John Wayne Gacy: Autoportrait d'un tueur

Joe Berlinger's back with yet another serial killer documentary, this time centered around the ruthless John Wayne Gacy. I was afraid he'd waste time focusing on Gacy being a "killer clown" when, in fact, he wasn't - he simply was evil personified! The manner in which he elaborates how he treated his victims and the horrifying aura of feeling powerful from doing such acts is something that's really tough to digest as a viewer. The second episode considerably slows things down, with too many back-and-forth jumps in timelines. However, the third and final episode wraps things up nicely, and seeing the victims' pictures will make any viewer feel a lump in their throat. This is especially the case when you hear Gacy's voiceover proclaiming that society can kill him only once when he's killed 33 times, followed by laughter that sends chills down your spine.

I'm extremely tired of Netflix documentaries being edited like thriller movies, while basically leaving out just how horrible the actions and consequences of the scumbags committing them are. More focus on the mythic characters of the killers than anything else. Not much about the true sickening impact it has had on people.

This was a good exception. Great interviews with people involved, well edited (even the time jumping), probably as detailed as it can get in this format, and a lot of focus on the victims. Gacy is not painted as the mythic clown (pun intended) people see him as, he is just documented as the peace of garbage that he was. This is probably the best John Wayne Gacy documentary i've seen. Well done!

This is one of those sick stories based on real events that really make you feel for the victims. John Wayne Gacy is probably the sickest serial killer in the history of all serial killers.

Good docuseries that gives you all the information about the killings and the victims (and survivors for that matter) without the series being dragged out. The three episodes were nicely done.

Great coverage of a horrible man who had done horrible things to innocent boys. Super sad that this could have been prevented if it wasn't for the fact that the police were too slow on the missing boys Emotional ending.

I'm a true crime junkie and of course have seen most documentaries on Gacy. This one though, I hadn't heard any of these audio clips before and it really shows the evil of the man. In most footage and interviews Gacy had a mask on. These tapes are something else though. There is one point in episode three where he laughs and if it doesn't send a chill up your spine, nothing will. Probably the best Netflix documentary series I've watched so far.