FAQ: What we’ve learned so far
Who’s John Wayne Gacy again? He was a Chicagoan with a small construction company and one of the world’s most prolific serial killers. In 1978 he was arrested, and in short order he confessed to dozens of murders and to
FAQ: What we’ve learned so far
Who’s John Wayne Gacy again? He was a Chicagoan with a small construction company and one of the world’s most prolific serial killers. In 1978 he was arrested, and in short order he confessed to dozens of murders and to
Public records that aren’t
In December 2013 Bill Dorsch submitted the latest in a long series of requests under the Freedom of Information Act that he’s filed for information about the Gacy investigation. He asked the Cook County state’s attorney’s office for the missing persons
Public records that aren’t
In December 2013 Bill Dorsch submitted the latest in a long series of requests under the Freedom of Information Act that he’s filed for information about the Gacy investigation. He asked the Cook County state’s attorney’s office for the missing persons
The disappearing witness
One of the aspects of the Gacy case is that there are witnesses to crimes Gacy was charged with who never testified at his trial. One such witness was Robert Young.
The disappearing witness
One of the aspects of the Gacy case is that there are witnesses to crimes Gacy was charged with who never testified at his trial. One such witness was Robert Young.
What the neighbors saw at Miami
In 1998, the Better Government Association, a Chicago watchdog group, began investigating evidence presented by William Dorsch that showed that while John Wayne Gacy was working as a caretaker at a building at the corner of Miami and Elston, he may
What the neighbors saw at Miami
In 1998, the Better Government Association, a Chicago watchdog group, began investigating evidence presented by William Dorsch that showed that while John Wayne Gacy was working as a caretaker at a building at the corner of Miami and Elston, he may
Report: search at Miami short and shallow
In January 2013 it seemed that suspicions about Gacy victims at 6114 W. Miami might finally be laid to rest, one way or another. Private investigator and former Chicago homicide detective Bill Dorsch had presented Cook County sheriff Tom Dart with
Report: search at Miami short and shallow
In January 2013 it seemed that suspicions about Gacy victims at 6114 W. Miami might finally be laid to rest, one way or another. Private investigator and former Chicago homicide detective Bill Dorsch had presented Cook County sheriff Tom Dart with
“The Hot List”: Does it name more Gacy victims?
A long-lost list of names points to seven possible additional Gacy victims, but the Cook County sheriff doesn’t seem to want to look for them.
“The Hot List”: Does it name more Gacy victims?
A long-lost list of names points to seven possible additional Gacy victims, but the Cook County sheriff doesn’t seem to want to look for them.
Digging in Detroit but No Shovels in Chicago
Forty years after Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the Detroit Free Press revealed that the FBI is searching a field for his remains. Now an ex-con named Tony Zerilli suggests Hoffa may have been buried there by the Detroit
Digging in Detroit but No Shovels in Chicago
Forty years after Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the Detroit Free Press revealed that the FBI is searching a field for his remains. Now an ex-con named Tony Zerilli suggests Hoffa may have been buried there by the Detroit
Report: Dart’s own expert admits quickie search was insufficient
In an article on the search that Sheriff Tom Dart says he conducted at Miami and Elston on March 20, 2013, the Verge reveals that the radar expert Dart hired to help admitted that the tests made that day were not conclusive. The
Report: Dart’s own expert admits quickie search was insufficient
In an article on the search that Sheriff Tom Dart says he conducted at Miami and Elston on March 20, 2013, the Verge reveals that the radar expert Dart hired to help admitted that the tests made that day were not conclusive. The
Something stinks
Sheriff Dart announced last week that he’d investigated 6114 W. Miami–the property that Bill Dorsch identified as the likely location for additional victims of John Wayne Gacy–and found nothing. Gacy was the caretaker at the building for several years, and after
Something stinks
Sheriff Dart announced last week that he’d investigated 6114 W. Miami–the property that Bill Dorsch identified as the likely location for additional victims of John Wayne Gacy–and found nothing. Gacy was the caretaker at the building for several years, and after
An Open Letter: Bill Dorsch appeals to the “real police”
For the last year and half Tracy Ullman and I have been working with Bill Dorsch to make public his pro bono detective work on perplexing loose ends in the case of John Wayne Gacy. For more than 15 years
An Open Letter: Bill Dorsch appeals to the “real police”
For the last year and half Tracy Ullman and I have been working with Bill Dorsch to make public his pro bono detective work on perplexing loose ends in the case of John Wayne Gacy. For more than 15 years
Pictures: the excavation of Gacy’s home in 1978-’79
More from the Second City Cop blog. He’s posted a link to a Picasa set showing photos from the original excavation at Gacy’s home on Summerdale. Those poor officers must be traumatized still. If Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart does
Pictures: the excavation of Gacy’s home in 1978-’79
More from the Second City Cop blog. He’s posted a link to a Picasa set showing photos from the original excavation at Gacy’s home on Summerdale. Those poor officers must be traumatized still. If Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart does
Second City Cop post about Marzullo has some interesting comments
The unofficial police blog Second City Cop has a post about the familial link revealed here between one of John Wayne Gacy’s close associates and the renowned Chicago politician Vito Marzullo. The post is the one dated 12:02 AM today, Monday, March 5.
