File:National Museum of Crime and Punishment - John Wayne Gacy Typewriter (2868562343).jpg

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English: John Wayne Gacy Typewriter displayed at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, Washington, D.C.
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Notorious Typewriter

Gacy "The Clown Killer" used this typewriter to type his legal papers and his book "A Question of Doubt", which was written in 1984.

Also shown is a (copy) of the original property receipt for this typewriter indicating his prisoner number (# N00921), along with the rules and regulations that come with possessing personal property while incarcerated at Statesville Correctional center in Joliet, Illinois.

Gacy is listed in the Guinness Book of World records for the longest sentence imposed on a mass murderer; he was given 21 consecutive life sentences and 12 death sentences.

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“ From his father's approval, to his performances as "Pogo the Clown," Gacy always sought attention. In an interview before his execution, Gacy declared, "There's been 11 hardback books on me, 31 paperbacks, 2 screenplays, 1 movie, 1 off-Broadways play, 5 songs, and over 5,000 articles. What can I say about it?" before adding, "I have no ego for any of this garbage." However Gacy himself added to the mass of material, using this typewriter to write his own version of events, the book A Question of Doubt. [1] ”
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