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John Wayne Gacy victims
John Wayne Gacy victims_ Cook County sheriff's detectives have exhumed the remains of eight young men killed by John Wayne Gacy, extracting DNA in hopes they can finally identify the bodies and "close the book, once and for all" on the notorious serial killer.
"For 25 of these families, there was some degree of justice, some degree of closure," Sheriff Tom Dart said, referring to Gacy’s victims that have been identified. "For eight of the families there was not closure. . .Today, we are beginning the process to close the book, once and for all, on John Wayne Gacy."
Skull of a victim found in the crawlspace of Gacy's home
Seven of the unidentified victims were found in Gacy's crawlspace in his home near Norwood Park, officials said. The eighth was found buried under concrete beneath Gacy's barbecue pit, they said.