Second City Cop post about Marzullo has some interesting comments
The unofficial police blog Second City Cop has a post about the familial link revealed here between one of John Wayne Gacy’s close associates and the renowned Chicago politician Vito Marzullo. The post is the one dated 12:02 AM today, Monday, March 5.
Vito Marzullo and Gacy: the biggest open secret in Chicago history?
Private detective Bill Dorsch has uncovered evidence that the number of people John Wayne Gacy murdered is more than 33. He’s pinpointed at least one likely location for burials, and he’s gathered witnesses, affidavits, and testimony and turned them over to law
Vito Marzullo and Gacy: the biggest open secret in Chicago history?
Private detective Bill Dorsch has uncovered evidence that the number of people John Wayne Gacy murdered is more than 33. He’s pinpointed at least one likely location for burials, and he’s gathered witnesses, affidavits, and testimony and turned them over to law
If reporters don’t pay attention, no one will
When it comes to history and how it’s reported in the news, do you want to know what really happened or do you want to know what public officials want to tell you? Anyone can make mistakes, and I don’t
If reporters don’t pay attention, no one will
When it comes to history and how it’s reported in the news, do you want to know what really happened or do you want to know what public officials want to tell you? Anyone can make mistakes, and I don’t
Tracy Ullman appeals to parents of missing in Huffington Post
What’s the point of trying to uncover new evidence in the long cold case of John Wayne Gacy? Tracy Ullman explains on Huffington Post. It’s the parents.
Tracy Ullman appeals to parents of missing in Huffington Post
What’s the point of trying to uncover new evidence in the long cold case of John Wayne Gacy? Tracy Ullman explains on Huffington Post. It’s the parents.
Politicians’ public statements raise doubts about sincerity
The Cook County’s sheriff and state’s attorney are both on record agreeing that the property at Miami and Elston deserves investigation. But after Michael Sneed revealed on a recent Friday night that State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez had approved Sheriff Tom Dart’s
Politicians’ public statements raise doubts about sincerity
The Cook County’s sheriff and state’s attorney are both on record agreeing that the property at Miami and Elston deserves investigation. But after Michael Sneed revealed on a recent Friday night that State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez had approved Sheriff Tom Dart’s
A new Gacy investigation or just more talk about investigating?
The news that Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez finally responded to Sheriff Tom Dart’s request for a search warrant for 6114 W. Miami with a long-overdue thumbs up was welcome indeed. That’s not to say that we’re popping corks
A new Gacy investigation or just more talk about investigating?
The news that Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez finally responded to Sheriff Tom Dart’s request for a search warrant for 6114 W. Miami with a long-overdue thumbs up was welcome indeed. That’s not to say that we’re popping corks
It’s on.
Bill Dorsch deserves a good night’s sleep tonight. If Michael Sneed’s report, just posted online, is correct, the sheriff’s finally been given the go-ahead by the state’s attorney to perform a search for additional victims of the serial killer John
It’s on.
Bill Dorsch deserves a good night’s sleep tonight. If Michael Sneed’s report, just posted online, is correct, the sheriff’s finally been given the go-ahead by the state’s attorney to perform a search for additional victims of the serial killer John
Is Alvarez too political to consider search warrant application?
