Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy - Season 1

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy - Season 1

First aired: 10/16/2025 8 episodes

Season 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy's life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.

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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Ten Days

Aired: 10/16/2025

After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.

Episode 2

2. Johnny

Aired: 10/16/2025

Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.

Episode 3

3. Samuel and Randy

Aired: 10/16/2025

As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.

Episode 4

4. Billy

Aired: 10/16/2025

A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.

Episode 5

5. Billy and Dale

Aired: 10/16/2025

A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

Episode 6

6. Tim, John and Rob

Aired: 10/16/2025

In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.

Episode 7

7. David

Aired: 10/16/2025

Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.

Episode 8

8. Jeffrey

Aired: 10/16/2025

Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.