mother discovered this underwear and punished him” (2001, p. 259). Confused about his sexuality, John decided to keep his thoughts a secret from those who would be able to help him the most, his family. Sparks argued that, “It is well documented that many male sexual deviants were themselves sexually abused as children and some evidence exists that this was true also for John Wayne” (2001, p. 259). Therefore, by Gacy experiencing this sexual abuse as a child, it most definitely could have been a major indicator for his murderous behavior in the future. Around the time John’s sexual desires began to develop, he had also suffered a series of medical issues as child, which would also affect his life into adulthood. Linedecker stated, “He hit …show more content…
Noted by Sullivan and Maiken, they said, “At the store in Springfield to which Gacy was sent to work as a salesman, he met his first wife, whom he married after a nine-month courtship” (2000, p. 238). Gacy gained more than just a bride however in Springfield. Linedecker declared that for Gacy, “It was in Springfield that he discovered the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and joined the local group of energetic young business and professional men working to make their community a better place to live in by carrying out a never ending series of activities” (1980, p. 21). The Jaycees offered John the approval and recognition he was always looking for from his father. As noted by Linedecker, “By dedicating himself to club activities, he found that he could wing recognition and acclaim as one of the up-and-coming bright young men in the state capital and manufacturing center of ninety-six thousand” (1980, p. 21). For Gacy, there was no greater honor that came to him than serving as a member of the Jaycees. To the Jaycees, John represented the qualities they valued in an individual. For example, according to Linedecker, he stated, “In 1965, only a year after arriving in Springfield, he was elected first vice-president and that chapter’s outstanding man of the year. Jim Selinger, chapter president in 1965, considered Gacy to be a devoted Roman Catholic who took his marriage vows seriously…” (1980, p. 22). However, contrary to their belief, shortly after his his wife Marilyn Meyers first pregnancy, Gacy would have his first homosexual encounter. Sullivan and Maiken asserted that, “He said he got drunk with a friend, who performed fellatio on him. Gacy never had any alms about sex with his father, but had the father known his son was homosexual, Marion Gacy later said, he
When John and Owen were older, they were playing in the academy when they saw a couple having sex. John looked away and Owen watched. Owen later said, “SEX MAKES PEOPLE CRAZY.” This had a deep effect on John because he remained a virgin his whole life. He says that the reason he’s a virgin is because of what has happened to him because of Owen.
Along with the abuse of his father, he was also bullied at school for being overweight, had sexual confusion, and constantly felt as if he wasn’t good enough are all factors that have caused Gacy’s constant frustration leading to the rapes and murders of at least thirty three young men.
During Gacy's late teens, he suffered some turmoil with his father, although the relations with his mother and sisters remained very strong. John's father was an abusive alcoholic, who physically harmed his wife and verbally abused the children. Although, John, Sr. was an unpleasant individual, young Gacy deeply loved his father, and desperately wanted to gain his attention and devotion. Unfortunately, he was unable to get close to his father before he passed away. This was something that bothered John, Jr. for the rest of his life.
John Wayne Gacy was a U.S. serial killer who was found guilty of killing 33 boys and young men (McCormick, 1998). Gacy was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois (Sullivan, 2013). John Wayne Gacy had two sisters, Joanne and Karen and had a difficult relationship with his father. His father was an auto repair machanic and World War I veteran (Jones, 2012). Whenever his father came home from work, he would go to the basement and drink. His father was an alcoholic and used physical punishment on all of his children (Jones, 2012). He would even beat the children with a razor strap if they misbehaved (Sullivan, 2013). Gacy’s mother tried her best to protect the children, but Gacy’s father physically assaulted her as well (Jones, 2012). Additionally,
Gacy had previously been convicted for committing “deviant sex acts” and sentenced to ten years at the Iowa State Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa. Gacy had a psychological evaluation done while serving time and this evaluation was part of his permanent record on file at the Iowa Department of Corrections. Gacy was viewed as a model prisoner and as a result he was paroled after serving eighteen months. After Gayc’s release an inmate came forward to report that Gacy sexually assaulted him while incarcerated. Gacy was friendly with prison staff which is what caused the inmate to wait to report the assault until after Gacy’s release (Stevens, 2004). Gacy had access to areas that were “out-of-bounds for most prisoners” and as a result he was viewed as trustworthy and this likely influenced the parole board’s decision to allow him to be paroled after only eighteen months (Stevens, 2004, p.
