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.
Episode 1. Ten Days
2025-10-16 · 59 min
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
Episode 2. Johnny
2025-10-16 · 59 min
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
Episode 3. Samuel and Randy
2025-10-16 · 58 min
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
Episode 4. Billy
2025-10-16 · 61 min
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
Episode 5. Billy and Dale
2025-10-16 · 48 min
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
Episode 6. Tim, John and Rob
2025-10-16 · 61 min
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
Episode 7. David
2025-10-16 · 57 min
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
Episode 8. Jeffrey
2025-10-16 · 59 min
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.