Preview: “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy”
- Oct 20, 2025
- 23:18
- Full Episode
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Andrea Canning sits down with the creator and lead actors from Peacock's new original limited series, "Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy" to talk about making a new kind of true crime drama. One that focuses on the victims, the victims' families, and the detectives who never gave up on their mission to bring the victims home.
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Brief Summary
The episode covers the Peacock series on John Wayne Gacy, focusing on his victims and the systemic failures surrounding their cases.
Key points
- Media Bias in True Crime. Discussion on how societal biases affect the coverage of victims in crime stories.
- Devil in Disguise: A New Perspective. This series shifts the focus from Gacy to his victims, exploring their lives and the impact of their loss.
- The Clown's Shadow. The show intentionally minimizes Gacy's clown persona, focusing instead on the human stories of his victims.
Episode highlights
- Media Bias in True CrimeDiscussion on how societal biases affect the coverage of victims in crime stories.“If it was the soccer mom in Westchester County... it’d be 24-7 coverage.”2:02Oct 20, 2025
- Devil in Disguise: A New PerspectiveThis series shifts the focus from Gacy to his victims, exploring their lives and the impact of their loss.“It's not about John Wayne Gacy. It's about the wake of wreckage that he left behind.”3:39Oct 20, 2025
- The Clown's ShadowThe show intentionally minimizes Gacy's clown persona, focusing instead on the human stories of his victims.“You never see the full clown.”16:05Oct 20, 2025
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