John Wayne Gacy was married and divorced twice and had biological children, and stepchildren, over the course of his lifetime. During the 1960s Gacy worked as a fast-food chain manager, and later in the 1970s became a Democratic precinct captain in the Chicago suburbs and a self-made building contractor after being released on parole from his 10-year prison term in relation to the ...
John decided to indulge himself in the Brave New World’s lifestyle. John tried sex, and soma, and enjoyed it. John knew he had sinned to his own religion, and he felt so wrong, that he murdered himself. The change that John went through was simple. John actually committed his inhibitions.
A serial killer is defined in Webster's Dictionary as someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short period of time. There is no one generic profile to identify a serial killer. They usually are people seeking for a sensation, a lack of guilt or remorse, a need for control, impulsivity, and predatory behavior. These traits make up a psychopathic personality disorder. Psychopathy is a disorder manifested in people who use a mixture of charm, manipulation, manipulation, and occasional violence to control others, in order to satisfy their own wants and needs. There are four main types of serial killers; thrill seekers, mission-oriented, visionary serial killers, and power and control killers. There may be other
Although the narrator feels desperate, John tells her that there is “no reason” for how she feels, she must dismiss those “silly fantasies”(166). In other words, John treats her like a child and gives her reason to doubt herself. “Of course it is only nervousness”(162). She decides. She tries to rest, to do as she is told, like a child, but suffers because John does not believe that she is ill. This makes her feel inadequate and unsure of her own sanity.
The lack of individuality and spirituality not only kept John from expressing himself but led him to his untimely demise. Sexual freedom is a huge part of the new dystopian society. John wasn’t too fond of the idea of a world where everyone belongs to everyone. This type of mindset got his mother, Linda, shunned in the society of the savages. She slept with all the husbands in the society which led to John not being able to fit in.
Harold Garfinkel grew up in Newark, New Jersey in 1917. During his childhood, his father owned a furniture business, which he was hoping Harold would continue the family business. Garfinkel, although he did for a while, but decided he was meant for bigger things. That is when he left to attend the University of Newark. During his tenure at the University of Newark, he was taught by former graduate students. The summer of his graduation he decided to go help students and learn more about diverse backgrounds at a work camp he volunteered at. Which after he met so many complex students and studied different backgrounds, that when he decided to take up sociology as a career.
Gacy to seek out acceptance throughout his life and it also created a fascination with being in
Learning about Gacy and his family I pick up some things in his life that would later be unfolded after he was arrested for the murders. One thing would be confusion in his sexuality as a child. He would rather help his mother with things such as gardening, dishes and other things that would appear not to be masculine in his father’s eyes. One of Gacy's childhood friends made a statement...
Despite all this Gacy worked very hard at trying to be liked. He was an enthusiastic member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce as "Pogo the Clown" a children's entertainer.
The Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire is a tool often used by professionals to assess a patient’s personality subtypes on a rating scale of 20 to 80. Under the higher order temperament factor Positive Emotionality (PEM) there are four trait scales. For the trait scale Well Being, John Wayne Gacy would score a 70. He was an upstanding member of his community, liked by his neighbors and coworkers, and would even attend children’s birthday parties and hospitals dressed as Pogo the Clown (Hickey, 2016). He had a cheerful disposition when facing the public, however, he only receives a 70 because he would, in fact, be subject to violent mood swings. For the trait scale Social Potency, Gacy receives a score of 80. He