Season
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy: Miniseries
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Season
- Season 1
- Air date
- 2025-10-16
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Ten Days
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
Episode 2: Johnny
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
Episode 3: Samuel and Randy
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
Episode 4: Billy
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
Episode 5: Billy and Dale
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
Episode 6: Tim, John and Rob
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
Episode 7: David
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
Episode 8: Jeffrey
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.