John Wayne Gacy committed some of his murders in a clown costume.

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This killer clown still gives us the chills 30 years after his execution.

The notorious US serial killer John Wayne Gacy († 52) tried to manipulate his fellow human beings from death row – in an eerie way. A strange letter that has now appeared bears witness to this.

Gacy was arrested on December 21, 1978, at the Des Plaines (Illinois) police station.

Shortly before the lethal injection, the murderer of at least 33 people wanted to convince a profiler of his innocence!

Flashback: Psychoanalyst John Kelly interviewed several serial killers before contacting John Wayne Gacy in 1993. The killer clown was sentenced to death in Chicago in 1980. From 1970 to 1978, he brutally murdered 33 boys.

Now the creepy revelation: The convicted criminal asked for pretty weird things for the conversation with the profiler, reports the US broadcaster Fox News. Accordingly, Gacy wrote a letter to the assessor in prison, in which he protested his innocence. At the same time, Gacy asked the expert to fill out a questionnaire with very personal details for him - the killer. And as if that wasn't enough, he wanted to see a photo of Kelly beforehand.

"My rule is simple: no photo, no answer..." So Gacy wrote in 1993 to the psychoanalyst from the maximum security prison in Chester, Illinois.

The Sinister Letter from the Serial Killer

Fox News has now published the killer's strange lines to the profiler for the first time. The photos of the original document read: "I have received your letter, and I must decline your request to speak to you. However, if you would like to put some questions to me in writing, I am more than willing to answer them as long as they do not relate to my case. When I'm talking to someone, I want to know who they are and some general facts about them."

To this end, Gacy enclosed with the cover letter a questionnaire and a brochure he had written himself, in which he denied his actions. Title: "They Called Him the Killer Clown: But Is J.W. Gacy a mass murderer or another victim?”. And for a possible continuation of the exchange of letters, he added: "You can do the 'Mr. Omit Gacy'. I'm John or J.W. ..."

Then he revealed a strange view of himself: "I'm nobody important, just a man trapped in the justice system. So have a good one, see you soon..."

He tapered the corners of his mouth – a frowned upon form of make-up among fellow clowns.

The killer becomes very personal in his questionnaire: Gacy asks about Kelly's political views, New Year's resolutions, and his "current heroes." The convicted criminal was also interested in topics such as "Friends like me because...", "Thoughts on the subject of sex," or "What I think of this country."

What did the killer intend to do with it?

The profiler is certain: Gacy wanted to put pressure on him. That's why he never filled out the questionnaire. Kelly: "He tried to find ways to manipulate me." That's why he decided not to question Gacy further. He's only shown the killer's letter to a few friends over the years but never published it - until now!

John Kelly's expertise has been valued in over 100 serial murder cases.

Killer Clown also answered the questionnaires himself.

Incidentally, Gacy also sent his strange questionnaire to other people who wanted to speak to him. He even answered the questions himself. Just a month before Gacy's execution, The New Yorker journalist Alec Wilkinson published a few of them:

"Perfect Woman: Independent, thinker, initiative, independent mind..."

"I see myself as A positive thinker, proactive, open-minded, non-judgmental."

"My greatest fear: dying before I have a chance to clear my name with the truth."

"If I were an animal, I would be a bear or an eagle."

"My biggest regret: I've been so trusting and gullible and taken advantage of."

"Favorite Song: 'Send in the Clowns,' 'Amazing Grace.'"

"I consider myself liberal, with values."

"Thoughts on Sex: Liberal, whatever the will of consenting adults in control of their own well-being and lives."

John Wayne Gacy, born March 17, 1942, was considered a "sexual serial killer." In the 1970s, he killed at least 33 boys, several of whom were buried in his basement.

Gacy led a double life for a long time: He was extremely popular with neighbors and politically active. However, because the contractor also appeared as a costumed clown in front of children, he was later called the "killer clown."

In 1978, investigators finally succeeded in arresting him. In 1980, the jury voted 12 times for the death penalty, 21 for life. It even earned Gacy a Guinness Book entry. He was finally executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center on Crest Hill in 1994.

Pictures of young men positively identified as Gacy's victims before the trial began.