y at the bus terminal, had forced the boy into sexual acts. Gacy had been officially discharged from parole only a few months earlier, and was already acting up. On June 1, 1972, Gacy married Carole Hoff. She was a newly divorced mother of two daughters. Gacy had romanced the woman who was in a state of emotional vulnerability, and she immediately fell for him. She was aware of his prison time, but thought he had changed for the better. The family soon settled in Gacy’s home. The couple maintained a close relationship with their neighbors, the Grexas, who were invited over for elaborate parties and barbeques. As flattered, as they were to receive invitations from their neighbors, they were always bothered by a stench that prevailed through the Gacy’s home. Lily Grexa was sure a rat had died beneath the floorboards of Gacy’s house and urged him to fix the problem. Yet it wasn’t a problem with the moisture under the floorboards. Gacy knew the real and more sinister cause for the stench, and kept it secret for years.Although many friends, family, and neighbors complained about the strange smell from the Gacy’s house, it certainly didn’t stop them from attending his theme parties. On one occasion, more than 300 guests showed up to one of Gacy’s parties. Gacy thrived on the attention he got from people that heard of the parties. He liked to feel important. Carole and John had drifted apart by 1975, and their sex life had come to a halt. Gacy’s life became unpredictable. He would be in a good mood one day and be throwing furniture in a rage the next. He was hiring young boys to work for him in his new business and told people it was to keep costs down. But his homosexual desires and urge to inflict harm were slowly becoming more apparent to those around him, especially his wife. However, there was one thing that Carole was worried about. It was not only that Gacy showed no sexual interest in ...
