| By December 16, Gacy was becoming affable with the surveillance detectives, regularly inviting them to join him for meals in restaurants and occasionally for drinks in bars or at his home | Nelson was looking for contracting work |
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| Mazzara had been strangled with a ligature | He faced trial for battery against Rignall |
Despite his mistreatment, Gacy still loved his father, but felt he was "never good enough" in his father's eyes.
17| True Crime: Illinois: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases Paperback ed | Cram also revealed that, because of his poor timekeeping, Gacy had once given him a watch, explaining he got it "from a dead person" |
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| The next day, he and Gacy had several drinks to celebrate his 19th birthday, with Gacy dressed as Pogo | Retrieved February 14, 2017 — via Google News |
Potential accomplices One of the first things Gacy told investigators after his arrest was that he had not acted alone in several of the murders: he asked whether "my associates" had been arrested.
28| Investigators interviewed both Cram and Rossi on December 20 | He later stated that bodily fluids leaked from the victim's mouth and nose, staining his carpet |
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| On December 23, investigators returned to unearth the three corpses which had been buried in the same trench as Body 1 | In May 1975, Gacy hired 15-year-old Anthony Antonucci |
Initially, Gacy undertook minor repair work, such as sign-writing, pouring concrete and redecorating, but he later expanded to include projects such as interior design, , installation, assembly and.
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