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ITEM: Oil Painting by Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy John Wayne Gacy tortured and killed at least 33 boys and men and buried their bodies under the floorboards of his home. Gacy turned to art during his decade on death row, turning out paintings of witches, skulls, clowns, Jesus, monsters, Disney characters, and birds. As a National Enquirer headline had it, "Mass Murderer Paints Pictures in Prison — & Warped Art Collectors Buy His Junk!" I bought this painting, "Hi Ho in the Mine," from Gacy for $69 in 1990. Gacy was executed by lethal injection on May 10, 1994. Four days later, 40 Gacy artworks were auctioned, selling for as much as $800. Among the buyers was Chicago businessman Joe Roth, who said he bought $20,000 worth of Gacy's paintings to destroy them. |
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