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Renewed Effort Aims to Identify John Gacy’s Unknown Victims

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2011 —More than 30 years after 33 young men were murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy, detectives are relying on advancements in DNA technology in a new effort to identify eight victims who have never been identified, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Wednesday.

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The eight unidentified victims of Gacy represent the single largest cold case investigation in Cook County Sheriff’s Office history.

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