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Line 151: On July 31, 1975, John Butkovich, an 18-year-old PDM employee, disappeared.<ref name=search>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PEEsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2963,232748|title=Search at Gacy Home to Resume|newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|date=January 1, 1979|access-date=April 11, 2019|via=Google News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928132210/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PEEsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2963%2C232748|archive-date=September 28, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> Butkovich's car was later found abandoned with his jacket and wallet inside and the keys in the ignition.{{sfn|Cahill|1986|pp=126–133}} The day before his disappearance, Butkovich had confronted Gacy over outstanding back pay. Butkovich's father called Gacy, who claimed he was happy to help search for his son but was sorry Butkovich had "run away". When questioned by police, Gacy said Butkovich and two friends had arrived at his house demanding the overdue pay, but they had reached a compromise and all three had left. Over the following three years, Butkovich's parents called police more than 100 times, urging them to investigate Gacy further.{{sfn|Linedecker|1980|pp=83–87}}{{sfn|Cahill|1986|pp= Gacy later admitted to encountering Butkovich exiting his car, waving to attract his attention. According to Gacy, Butkovich approached him, stating, "I wanna talk to you." Gacy invited Butkovich into his car, then invited him back to his home, ostensibly to settle the issue of his overdue wages.{{efn|Gacy's wife and stepdaughters were visiting his younger sister in [[Arkansas]] at the time.{{sfn|Cahill|1986| ===Cruising years=== Line 498: * ''[[Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes]]''. Commissioned by [[Netflix]] and directed by [[Joe Berlinger]], this series includes previously unreleased recordings of conversations between Gacy and his lawyer. The first of this three-part series was broadcast on April 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title='Conversations with a Killer' Lets John Wayne Gacy Speak (Actually, Lie) from the Great Beyond|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/20/entertainment/conversations-with-a-killer-john-wayne-gacy-tapes-review/index.html|access-date=April 21, 2022|work=[[CNN]]|date=April 20, 2022|archive-date=April 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420231815/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/20/entertainment/conversations-with-a-killer-john-wayne-gacy-tapes-review/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''Defense Diaries'': A [[podcast]] series hosted by the son of Gacy's defense attorney Robert Motta. The series includes previously unreleased cassette recordings of pretrial interviews with Gacy and his attorneys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defensediaries.com/|title=Defense Diaries. Hosted by: Bob Motta|access-date=March 9, 2024|website=defensediaries.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chiarito|first=Bob|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/7/25/22582655/new-podcast-serial-killer-john-wayne-gacy-raises-questions-police-investigation|date=July 26, 2021|title=New Podcast on Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy Raises Questions about Police Investigation|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref> * ''The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago''. Produced and directed by [[John Borowski]], this eight-part documentary miniseries was released in 2024 and features interviews with several individuals responsible for Gacy's apprehension and conviction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10832728|title=The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago|publisher=imdb.com|work=[[IMDb]]|access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> ==See also== | |||