John Wayne Gacy
Des Plaines River
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On December 28, one further body linked to Gacy was found {{convert|1|mi}} from the I-55 bridge. This victim was identified two days later as James Mazzara, whom Gacy confessed to having murdered shortly after Thanksgiving.{{sfn|Cahill|1986|p=221}} Mazzara had been strangled with a ligature.{{sfn|Cahill|1986|pp=274–276}}{{sfn|Linedecker|1980|p=153}} |
On December 28, one further body linked to Gacy was found {{convert|1|mi}} from the I-55 bridge. This victim was identified two days later as James Mazzara, whom Gacy confessed to having murdered shortly after Thanksgiving.{{sfn|Cahill|1986|p=221}} Mazzara had been strangled with a ligature.{{sfn|Cahill|1986|pp=274–276}}{{sfn|Linedecker|1980|p=153}} |
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On April 9, 1979, a man walking along a [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]] towpath discovered a decomposed body tangled in roots on the edge of the Des Plaines River. The body was identified via dental records as being that of Robert Piest the same evening. An |
On April 9, 1979, a man walking along a [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]] towpath discovered a decomposed body tangled in roots on the edge of the Des Plaines River. The body was identified via dental records as being that of Robert Piest the same evening. An autopsy revealed that "paper-like material" had been shoved down his throat, causing him to suffocate.{{sfn|Sullivan|2000|pp=360–374}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QyVJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1285,2633468|title=Authorities Level John Gacy Home|via=Google News|work=The Hour|date=April 12, 1979|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719024253/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QyVJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1285,2633468|archive-date=July 19, 2020}} {{Open access}} |
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===Unidentified victims=== |
===Unidentified victims=== |
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