 (March 17, 1942 - May 10,
1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in He became known as the Killer Clown Gacy committed all of his known murders inside his ranch-style house. Typically, he would lure a victim to his home and dupe them into donning handcuffs on the pretext of demonstrating a magic trick. He would then rape and torture his captive before killing his victim by either asphyxiation or strangulation