User blog comment:CrashingCymbal/Are There Any Serial Killers/Murder Cases That You Have a Keen Interest In?/@comment-24077689-20140129160714/@comment-24077689-20140129223511

Ted Bundy was one of the most famous serial killers in history and served as partial inspiration for the character Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs.

Gacy's case is tragic besides the fact that he killed 32 people, his childhood was one of systematic abuse, he was essentially robbed of both his innocence and his childhood because of his father. His Bozo th Clown persona reflects that, he only killed once while in costume, but otherwise he simply enjoyed wearing the costume because he could be himself and let himself go to childlike innocence.