Season 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy's life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.
Episodes
1: Ten Days
Oct 16, 2025
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
2: Johnny
Oct 16, 2025
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
3: Samuel and Randy
Oct 16, 2025
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
4: Billy
Oct 16, 2025
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
5: Billy and Dale
Oct 16, 2025
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
6: Tim, John and Rob
Oct 16, 2025
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
7: David
Oct 16, 2025
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
8: Jeffrey
Oct 16, 2025
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.
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