Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy — Miniseries
8 episodesFirst aired 16 October 2025
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.
E1Ten Days
7.3Oct 202559m
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
E2Johnny
7.8Oct 202559m
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
E3Samuel and Randy
7.5Oct 202558m
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
E4Billy
7.5Oct 20251h 1m
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
E5Billy and Dale
7.6Oct 202548m
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
E6Tim, John and Rob
8.0Oct 20251h 1m
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
E7David
7.2Oct 202557m
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
E8Jeffrey
6.4Oct 202559m
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.