"He was a clown. And he played the part of a clown even when he wasn't made up."

A clinical psychologist, Dr Richard Rappaport interviewed John Wayne Gacy for over 65 hours, gaining a deep understanding of his psyche and the factors that drove him to kill.

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Making a Monster: The Tapes features interviews recorded by Monster Films for the Crime+Investigation TV series, and was hosted by Cherry Healey, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, with editing by Joel Porter.

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