# 264: Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy | USA - Part 1

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Podcast: [Evidence Locker True Crime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291)
Published: 2026-08-03T06:44:00+00:00
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## Resource

In December 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest vanished after leaving work to meet a potential employer. His disappearance led investigators to John Wayne Gacy, a respected Chicago businessman, political volunteer and community entertainer known as "Pogo the Clown." At first, Gacy appeared cooperative, but detectives soon uncovered a disturbing pattern of missing young men connected to him. As surveillance intensified, inconsistencies in Gacy's story mounted. Then investigators noticed a foul odour emanating from beneath his suburban home—a discovery that would change the course of the investigation forever. #TrueCrime #JohnWayneGacy #RobertPiest #SerialKiller #Chicago #ColdCase #EvidenceLocker Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files , available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , X , TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network , solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentaries Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Web The Gacy Project Articles What Was John Wayne Gacy’s Trial Like? Killer Clown in Court: The Trial of John Wayne Gacy Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

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