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Doe ID: 'Gacy Victim 5' Francis Wayne Alexander


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Episode 54 Doe ID: 'Gacy Victim 5' Francis Wayne Alexander When more than 2 dozen male bodies were unearthed in the crawlspace of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's home in the Norwood Park suburb of Chicago in the late 1970's, Gacy's gruesome and twisted crime spree came to an end. But just because the killer was behind bars, the work of the investigators continued as they painstakingly tried to identify all of the remains. Over the years, most of the victims were identified, all but a handful. As DNA science evolved, it soon became clear that forensic genealogy may be able to help ID the rest, and in this episode we cover the case of one of those victims who was given his name back thanks to this technology. For years he was known as 'Gacy Victim 5'. We now know his name to be Francis Wayne Alexander, and this is his story. For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage: DNAIDpodcast.com To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement
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