Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Season 1: Miniseries

Miniseries

Season • Oct 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.

  1. S1E1 - Ten Days

    Ten Days

    59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  2. S1E2 - Johnny

    Johnny

    59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  3. S1E3 - Samuel and Randy

    Samuel and Randy

    58 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  4. S1E4 - Billy

    Billy

    61 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  5. S1E5 - Billy and Dale

    Billy and Dale

    48 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  6. S1E6 - Tim, John and Rob

    Tim, John and Rob

    61 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  7. S1E7 - David

    David

    57 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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

  8. S1E8 - Jeffrey

    Jeffrey

    59 min • Oct 16, 2025 (a year ago)

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