Childhood & Growing up
John was a second child, he had a tough childhood with conflicts about his sexuality. His father was an abusive alcoholic raging out at times. When he was a child he had a playground accident where he hit his head and it wasn't until years later at the age of 16 when doctors realized the bleed it caused. This may have contributed to John's madness later in life. Gacy was a high school drop out looking for work. He was said to be very intelligent and people liked him. He moved multiple times for work and due to his father's wishes. In 1964, he married Marlynn Myers and they had one boy and one girl together. After getting charged with assault of a young man, Gacy was put in jail for 10 years. At that point Myers divorced Gacy and he never saw her or their children again. After being released from jail, Gacy remarriend in 1972 to Carole Hofgren who had 2 daughters from a previous marriage.