Boys Enter the House: The Victims of John Wayne Gacy and the Lives They Left Behind
by David Nelson
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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. With the help of family, friends, and lovers, the victims of John Wayne Gacy tell their side of the story As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances show more as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978-79, he became known as one of many so-called ""sex murderers"" who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s. As public interest grew rapidly, victims became footnotes and statistics, lives lost not just to violence, but to history. Through the testimony of siblings, parents, friends, lovers, and other witnesses close to the case, Boys Enter the House retraces the footsteps of these victims as they make their way to the doorstep of the Gacy house itself. show lessTags
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misstudorrose Another book that focuses on the lives of murder victims and humanizes them.
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3.5 stars
The organization and timeline of this book was a bit hard to follow but overall I am glad someone gathered all the information and stories about the victims of Gacy. Victim centered stories are so important.
The organization and timeline of this book was a bit hard to follow but overall I am glad someone gathered all the information and stories about the victims of Gacy. Victim centered stories are so important.
Dry at times but really good at communicating the perspectives of family/friends.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2021
- Important places
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Epigraph
- I am disappearing inch by inch into this house . . ."
—The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson - Dedication
- For Mildred Hofelich, who gave me books when I needed them most.
And for Lily and Charlie, my little beams of light. - First words
- You know the story of John Wayne Gacy. (Introduction)
He was just a kid. - Blurbers
- Olsen, Gregg; Coen, Jeff; Leveritt, Mara; Rodman, Liza; McBrayer, Mary Kay
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
- DDC/MDS
- 364.1523 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide Murder
- LCC
- HV6248 .G24 .N45 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Criminal classes
- BISAC
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- 79
- Popularity
- 402,428
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.75)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 2
