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The Gacy Tapes Ep.1 Dead Man Talking

The Gacy Tapes Ep.1 Dead Man Talking

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 Episode 1, Dead Man Talking has been remastered to improve the quality of the Gacy Tapes sound. The difference in sound quality from the original to this version is remarkable. Enjoy!! A unique gift tells the gruesome tale of one of the country's most prolific serial killers. 15 cassettes, 21st birthday, 33 victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Second time listening, it's so addictive. Incredibly intelligent and badass host.

This story is intricate, Bob Motta is doing a fantastic job.

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The only reason this podcast exists is because the host's father gave him tapes of Gacy speaking with his defense attorneys. He could have published them, made some money, and all parties would have walked away happy.

But nope. Nowadays every single cent of worth has to be squeezed out of a penny, whether that be a book, a motion picture, or a podcast, so what you get HERE is a few minutes of very scratchy, nearly indecipherable recordings of Gacy rambling, and the rest of each episode is the host pointlessly theorizing about a case that has been exhaustively analyzed and discussed by more intriguing minds who AREN'T getting paid per episode.

Between that, the host weaving his own ideas into the narrative about what police SHOULD have done at the time, then turning around and saying "Gotcha! That's what they SHOULD have done, but they didn't"; the utterly shameless carny pleas for Patreon subscriptions; the host trying DESPERATELY to be "hip" by punctuating his speech with needless cursing and exaggerated expression; and by the fourth or fifth episode, when he started talking about bringing in some other podcaster for a discussion, I was done with this padded series.

I've listened to both "John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster" and "Killer Clown", books written by the defense and the prosecutor respectively. Between their covers is pretty much ALL you'll ever really need to know about this case. If you want a more concise version, read the WIkipedia entry, and if you want to hear John Gacy speak, there are videos of interviews he did on Youtube. Don't waste your precious time on this, even if it IS free.

A promising start, but then....

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