Rob Wildeboer reports on WBEZ that attorneys for victims of police torture under Jon Burge–and other officers who remain unprosecuted–say that Cook County state’s attorney Anita Alvarez is unfit to review these cases. Now a class action petition has been
Is Alvarez too political to consider search warrant application?
Rob Wildeboer reports on WBEZ that attorneys for victims of police torture under Jon Burge–and other officers who remain unprosecuted–say that Cook County state’s attorney Anita Alvarez is unfit to review these cases. Now a class action petition has been
How Sherry Marino finally got the news about her son
Reporters are finally paying attention to Sherry Marino. What they’re reporting is this. Her long-held suspicions about the remains identified as those of her son were correct. They belong to someone else. In May 2011, Sherry Marino approached investigator and
How Sherry Marino finally got the news about her son
Reporters are finally paying attention to Sherry Marino. What they’re reporting is this. Her long-held suspicions about the remains identified as those of her son were correct. They belong to someone else. In May 2011, Sherry Marino approached investigator and
The sheriff asks Dorsch for help
Sheriff Tom Dart’s announcement this week that he’s submitted an application for a search warrant to State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is good news for anyone hoping the government will try to identify any heretofore unknown victims. He says he’s asking for
The sheriff asks Dorsch for help
Sheriff Tom Dart’s announcement this week that he’s submitted an application for a search warrant to State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is good news for anyone hoping the government will try to identify any heretofore unknown victims. He says he’s asking for
Tom Dart’s baby steps do not satisfy
You’ve probably heard the news about the Peoria teen who went missing in 1978. His parents had long labored under the assumption that he’d been a victim of John Wayne Gacy, but when their DNA was put into a national
Tom Dart’s baby steps do not satisfy
You’ve probably heard the news about the Peoria teen who went missing in 1978. His parents had long labored under the assumption that he’d been a victim of John Wayne Gacy, but when their DNA was put into a national
Video: The view from the garden apartment
As I mentioned earlier, Sheriff Tom Dart’s investigators recently spent a day interviewing people who lived near the intersection of Miami and Elston when John Wayne Gacy had access to a small apartment building there. Bill Dorsch had collected their testimony
Video: The view from the garden apartment
As I mentioned earlier, Sheriff Tom Dart’s investigators recently spent a day interviewing people who lived near the intersection of Miami and Elston when John Wayne Gacy had access to a small apartment building there. Bill Dorsch had collected their testimony
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The power of publicity
Bill Dorsch saw some of his work pay off this weekend. The former police homicide detective has been trying for 15 years now to tell his story about the possibility of Gacy victims buried at Miami and Elston. There was
The power of publicity
Bill Dorsch saw some of his work pay off this weekend. The former police homicide detective has been trying for 15 years now to tell his story about the possibility of Gacy victims buried at Miami and Elston. There was
Sheriff Tom Dart agrees to pursue a search: now it’s up to Alvarez
As you know from previous posts, we’ve been urging Cook County sheriff Tom Dart to reexamine the property at Miami and Elston because of the strong possibility it holds remains of victims of John Wayne Gacy. We’ve spoken to a
Sheriff Tom Dart agrees to pursue a search: now it’s up to Alvarez
As you know from previous posts, we’ve been urging Cook County sheriff Tom Dart to reexamine the property at Miami and Elston because of the strong possibility it holds remains of victims of John Wayne Gacy. We’ve spoken to a
Police officers weigh in on the possibility of additional victims of John Wayne Gacy
The unofficial police blog Second City Cop made a post about this site and the comments are flying. Readers seem to be split down the middle on whether or not there are more Gacy victims at Miami and Elston, but what’s
Police officers weigh in on the possibility of additional victims of John Wayne Gacy
The unofficial police blog Second City Cop made a post about this site and the comments are flying. Readers seem to be split down the middle on whether or not there are more Gacy victims at Miami and Elston, but what’s
DNA samples of John Wayne Gacy victims fail to match families’
Local media outlets are reporting that another round of test results has failed to match the DNA of known victims of John Wayne Gacy with DNA recently submitted by families of young men who disappeared in the 1970s. When Sheriff
