Changes: Body 26

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"Body 26" is one of five unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

Case

The victim was located in the southeast corner of a mass grave site in the crawl space of Gacy's home at 15:45 on December 29, 1978. This decedent was buried face-downwards in the crawl space, approximately two feet, seven inches beneath the surface of the top soil. The victim was completely nude. Material described as "cloth-like" was discovered lodged in his mouth, most likely causing him to die of suffocation.

This victim was most likely killed between June 13 and August 6, 1976, based on the communal grave in which he was buried. The victim was found buried directly underneath the bodies of Rick Johnston (Body 23) and Jimmy Haakenson (Body 24). Both victims, the latter identified in 2017, are believed to have died on the final day of the estimated death range.

Based on Gacy's history, Body 26 was likely lured to the home or abducted after encountering the serial killer at an unknown location within the city of Chicago. Each victim was tortured and sexually assaulted.

The other unidentified victims of Gacy are Body 10, Body 13, Body 21 and Body 28.

Characteristics

Medium to dark brown hair
Absence of two upper-front teeth
- He possibly wore a partial denture to conceal this.

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-{{UID|image = [[File:Body 26.jpg|200px]]|race = {{White}}|sex = {{M}}|found = December 29, 1978|location = Norwood Park, Illinois|postmortem interval = 1 - 7 years|body condition = {{sk}}|age approximation = 22 - 30|height approximation = 5'2 - 5'6|weight approximation = N/A|cause of death = {{Homicide}}|span = {{age|1978|12|29}}}}
+{{Graphic notice}}{{UID Infobox|image1 = File:Body 26.jpg|race = {{White}}|sex = {{M}}|discovered = December 29, 1978|location = Norwood Park, Illinois|pmi = 2 years|condition = {{sk}}|age = 22-30|height= 5'2 - 5'6|cod= {{Homicide}}|span = {{age|1978|12|29}}}}'''"Body 26"''' is one of five unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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-[[File:IMG 1072.JPG|thumb|220x220px]]
-'''Body 26 '''is one of seven unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. This victim was a male most likely killed between June 13 and August 5, 1976, based on where he was buried. He was under 30 when he had died and had dark brown hair. Two of his upper front teeth were missing, indicating he wore a denture at the time he was murdered.
+==Case==
-The victim was buried directly underneath two known and identified victims, them being Rick Johnston (Body 23) and [[James Haakenson]] (Body 24).
+The victim was located in the southeast corner of a mass grave site in the crawl space of Gacy's home at 15:45 on December 29, 1978. This decedent was buried face-downwards in the crawl space, approximately two feet, seven inches beneath the surface of the top soil. The victim was completely nude. Material described as "cloth-like" was discovered lodged in his mouth, most likely causing him to die of suffocation.
-==Gallery==
+This victim was most likely killed between June 13 and August 6, 1976, based on the communal grave in which he was buried. The victim was found buried directly underneath the bodies of Rick Johnston (Body 23) and [[Jimmy Haakenson]] (Body 24). Both victims, the latter identified in 2017, are believed to have died on the final day of the estimated death range.
+Based on Gacy's history, Body 26 was likely lured to the home or abducted after encountering the serial killer at an unknown location within the city of Chicago. Each victim was tortured and sexually assaulted.
+The other unidentified victims of Gacy are [[Body 10]], [[Body 13]], [[Body 21]] and [[Body 28]].
+==Characteristics==
+*Medium to dark brown hair
+*Absence of two upper-front teeth
+**He possibly wore a partial denture to conceal this.
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Body 26 (2).jpg
 Body 26 (3).jpg
 vict26 higher resol..jpg|Victim 26. Lower size but exc. higher resolution quality for size.
+Body 26 crime scene.JPG
+Body 26 location.JPG
 </gallery>
-==Links==
+== Exclusions ==
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14152 William Shields]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6482 Brian Page]
+*[https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Tony_Allen Tony Allen]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/17959 David Boniske]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/43261 Earl Joggerst]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/20652 John Deeny]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12723 Michael Mansfield]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/10100 Orin Anderson]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/21718 Jeffrey Stinnett]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6337 Randy Maciuba]
+*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12181 Andrew Memmelaar]
+*[https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Dermot_Kelly Dermot Kelly]
+*[[Rickey Enochs]]
+==Sources==
 *{{Doe Network|956umil.html|{{PAGENAME}}}}
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 *[https://www.cookcountysheriff.org/unidentified-victims-john-wayne-gacy/ Cook County Police Department]
-[[Category:1970s deaths]]
 [[Category:Abducted]]
-[[Category:Victims of serial killers]]
 [[Category:1950s births]]
 [[Category:1940s births]]
-[[Category:No NCMEC reconstruction]]
 [[Category:Young adults]]
 [[Category:Cases over 40 years old]]
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 [[Category:Possible LGBTQ people]]
 [[Category:1978 discoveries]]
+[[Category:1976 deaths]]
+[[Category:Sexually assaulted]]
+[[Category:Tortured]]
+[[Category:Possible transients]]