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Boys Enter the House

The Victims of John Wayne Gacy and the Lives They Left Behind

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Boys Enter the House

By: David Nelson
Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
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"Here is a work that emphasizes the full view of the lives of those young people that Gacy took.... It is essentially the Gacy story in reverse. Victims first.” (Jeff Coen, author of Murder in Canaryville)

As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown.

But in the winter of 1978-79, he became known as one of many so-called “sex murderers” who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s. As public interest grew rapidly, victims became footnotes and statistics, lives lost not just to violence but to history.

Through the testimony of siblings, parents, friends, lovers, and other witnesses close to the case, Boys Enter the House retraces the footsteps of these victims as they make their way to the doorstep of the Gacy house itself.

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So good to read a true crime publication that focuses on the victims. All too often it’s the perpetrator whose name we know, not the poor souls who have been unfortunate enough to be a part of the story. It’s also so important to emphasise the ripple effect of a crime on families and friends.

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Excellent book. Excellent narrator, also. I think true crime fans will enjoy it very much!

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A very good book detailing the lives of Gacy's victims, up until they met him. An eye opener of what their lives were like, and the general way of life In those days. It's very original. There aren't many books that focus on the victims personalities and lives. Also very interesting what others thought of Gacy when they came across him and lived to tell the tale. Very well written and the narrator did an incredible job.

Well written and Narrated

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This book covers the story from the victims and the families and those involved. It also paints a clear picture of the police at the time. It's by far the most humane amount I've read yet.

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