John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

ISBN: 1616082488

Author: Amirante, Sam L.

Condition: Used

"Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of Americas true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath sagathe story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defenders Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nations history.Sam Amirante had just opened his first law practice when he got a phone call from his friend John Wayne Gacy, a well-known and well-liked community figure. Gacy was upset about what he called police harassment and asked Amirante for help. With the police following his every move in connection with the disappearance of a local teenager, Gacy eventually gives a drunken, dramatic, early morning confessionto his new lawyer. Gacy is eventually charged with murder and Amirante suddenly becomes the defense attorney for one of Americans most disturbing serial killers. It is his first case. This is a gripping narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.