He entertained children. He killed teenagers. And he buried them under his house.

John Wayne Gacy was the smiling face of community service and celebration?until the bones began to surface. In The Killer Clown, David G. Stone uncovers the terrifying duality of a man who fooled his neighbors, outwitted the law, and committed one of the most gruesome serial killing sprees in American history.

This gripping biography dives deep into the psychology, crimes, and contradictions of Gacy. From his clown performances as "Pogo" to his disturbing crawl space of death, the book explores how Gacy lured, tortured, and killed 33 young men and boys?and how he almost got away with it.