Body 28

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Body 28
Discovered	March 9, 1979
Unidentified for	45 years
Sex	Male
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Age	14-18
Race	White
Height	5'8 - 5'9
Body condition	Skeletal
Postmortem interval	5 years
Cause of death	Strangulation

Body 28 was one of 33 known victims of John Wayne Gacy, and one of five who still remain unidentified.

Case

Unlike the majority of the remains, this individual was buried in a grave in Gacy's backyard, opposed to the crawl space of his home. Garbage bags had been wrapped around the remains as well. According to the killer's recollections, the victim was the second confirmed murder, occurring circa January 1974. His range of death is commonly listed between early 1972 and the end of July 1975.

After entering Gacy's home, he was sexually assaulted and tortured. He was killed by strangulation and originally placed in a closet before decomposition prompted his eventual burial. It is unknown where the victim met Gacy, or if he willingly accompanied his killer as a result of the known methods to gaining his victim's trust.

The other unidentified victims of Gacy include Body 10, Body 13, Body 21 and Body 26.

Clothing and accessories

The victim's clothing was noted to have decomposed significantly.

• Shirt.
• White metal band on his left ring finger.
• Blue jeans.
• Underwear.
• Socks.

Characteristics

• He had brown hair.
• He may have previously fractured his right upper-arm.

Gallery

William Kunkle adding his supposition that Gacy's second murder victim, killed Jan. 1974, was not buried in the crawl space

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The Western Theme was in 1975. This makes 1975 a likely murder year for Body 28.

Exclusions

• William Shields
• Brian Page
• Tony Allen
• David Boniske
• Earl Joggerst
• John Deeny
• Michael Mansfield
• Orin Anderson
• Jeffrey Stinnett
• Randy Maciuba
• Andrew Memmelaar
• Dermot Kelly
• Rickey Enochs
• James Egan

Sources

• Body 28 at the Doe Network
• Body 28 at NamUs
• John Wayne Gacy on Wikipedia
• Cook County Police Department
• Sun Times