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.
1
Ten Days
2025-10-16
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
2
Johnny
2025-10-16
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
3
Samuel and Randy
2025-10-16
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
4
Billy
2025-10-16
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
5
Billy and Dale
2025-10-16
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
6
Tim, John and Rob
2025-10-16
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
7
David
2025-10-16
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
8
Jeffrey
2025-10-16
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.