Des Plaines, Illinois Essays

On June 8th, 1964 Gerald (“Jerry”) Gault was a 15-year-old boy who was accused of making an obscene telephone call to one of his neighbors, Mrs. Cook. After, Mrs. Cook received that phone call she went to file a complaint. Gault and his friend, Ronald Lewis were arrested and taken to the children’s detention home. When Gault was arrested at the time he was on probation after being in the company of another boy who had stolen a wallet from a women’s purse. When Gault was arrested because of the phone

Robert Piest disappeared on December 11, 1978 from Des Plaines pharmacy where he worked after school. Just before his disappearance he told his co-worked that he was going to a house down the street to talk to “some contractor” about a job. Gacy had been at the pharmacy that night discussing to the owner about a remodeling job. When police questioned Gacy about the disappearance he denied talking to Piest, but Des Plaines police did what Chicago failed to do and check Gacy’s record, discovering

1942. He was also know as the Killer Clown, one of America’s most notorious serial killers and rapists. He was a ruthless, sadistic individual who lived to rape and murder over thirty-three teenage boys and young men over six years in Cook County, Illinois (Brown, 2002). FACTS At an early age, Gacy was exposed to an alcoholic, abusive prone father who continuously would belittle him. The persistent psychological abuse wore Gacy out; as a result, he would strive to gain his father’s approval. In August

it. I was going upstairs back, when I heard a sweet voice “ Have a good day Kailey, on your first day of seventh grade.” In my family, it’s just my mom and me. My dad had cancer when I was five years old. We just move to 367 Clark street Des Plaines, Illinois. I am starting my Seventh grade in Clark Jr. high. I took a deep breath and looked at a board that says Clark Jr. high in big bubble letters. My stomach has butterflies. My mom screamed, “Good luck” from her car. In my mind, I was wondering

John Wayne Gacy Jr. was born on March 17, 1942, to middle-class Marion and John Gacy Senior in Chicago, Illinois. His mother was Danish and his father was Polish. His father was an abusive alcoholic with a violent temper that often led to him beating his wife and children, the beatings were usually with a razor strap. John’s beatings were usually so brutal that he ended up in the hospital most of the time and was suffering from blackouts caused by seizures. Since John’s medical condition was never

John Wayne Gacy is known as the notorious murderer of 33 young boys. Thus, leading most people to hate him and be filled with disgust by him. Nobody ever thinks about what exactly had led this man to become the way he is. Maybe because of his difficult childhood and not getting the help he needed, led him to the dark path that he had chosen. John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 and the second of three children. His father’s name was John Wayne Gacy Sr. and his mother’s name was Marion Elaine

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois as the middle child. His mother was a stay-at-home wife while his father was constantly working. When his father wasn’t working, he would drink and become aggressive toward his daughter and wife. As the only male in the household, Gacy would take beatings to defend his mother and sisters. At 7 years old, he was sexually abused by his dad's friend for months. That same year, he molested a girl with his friend during school. By 11 years

In the year 1984 the world came to know an infamous man named John Wayne Gacy Jr. John Wayne Gacy Jr was born in March of 1942 and lived to be fifty-two years old. John ended up being well known in the state of Illinois where he was put to death by the lethal injection in 1994. John Wayne Gacy Jr who also ended up being known as the Killer Clown was indicted on charges for taking the lives and raping at least thirty-three young males (“John Wayne Gacy Biography,” 2017). Over the span of six years

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17th 1942 in Chicago Illinois. He was the son of Danish/Polish parents. It had a very rough early life, because his father was an alcoholic who was very abusive to not only him and his siblings but also to his mother. At a young age Gacy also stated to have thoughts and conflict on his sexuality. He also had a lot of trouble in school, he was not able to go outside and play with the other children because of his congenital heart condition and he went through a major

movies. John Wayne Gacy was one of the worlds biggest killer clowns. He killed 33 young men and boys because of his past trama with his abusive father and him being confused with his sexuality. John Wayne Gacy was born on march 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was close with his mom Marion Elaine Gacy, but wasn’t so close with his dad John Stanley Gacy. His dad was an abusive alcoholic who physically and mentally abused his child, Gacy, because of his child's sexuality. There were many times when his

enough, he would turn into a fun happy loving clown by day, but something more sinister when the streetlights went dark. Early Life John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 to parents John Stanly and Marion Elane Gacy. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. When he was born his home life on the outside seemed to be what people would call “blue collar”, however, on the inside of the household there was lots of abuse going on. Gacy's father was violent and drunk and was very cruel to young John. His

