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This is an informational report written by an editorial team working for the pathfinder of World News Digest. The purpose for this being written is to provide information on the sex slayings of John Wayne Gacy. This is intended to be read by anyone who is researching either serial killers in general, or John Wayne Gacy and his trial. John Wayne Gacy is a man who during the 1970’s in the suburbs of Chicago, sexually assaulted and murdered 33 young men and adolescent boys. 27 were found under his crawlspace in his house, 2 were found other places on his property, and 4 were found in the nearby Des Plaines River. Although he was obviously guilty he tried to plead innocent in court after already admitting to the crimes. Before he was executed by lethal injection, his lawyer tried to appeal to the courts by saying John Wayne was mentally unstable and that he was also out of town while some of the murders took place. While he was incarcerated, John painted many pictures while one which was a depiction of a clown sold for $20,000. This clown, Pogo the clown, was a character that John used to lure boys to be sexually assaulted. Since there was more than substantial evidence that he was mentally competent and guilty, John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection on May 10, 1980. This writer has provided an overview of John's Murders which is clearly written and not confusing. They could have provided more information on the exact convictions although they did provide a link to another article which has the convictions. Also, the author could have provided actual evidence used in the trial against John. As a general overview, this author created a good article but not for the small details. A good point is that the author has no bias which assures the facts that he does have, are all credible. This article was helpful to show an example of a serial killer who was very successful for a good amount of time because the technology of DNA testing was not around yet.

"Capital Punishment: Serial Killer Gacy Executed in Illinois." //Facts On File World News Digest//: n. pag. //World News Digest//. Facts On File News Services, 12 May 1994. Web. 3 May 2011. .

Antisocial personality disorder is a very common trend in serial killers. Although they seem okay, they are killers hiding their identity. In all of the world, it is believed that 85% of the serial killers are located in the United States. The easiest targets of serial killers are runaways and people that don’t have much family. There will be nobody to file a missing persons report and makes it easier to get away with the crime. Serial killers sometimes get sloppy after they’ve gotten away with a lot of murders. "Most profilers say serial killers don't learn from mistakes in their previous killings, but I believe they do. They try to improve on their previous effort. You know how the more you do something, the better you get at it? Well, there comes a point where you peak and you can only go down.” (Tod W. Burke). Lots of serial killers have a sexual drive to their murderers. This leads to a trend in gender. And a trend in the victims. There is not just one element that affects whether or not someone is a serial killer. Some do not fit the background at all, this is why it can be so difficult to track them down. Here, the author is not biased so they provide factual information. They also provide many quotes, although I did not use all of them, to back up their information. These quotes are from known experts and are reliable. The work is obviously well researched and clear. This source helped me connect Antisocial behavior to serial killers so it was very helpful.

"Antisocial Personality Disorder." //Serial Killers//. N.p., 30 Jan. 2009. Web. 9 May 2011. .

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