John Alan Szyc (19)
Born
Chicago, Illinois
Death
20 Jan 1977, Norwood Park Township, Illinois
Tragically, John Szyc was one of the victims of Illinois serial killer and sex offender John Wayne Gacy who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys between 1962 and 1977. His conviction for thirty-three murders (by one individual) then covered the most homicides in United States legal history. Gacy was sentenced to death and was executed by lethal injection at Statesville Correctional Center on May 10, 1994. He became known as “The Killer Clown” due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes and is one of the most prolific serial murderers in Chicago history.
On January 20, 1977, 19-year-old John Szyc disappears. It is unclear what Szyc was doing before disappearing, however, police find a Maine West High School ring in Gacy’s home that belongs to Szyc. He is “Body #3” and was buried under the crawl space.
He is finally identified through dental records as Szyc in January 1979.
He is finally identified through dental records as Szyc in January 1979.
