Body 28 was one of 33 known victims of John Wayne Gacy, and one of five who still remain unidentified. His remains were the penultimate to be recovered from Gacy's property.
Case[]
Unlike the majority of Gacy's victims, this individual was buried in a grave in Gacy's backyard, opposed to within the crawl space of his home. Plastic garbage bags and dry-cleaner bags had been wrapped around the victim's remains prior to his burial 15 feet (4.6 m) from the barbecue pit in Gacy's backyard.
According to several sources, this individual was Gacy's second confirmed murder, which in some statements provided by Gacy following his arrest occurred circa January - December 1974. However, his range of death is commonly listed between early 1972 and the end of July 1975, and Gacy is known to have later confided this victim died "before late '76."
After entering Gacy's home, he was sexually assaulted and tortured. He was killed by strangulation and originally placed in a closet before decomposition prompted his eventual burial. It is unknown where the victim met Gacy, or if he willingly accompanied his killer as a result of the known methods to gaining his victim's trust.
The other unidentified victims of Gacy are Body 10, Body 13, Body 21 and Body 26.
Possible lead[]
The Clown and the Candyman documentary series mentions either Jason Moran or Thomas Dart explains the likely match that they cannot definitively state because they were trying to trace other relatives. It was said the victim's mother was "a bit of a rolling stone" and had married several times in life and her children had different fathers. The sister's DNA was a partial match to Body 28, and her brother was last seen entering a black Oldsmobile with a man fitting Gacy's description.
Clothing and accessories[]
The victim's clothing was noted to have decomposed significantly.
- Shirt.
- White metal band on his left ring finger.
- Blue jeans.
- Underwear.
- Socks.
Characteristics[]
- He had brown hair.
- He may have previously fractured his right upper-arm.
Gallery[]
Exclusions[]
- Tony Allen
- Orin Anderson
- David Boniske
- Frank Christensen
- Craig Conner
- John Deeny
- James Egan
- Rickey Enochs
- Earl Joggerst
- Dermot Kelly
- Randy Maciuba
- Michael Mansfield
- Andrew Mantheiy
- Andrew Memmelaar
- Brian Page
- William Shields
- Jeffrey Stinnett
Sources[]
- Body 28 at the Doe Network
- Body 28 at NamUs
- John Wayne Gacy on Wikipedia
- Cook County Police Department
- Sun Times