, of placing a stone on a headstone. I was touched by your doing so at this poor fellow's resting place. You are so respectful of both the living and the deceased. I appreciate that. You never act ghoulish, but simply express natural curiosity. Thank you for what you do.

  • @charliebarley2005
    @charliebarley2005 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I sobbed when you placed the stone on the grave.
    Such a sad case.
    Thank you for such a touching and respectful video.x

  • @greatestever9086
    @greatestever9086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Scott I really enjoy all of your videos. Especially how much respect you have and show for the victims.

  • @travelrx81
    @travelrx81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. So heartbreaking! I barely watched another of my favorite youtubers just the other day, and she talked about John Wayne Gacy too; but she does the crime part...most of the gory details and parts of the trial. Lo and behold, you upload the other half of the story...which is the victim's memorials. I feel like between the two of you, the story came full circle for me. The way you are so respectful of their memories and are very careful how you present details pertaining to the case is very commendable. I highly enjoy watching you, Scott. I only follow about 8 youtubers...and you are definitely one of them!

  • @billmaglis6207
    @billmaglis6207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You got a good heart Scott. Very respectful narration of such a horrible monster's crimes. I had tears in my eyes the way you lovingly cleaned the headstone of that dear person. So well done mate, you're a very good man. 💖

  • @mw2swrosa
    @mw2swrosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ps I love your compassion for the lives lost in your videos. Not for the killer but those that were taken. So sad

  • @stixx123
    @stixx123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've become a huge fan of your work. Your compassion, your approach, and your sincerity are highly respectable. Kudos on a job well done, and I look forward to seeing all of your future videos.

  • @outback_trash
    @outback_trash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wonderful presentation and story. Scott, you've come a long way in the time I've been following you. Keep up the good work mate. Oh, if you still ever wanna do the Jonestown thing just let me know.

    • @sidd5938
      @sidd5938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would love for him to cover Jonestown. However, I believe there's a lot more to it than meets the eye.

  • @TheMels28
    @TheMels28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gacy was one creepy monster 👹 I’ve always hated clowns to begin with and the fact that he dressed up as one is a thing of nightmares. Enjoyed watching. Thanks Scott 👏perfect for this month 🎃

  • @lizdumphy7645
    @lizdumphy7645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love all your videos from Tasmania Australia

    • @iraynalee3570
      @iraynalee3570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Mate another Aussie here Hope is everything is going ok down in Tassie 🥰

    • @lizdumphy7645
      @lizdumphy7645 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iraynalee3570 Yes good

  • @theoneandonlypussinboots1180
    @theoneandonlypussinboots1180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As always such care and compassion for the victims in your videos. Incredible job Scott! 😉

  • @skyangelthefan
    @skyangelthefan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to work for the Court Stenographer’s and one day I was organizing boxes of old transcripts going on appeal, and I came across his court transcripts...my arm hairs stood up.

    • @JB-bp6rw
      @JB-bp6rw ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you read them

  • @cookieqb123
    @cookieqb123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this channel!! I even visited the oj Simpson house, Nicole’s house and Nicole’s grave site because of this channel 👍🏻

  • @MultiMakeupqueenX
    @MultiMakeupqueenX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never clicked so fasttt. Always bring the best videos Scott thank you for always entertaining us with these great videos, much love from liverpool England 👏🏼😊👌🏼

  • @AndyMagnusson70
    @AndyMagnusson70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What are the odds? I just finished watching "To catch a killer" (one of my favourite movies ever) for the like thousand times and shortly after that you upload this.

  • @muthergoose4084
    @muthergoose4084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    scott ~ the thoughtful way you do these videos is amazing. Thank you for being so respectful and not trying to "sensationalize". I hope they can identify all the victims one day.

  • @taniajimenez4108
    @taniajimenez4108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Let me just start by saying that this was incredible!! I asked you about this story and you brought it!! I leave in the Norwood neighborhood and let me just say it would off been “great to meet you”.. I literally live 3 minutes from were you were, on elston and Miami st.. I also did some research on John gacy.. I even drove to his house on Norwood.. but what I didn’t know was that on elston Miami st, he had more body’s.. elston street is were I drive the most through and now I won’t see the street the same again.. it will always remind me of you and this video.. in this video you had more off gacy then any other TH-camr.. loves it!! Great gob!! ♥️♥️

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much Tania I would have loved to have met you and said hi as well!

  • @joewapniarski
    @joewapniarski 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My kid went to that daycare (different name at the time). I didn’t realize the significance of the location until reading a book on Gacy and realized that the address of Nissan Pharmacy rang a bell. Suppressed the urge to inform the teachers there though. Side note, I used to take grab the bus outside Gacy’s mothers house and take it to school. I remember when the police staked out there back in the 90s

  • @RandySchartiger
    @RandySchartiger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember when all this was happening. thanks for sharing this Scott, you have a good heart, knowing you IRL instead of just on youtube would be a real honor to me!

