With proof that Robert had been at Gacy’s house, investigators put Gacy under full-time surveillance on December 14, 1978. After combing through Gacy’s home, investigators turned up a receipt that belonged to Robert’s coworker at the pharmacy. The next morning, police got a search warrant. Esquire reports in a 2022 article that police later found out that instead of showing up to the requested interview, Gacy used the time to get rid of Robert’s body in the DesPlaines River. Gacy’s company recently remodeled the pharmacy where Robert worked. Investigators found out that the customer Robert went to see was John Wayne Gacy, owner of PDM Contractors. Elizabeth filed a missing report with the police at midnight. This would be the last time she saw her son. Robert told her that a customer offered him a higher-paying job with a construction company. Robert was in his sophomore year of high school and an honor student. Robert PiestĪt around 9 PM on December 11, 1978, Elizabeth Piest went to pick up her 15-year-old son, Robert, from his job at a pharmacy in DesPlaines. The beginning of the end for Gacy began in December 1978. In the end, Gacy would be charged with 33 counts of murder and sentenced to death. Summerdale Avenue in Norwood Park Township. The remains of 26 young men were buried under Gacy’s Illinois home at T 8215 W. They were about to walk into one of the worst crime scenes any of them had ever seen. He reportedly said this to investigators shortly before his arrest.ĭetectives investigating the case of a missing teenage boy had no idea what they were about to stumble upon. “You know…clowns can get away with murder.” This is a quote from convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who also entertained as Pogo the Clown on weekends.
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