8 episodes • October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025

Season 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy's life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.

8 episodes

1. 

   #1

   Ten Days

   59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.

2. 

   #2

   Johnny

   59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.

3. 

   #3

   Samuel and Randy

   58 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.

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   #4

   Billy

   61 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.

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   #5

   Billy and Dale

   48 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

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   #6

   Tim, John and Rob

   61 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.

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   #7

   David

   57 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.

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   #8

   Jeffrey

   59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (1 year ago)

   Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.