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 to John Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine. Gacy's father was an abusive, alcoholic and would target his only son by beating him with a razor strap. Gacy's father beat him on such a regular basis that the abuse desensitized him to hide the signs of pain. Gacy failed as a young boy to gain the respect of his father. Gacy's father thought of his only son as a failure and disappointment. His father wanted him to to be more manly, he wanted his son to play sports;

The Cobbler It was a was brisk October morning in the great city of Detroit and the trees were just beginning to change from green to the yellows and oranges of autumn. It was dawn, and there was a thin layer of frost blanketing the grass like a sleeping child, and a cobbler shop lights were turning on for a long day's work. The large brick building was different from every other shop on the block just as the man who owned the shop was unlike anyone in his profession. Known as the best cobbler in

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942, Illinois, Chicago in a blue-collar family. His father, John Stanley Gacy was an auto repair mechanist and mother, Marion Elaine Robinson, a homemaker. He had a close relationship with his sisters and mother, however, he had a strained relationship with his father. Gacy grew up under the razor strap of his physically abusive alcoholic father who often hit him, his sisters and mother as well. Not only abusive, Sr. Gacy was also a harsh disciplinarian. As

Luis Alfredo Garavito, also known as La Bestia “ The Beast” was born January 25, 1957 is a Columbian rapist and serial killer. He admitted to rape, torture and murder of 138 children and teenagers. His victims, based on the locations of bones listed on maps that Garavito had made in prison, would eventually exceed 300. Garavito continues to confess to more murders. He has been described by the public as “the world’s worst serial killer.” Luis Alfredo Garavito is the second serial killer of the

On December 22, 1978, the plaintiff’s, Mark Congini’s parents, son was injured in a car collision while he was driving home intoxicated. Mark Congini was driving home from his employee, Portersville Valve Company, Christmas party where Congini was served alcoholic beverages at the party leading him to the point of intoxication. When he requested for his keys, though the company’s agent who Mark requested the keys from knew he was intoxicated, they were given to him with full knowledge that Mark

John Wayne Gacy Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois in March 1942, where he was beaten down by his alcoholic abusive father. Although he had close relations with his sisters and mother, Gacy yet sought for the acceptance of his father. At the ages of 5, 7, and 8, he was sexually abused by a family friend of his father’s. By the third grade, Gacy had suffered from blackouts, which resulted in retaining him from school. With that, his grades started to decline. He eventually headed to Las Vegas to leave

children and having a successful job as an building contractor and Democratic precinct. The perfect cover-up to his dark, chilling and twisted serial killer ways, where he raped and strangled his victims to death. Born March 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, to Danish and Polish parents, living in a household where his dad was an alcoholic that beat Gacy and his siblings and even sometimes his wife when they misbehaved. Further on Gacy found it hard to play with his due to his congenital heart condition

John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17th, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. John Gacy and his siblings faced a very abusive childhood with a drunk for a father.John’s father worked at a assembly line in town and once he got home he would go to the basement and drink. Once Danish, John’s father, was far from sober he would beat the children with a razor strap if they were perceived to have misbehaved. John’s father assaulted his wife physically and mentally as well. John’s sister Karen stated that the siblings

John Wayne Gacy -a prolific serial killer- was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17 1942. According to Bell and Bardsley (n.d), John Wayne Gacy was the second of three children, and was raised as a Catholic along with his siblings. He got along with his family except with his father, due to the fact that his father was a bit overbearing and also an alcoholic. As a juvenile and a young adult, John Gacy displayed perverted behavior, such as sodomizing two young boys, and was even convicted of these