Boys Enter the House
The Victims of John Wayne Gacy and the Lives They Left Behind

An admirable intention to focus on the victims, who tend in stories of serial killers to be overshadowed by the crazy antics of the psychopath himself. However, the problem here is that each victim has parents, friends, siblings, teachers, step-parents, grandparents, workmates, and so on—and there ar......more

Brilliant! This book needs no photos. David Nelson's description of people, places and events is picture perfect. Took me back to Uptown and the 70's as though I never left. He has shown genuine compassion and respect for the victims and their families. As a family member left behind in this horror......more

This is an outstanding read, nothing more or less than everything the author was able to find out about the young men and boys found in the Des Plaines River and John Wayne Gacy's crawl space. He wasn't able to provide full biographies of every one of them, but there was a little something on everyo......more

This book is very well-researched. It is not your typical true crime book. Instead, David B. Nelson gives a voice to the victims’ family and friends. Nelson shares the victims’ stories with grace and puts them first in this book. The stories of the victims are woven together in many ways. I apprecia......more

David Nelson is attentive, caring, and eloquent in sharing the stories of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, of the boys whose lives were cut far too short by a sick man. I was moved by the final few chapters, where David skillfully weaves all the stories together, artfully illustrating the magnitude o......more