DNA samples of John Wayne Gacy victims fail to match families’
Local media outlets are reporting that another round of test results has failed to match the DNA of known victims of John Wayne Gacy with DNA recently submitted by families of young men who disappeared in the 1970s. When Sheriff
Video: Sheriff Tom Dart agrees to search for additional Gacy victims
In the spring of 2011, former Chicago Police detective Bill Dorsch told Sheriff Tom Dart that he has long suspected there might be additional victims of John Wayne Gacy buried at a building at Miami and Elston. But there were
Video: Sheriff Tom Dart agrees to search for additional Gacy victims
In the spring of 2011, former Chicago Police detective Bill Dorsch told Sheriff Tom Dart that he has long suspected there might be additional victims of John Wayne Gacy buried at a building at Miami and Elston. But there were
Video: “We don’t want no more bodies”
When John Wayne Gacy was arrested in 1978 and the excavations began that would reveal the remains of dozens of victims buried in and around his home, something clicked for Bruno Muczynski. Muczynski lived for a time at 6114 W. Miami,
Video: “We don’t want no more bodies”
When John Wayne Gacy was arrested in 1978 and the excavations began that would reveal the remains of dozens of victims buried in and around his home, something clicked for Bruno Muczynski. Muczynski lived for a time at 6114 W. Miami,
Video: A neighbor’s chilling “aha” moment
Police officer Bruno Muczynski lived in the garden apartment of the five-flat at Miami and Elston for part of the time John Wayne Gacy worked there as a caretaker. Though Muczynski and his wife, Lynn, had moved away by the
Video: A neighbor’s chilling “aha” moment
Police officer Bruno Muczynski lived in the garden apartment of the five-flat at Miami and Elston for part of the time John Wayne Gacy worked there as a caretaker. Though Muczynski and his wife, Lynn, had moved away by the
Witness: Giant holes in the ground
Mike Nelson can point to exactly where the holes were. Running along two sides of the triangular front yard of the building at Miami and Elston, they were dug by John Wayne Gacy as he performed his duties as caretaker
Witness: Giant holes in the ground
Mike Nelson can point to exactly where the holes were. Running along two sides of the triangular front yard of the building at Miami and Elston, they were dug by John Wayne Gacy as he performed his duties as caretaker
Missing children, “The Wire,” and reasons to persist
Today is National Missing Children’s Day, which leads to thoughts of the parents and loved ones mourning the victims of John Wayne Gacy–the ones who frantically searched for months, sometimes years, before their boys were found in 1978 in the
Missing children, “The Wire,” and reasons to persist
Today is National Missing Children’s Day, which leads to thoughts of the parents and loved ones mourning the victims of John Wayne Gacy–the ones who frantically searched for months, sometimes years, before their boys were found in 1978 in the
Proof the police believed
In the summer of 1998, Bill Dorsch had retired from the Chicago Police Department and was working as a private detective for IFPC, an investigative services company run by Jim Fruin, the commander of detectives whom Dorsch had worked under
Proof the police believed
In the summer of 1998, Bill Dorsch had retired from the Chicago Police Department and was working as a private detective for IFPC, an investigative services company run by Jim Fruin, the commander of detectives whom Dorsch had worked under
An eerie late-night encounter with John Wayne Gacy
In the mid-1970s, Bill Dorsch lived just around the corner from a small apartment building at 6114 W. Miami where John Wayne Gacy was under contract to do low-level construction and maintenance. Dorsch had grown up close by and had stayed in the neighborhood,
An eerie late-night encounter with John Wayne Gacy
In the mid-1970s, Bill Dorsch lived just around the corner from a small apartment building at 6114 W. Miami where John Wayne Gacy was under contract to do low-level construction and maintenance. Dorsch had grown up close by and had stayed in the neighborhood,
Did Gacy bury other victims here?
In the 1970s John Wayne Gacy, an independent contractor in Chicago, had a sideline as a caretaker at a small apartment building at the intersection of Miami and Elston Avenues, on the city’s far northwest side. After Gacy was arrested
Did Gacy bury other victims here?
In the 1970s John Wayne Gacy, an independent contractor in Chicago, had a sideline as a caretaker at a small apartment building at the intersection of Miami and Elston Avenues, on the city’s far northwest side. After Gacy was arrested
