Webjohn wayne gacy, american serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received international media attention and shocked his suburban chicago. Weboct 25, 2021 · in this undated file photo provided by the cook county sheriff’s office, authorities exhume a box with the remains of unidentified victims of serial killer john. Weboct 25, 2021 · in december 1978, police uncovered the first of 29 bodies buried on suburban businessman john wayne gacy’s property — 26 in the crawl space under his.