John Wayne Gacy was described by friends and acquaintances as personable, friendly, and a good neighbor who loved entertaining kids by dressing up as a clown. Gacy was also a despicable serial killer who murdered at least 33 innocent young men. The trailer for Netflix’s new three-part documentary series Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes explores the different sides of the disturbed murderer via Gacy’s own words.
Director Joe Berlinger’s first installment in his Conversations With a Killer docuseries focused on Ted Bundy. The second installment with Gacy in the spotlight will premiere on April 20, 2022.
Berlinger, Catharine Park, Jon Doran, Jen Isaacson, Jon Kamen, and Mike Mathis executive produce. The docuseries is a RadicalMedia Production in association with Third Eye Motion Picture Company and Mike Mathis Productions.
Netflix released the following description of the John Wayne Gacy docuseries:
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy was an aspiring politician, beloved local contractor, and part-time clown-for-hire who murdered 33 young men between 1972 and 1976. The majority of his victims were found buried under his house, in the quiet northwest suburbs of Chicago. Fifty years later, DNA scientists are still trying to identify all of his victims, but thanks to 60 hours of unearthed audio between Gacy and his defense team, we have fresh perspective on the narcissistic mindset of the murderer and a deeper understanding of how he operated for so long with impunity.
This three-part documentary also features new interviews with key participants – some of whom have never talked before, including gut-wrenching testimony from one of Gacy’s survivors – all in search of answers to a crucial question: How was a public figure like Gacy able to get away with murder for so long?
