John Wayne Gacy, Part 2: A Conversation with his Appeal Lawyer
Killer Psyche
Audible | Treefort Media
4.6 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In the second half of this two-part episode, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong speaks with Chicago trial attorney, radio show host and legal analyst Karen Conti, who represented notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy in his final death row appeal attempts. Candice and Karen discuss what Gacy was like on a personal level and what most people do not know about Gacy, the man convicted of committing 33 murders. Karen's new book, "Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy: Defending America’s Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row" is out now and available on Amazon. To learn more about Karen and the book, please check out www.karenconti.com
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| 0:10.8 | A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. |
| 0:19.0 | Please be advised. |
| 0:21.7 | This is the second part of our two episodes on John Wayne Gacy. |
| 0:26.0 | If you have not listened to last week's episode, please do so first. |
| 0:33.0 | In our last episode, we talked about the life and |
| 0:40.0 | in our last episode, we talked about the life and crimes of John Wayne Gacy, |
| 0:45.0 | who killed at least 33 men and hid the majority of the bodies in the crawl space underneath his house. |
| 0:53.0 | Gacy has become infamous in the true crime world, |
| 0:57.0 | not only for the murders, but for the duality of his seemingly normal, |
| 1:01.0 | nice, and friendly demeanor, and that of a sadistic and brutal killer. |
| 1:08.1 | On March 13, 1980, John Wayne Gacy was sentenced to death. |
| 1:14.0 | Today we are speaking with Karen Conte, who was Gacy's attorney during the last seven months of the final appellate process and represented him until he was put to death by |
| 1:26.5 | lethal injection in 1994. Today, Karen will share with us insight on what Gacy was like personally and talk about aspects of the case that are not widely known. |
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