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On December 26, 1978 skeletal remains of a young male were found in Norwood Park which is located in Cook County, Illinois. The remains were discovered in a crawl space of a residence in Norwood Park that belonged to serial killer John Wayne Gacy. The remains have been determined to belong to a white male, 17-21 years old. He stood approximately 5’7” – 5’11” tall. His hair color and eye color is unknown. He had sustained an injury to his left clavicle prior to his d ...Read More
Date Found: 1978-12-26
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Victim Details

Feb 20, 2013

Jul 26, 2023

6696

1282DEC78

Adult - Pre 30

17

21

29725

67 inches

71 inches

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

1951

1961

1972

1978

1978-12-26

Norwood Park Township

Illinois

Cook County

5924

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

Jason Moran

Detective Commander

50 West Washington, , Chicago, Illinois

7088656244

County

Law Enforcement

78-803640

1978-12-26

Unknown

Unknown (no hair found with skeletal remains)

Unknown

Unknown


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