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Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Season 1 Episodes

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Open Menu From 1972-1978, thirty-three young men were kidnapped, murdered and buried in a crawl space beneath their killer's house. And no one was the wiser. Not for all those years. Why? He was charming and funny. Had a good, All-American job. Was a community leader. He even volunteered to entertain sick kids... while dressed as a clown. Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy's life while weaving in the heartrending stories of his mostly gay 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.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

8 Episodes 2025 - 2025

Episode 1

Ten Days

Thu, Oct 16, 202558 mins

After teenager Robert Piest disappears on his mother's birthday, Des Plaines Police Department officers track, interrogate and tail the contractor Piest was last seen with -- John Wayne Gacy.

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Episode 2

Johnny

Thu, Oct 16, 202558 mins

Officers excavate the crawl space beneath John Wayne Gacy's home. Gacy shows Amirante, Kunkle and Kozenczak where he disposed of Rob's body. Johnny Szyc and his best friend, Lynn, venture into Uptown.

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Episode 3

Samuel and Randy

Thu, Oct 16, 202557 mins

The media circus begins. Amirante questions whether defending Gacy is the right choice. The Piests cope with the reality of what Gacy did to Rob. Sam Stapleton and Randy Reffett navigate boyhood in Uptown.

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Episode 4

Billy

Thu, Oct 16, 202560 mins

A psychiatrist interviews Gacy, revealing disturbing details about his past. Tovar and Kozenczak confront the dark truths of the systemic failures that allowed Gacy to kill for so long. A love story unfolds between Billy Kindred and Maryjane.

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Episode 5

Billy and Dale

Thu, Oct 16, 202547 mins

A blizzard buries Chicago. Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims. Kunkle and Kozenczak attempt to break Gacy's accomplice, David Cram. Billy Carroll introduces Dale Landingin to the lucrative, but sometimes dangerous world of sex work.

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Episode 6

Tim, John and Rob

Thu, Oct 16, 202560 mins

In the past, an inebriated Gacy confesses to Sam the ways he groomed, sexually assaulted, tortured and killed countless boys and young men.

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Episode 7

David

Thu, Oct 16, 202556 mins

Kunkle and Sam are knee-deep in Gacy's trial. Tovar volunteers to drive Gacy to and from court, attempting to compel him to come clean about how many he killed. The disturbing tale of how Gacy befriended and groomed David Cram is revealed.

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Episode 8

Jeffrey

Thu, Oct 16, 202558 mins

The life of Jeffrey Rignall, one of Gacy's few surviving victims, is chronicled. Gacy's execution day causes massive protests and reunions as victims' family members and those who worked the case seek closure. Amirante tries to move on.

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