Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy, Karen Conti
Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy, Karen Conti
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Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy
Defending America's Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row

Author: Karen Conti

Narrator: Karen Conti

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024

Synopsis

John Wayne Gacy raped, tortured, and murdered 33 boys and young men, burying most of them in the crawlspace under his Chicago home. Karen Conti was in high school at the time watching the bodies being removed on the television news. Fourteen years pass. Through a twist of fate, Conti, now a young and inexperienced attorney, is called upon to handle Gacy’s final death row appeals. The serial killer soon becomes her most famous, difficult, and haunting client. Thirty years after Gacy’s execution, Conti looks back through the eyes of a seasoned professional on the legal and media circus that ensued—and her countless hours of detailed conversation with the killer clown. We hear for the first time about Gacy’s gruesome “Body Book.” Were there more victims? Conspirators involved in the murders? What secrets were buried with him? If one were to ask Conti “How could you represent such a monster?,” she would respond “What you really want to know is, ‘What was he like?’” This book answers that question.

About Karen Conti

Karen Conti is one of Chicago’s most prominent lawyers and legal analysts. As an aggressive and driven litigator and trial lawyer with over thirty years of experience, she has handled numerous high-profile and noteworthy cases across the country, including a U.S. Supreme Court appeal and several well-known Chicago-area criminal cases, such as the death-row appeals for serial killer John Wayne Gacy. She has produced and hosted award-winning radio shows, including Legally Speaking and The Karen Conti Show.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Leanne on May 19, 2024

There was not enough information on the case for me. The author focuses more on her life and experience, so if you are interested in that you may enjoy it more.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 21, 2024

Conti provides a firsthand account of her work to get one of America’s most notorious serial killers off death row. Conti and her husband joined Gacy’s defense team to not only stay his execution but to get his death sentence commuted to life in prison without parole. I didn’t enjoy reading about a......more

Goodreads review by Jay on February 14, 2025

A real page turner at times. A few forgettable moments, but largely very interesting and good. John Wayne Gacy has been a long time favorite serial killer/true crime case of mine, just something so unique and fascinating about the case. It's actually my second favorite case. My #1 favorite case being......more

Goodreads review by Val on April 29, 2024

As a Chicagoan, I remember John Wayne Gacy’s crimes well. I am also a listener of Karen Conti, back to the days where she and Greg hosted “Legally Speaking” on WGN prior to Greg’s death. I had been looking forward to reading this book and I was not disappointed. Karen writes like she speaks. It was a......more

Goodreads review by Tillie on August 11, 2024

I was curious to see if I would find anything out that I didn’t already know about the life of JWG, and I definitely didn’t think I’d “enjoy” this as much as I did. In no way, do I condone what he did and the lives he’s ruined but when we as people can listen and learn from this mentally unstable in......more

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