John Wayne Gacy aka “The Killer Clown”. Named as such for his voluntary community service as a clown to entertain hospitalized children, but chillingly more so for raping, torturing, and murdering at least 33 boys and young men in Cook County, Illinois during the 1970’s. He buried 27 of them
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It may be shocking to discover, but many serial killers have additional hobbies of artistic varieties, besides that of committing heinous crimes. Just as artists have been considered to have tortured souls and under perpetual pressures placed on them by their spirits of ingenuity, the same holds true for serial
It all began with a television show. Curiosity sprung in me as it became a tradition for me to watch Monk with my mother every Friday night. We would sit on the couch for hours on end as we followed a detective with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder interestingly find a way to
Richard Dadd, known for one of his works The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke, was institutionalized in 1843 for the murder of his father and the attempted murder of another person as he fled the area. The murder occurred following an excursion through Egypt where Dadd was noted to have express
As far as crimes go murder is probably the worst. Why is it then that society is so constantly drawn to anything relating to murder? Movies and shows that include murder and violence are viewed by millions of people. Society loves hearing about the gruesome deeds of heartless killers. This
Today there are many art auction sites where people can legally purchase art pieces for their collections. However, what if the artists of these pieces are serial killers? A man from central California named William Harder not only has a large art collection of items from killers such as Charles
Rick Staton was once an art collector. Although, the art he obtained was made by well-known serial killers. The first artwork he began to sell were the John Wayne Gacy. This is the man who sexually assaulted and murdered 33 boys, and Staton showed great interest in selling his art.
Thomas Morton is a journalist and editor for Vice.com. He frequently covers the outskirts of society, including the trap houses of Atlanta, heroin addicts in Prague, militant church cults in New Mexico, and African celebrations in Senegal. But in early 2014, Morton went on his most dangerous journey yet: investigating