File:John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Attorney Sam Amirante's Office, Murder Confession (52933154920).jpg

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“It was the longest night of my life.”

This cheerful building was the location of the law office of Sam Amirante, one of John Wayne Gacy's attorneys.

Just before Christmas on the evening of Dec. 20, 1978, with the police closing in on him, Gacy stopped by Amirante's office. He drank a couple of shots of whiskey and said "I’ve been the judge, jury and executioner of many, many people." For the next few hours until early morning, Gacy confessed in detail to the kidnapping, torture, rape & murder of 33 young men and boys. Amirante didn't say a word as Gacy spoke.

The next day Gacy was arrested by police outside a McDonald's in Niles, Illinois. He was eventually convicted of murder and executed at Statesville prison in 1994.

Located at 222 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge
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Author Stephen Hogan from Chicago, United States
Camera location42° 00′ 27.95″ N, 87° 49′ 57.73″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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