Unforgotten Casebook — One case. Every angle. One place.Demolished home · later private residence
Historical address: 8213 West Summerdale Avenue, Chicago area, Illinois. The original house is gone.
Victims were recovered from the house and grounds. The original house was demolished in 1979; a different residence was built on the lot in 1986.
Historical reference only. The photograph depicts a later private residence. No museum, tour or public admission was verified.
John Wayne Gacy murdered 33 boys and young men in Illinois. The disappearance of Robert Piest in 1978 led investigators to Gacy’s home, where many victims had been buried beneath the house. His respectable public persona contrasted with the crimes uncovered during the search.
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