  • @denisematthews6215
    @denisematthews6215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yet another wonderful video , Scott. Living in Chicago at the time, that memory of those horrors are pretty fresh in my mind. Such a well compiled video. Thank you!

  • @stephcarlofc
    @stephcarlofc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I read how the clown industry suffered for years, especially in the Chicago area because of Gacy. I know a guy who father was a 🤡 and cheered when Gacy was executed!!

    • @TempoDrift1480
      @TempoDrift1480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah because the clown industry is a major player in the economy.

    • @JGULLIF
      @JGULLIF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know a guy whose daughter attended a bday party where Gacy was a clown!

  • @CozyOats
    @CozyOats 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank You for remembering the victims.❤

  • @teresateague4707
    @teresateague4707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hey i/m a new watcher bing watched past few nights this made me ugly cry for the unidentified boys so sad may God bless their soules

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching Teresa ❤️

  • @marciedelpierre5658
    @marciedelpierre5658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this very moving and very respectul video . Hello from France.

  • @janashleymoon1285
    @janashleymoon1285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As usual Scott another awesome video! I have seen other videos on this monster but you always go more in depth!! May the victims rest in eternal Pease and their families many Prayers to them!!

  • @debbiegonzales2796
    @debbiegonzales2796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Scott, you're absolutely amazing!! Love all your videos. 🖤❤🖤

  • @KristineS73
    @KristineS73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a really hard video to watch. You did the right thing visiting an unknown victims grave. That song had me in my feels for all these boys. So sad

  • @mw2swrosa
    @mw2swrosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Scott I got the chills watching this. My brother in Law just got married in the town he was in jail in. Do you get a weird feeling at some of these places? So sad that's alot of boys/young men. I think I'm going to cry.

  • @ameliarhodes5000
    @ameliarhodes5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazingly well done video, Scott! I hope you have good self care habits. Eat well. Rest. Meditation. Exercise. Distractions. You really moved me. I rarely cry.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much Amelia

  • @dawnmulvaney6949
    @dawnmulvaney6949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really enjoy all your videos thankyou for taking so much time putting them together. some really terrible crimes.but you tell them with so much respect to ALL the victims. keep up the good work I watch you everyday x

  • @michaelmuller2616
    @michaelmuller2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of relaxing tune is that? I could imagine a panorama-Diarama dive through endless desert landscapes or hitchhiking with only that music on my headphones facing a Mountain Trail. Its like asmr music

  • @sammyg2323
    @sammyg2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh wow! That daycare is only a few miles from where I’m currently living. 😯

  • @joanhenderson5843
    @joanhenderson5843 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scott you really are a remarkable and thoughtful person. I appreciate you visiting the victims for all of us who can't, thank you

  • @SerenitySueGraveyards
    @SerenitySueGraveyards ปีที่แล้ว

    Just watched this after watching your latest video. Fantastic video Scott, so very sad, fine young men robbed of their lives. Jory Nash music was perfect at the end

  • @seattlescofflaws
    @seattlescofflaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really moving transition from a montage of the victims with piano music to the cemetery. 😢

  • @donoliphant5033
    @donoliphant5033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was good video scott feel bad for all the victims that was nice u clean off his tombstone ur a good person scott

  • @christineduran1896
    @christineduran1896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a beautiful, very detailed video on John Gacy and a beautiful memorial to the victims ❤️👍🏻. Thank you for posting. You did a tremendous job in telling us the story to go with your wonderful video ❤️.

  • @kandn420
    @kandn420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is a really good book called “the last Victim” by Jason Moss. He wrote serial killers letters like Gacy and talked to him on the phone to the point where he even visited him in prison. It isn’t for people of the faintest of hearts so be warned but it is very interesting.

  • @danny2me70
    @danny2me70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    good evening from manchester england scott ,love your vlogs was catching up on a few today

    • @carolcoughlin3096
      @carolcoughlin3096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Manchester from western New York

  • @conniephillips8217
    @conniephillips8217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scott, as terrific and sad as a story is you have brought beauty and peace to each of them. You did a great job, thank you!

  • @ferdinandkrieger5473
    @ferdinandkrieger5473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey, I like your videos and I think your work is great and for me personally you are one of the most likable people on TH-cam. keep it up. Nice greetings from Germany.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much Ferdinand!

  • @patrickmccarron5059
    @patrickmccarron5059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like how the sidewalks are along the street. Less edging and looks cleaner.

  • @jrosnov
    @jrosnov ปีที่แล้ว

    You’re a good man with a sincere heart Scott,God Bless you on your travels. HI from Maine😊

  • @helmutsecke3529
    @helmutsecke3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job my brother. You have honored these fallen young men. 🪦 ❤️ 🪦

  • @bowlchamps37
    @bowlchamps37 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still have a German newspaper where his story is printed. It´s from May 14th, 1994. I kept this cause it has a story of Ayrton Senna, who passed away 9 days before Gacy died. I only read about Gacy around 10 years later.

  • @gloriasimmons-dicks9003
    @gloriasimmons-dicks9003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RIH to all the victims. Thank you so much for doing this video 🕊️🙏🧡