Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

Name: Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Genre: Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Released: April 20, 2022
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Netflix | Release Date: April 20, 2022

Summary: The three-part documentary from Joe Berlinger about serial killer John Wayne Gacy features interviews with survivors, officers, and attorneys as well as select audio from the 60 hours of tapes recorded by investigators while he was on death row.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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Clint Worthington

Apr 14, 2022

Season 1 Review: As an example of the well-worn genre of true-crime docs, it's decently well-structured, moves fast at a mere three hours(!), and accurately pins down the societal ills that Gacy's predation highlighted. Read full review

Nina Metz

Apr 20, 2022

Season 1 Review: If you’re from Chicago, or have lived here for any significant length of time, the three-part Netflix documentary “Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes” is little more than a repackaging of the well-known, if disturbing, story of this serial killer. For anyone else. ... Director Joe Berlinger’s series is as decent a retelling as any. Read full review

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Apr 27, 2022

Season 1 Review: ‘Conversations’ is both competently made and very bingeable — two traits that Netflix is surely happy with — but it also is becoming harder to differentiate Berlinger’s work from an episode of “Forensic Files.” Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 22, 2022

Season 1 Review: There's not much that's really new here, with Peacock's "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" having covered similar territory just last year. But Netflix provides both a wider platform, and the project comes with a somewhat more contemporary hook amid ongoing efforts continue to identify Gacy's victims, some of whom remain unknown. Read full review

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MontyVinEv

Apr 27, 2022

The show accurately represents the story through the words of detectives and others involved with the case. The show uses great cliffhangers and answers the questions that you're dying to know. The show tells you just how dangerous it is to judge a book by the cover. John Wayne Gacy was aThe show accurately represents the story through the words of detectives and others involved with the case. The show uses great cliffhangers and answers the questions that you're dying to know. The show tells you just how dangerous it is to judge a book by the cover. John Wayne Gacy was a mad man. They did a good job showing how crazy he was. He was a pedophile and messed up in the head. He was a narcissist who was obsessed with himself. Good show. Very educational. Teaches you a good amount about him.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Oct 2, 2022

I wasn't disappointed. I honestly wasn't. It's three hours and it goes by fast, but so much has been said about John Wayne Gacy and you can find so much material on him, that whether you watch this or not, you're not missing anything. It's just one more addition.

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 20, 2022
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  S1:E3. Sane Enough
  Air Date: April 20, 2022
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  S1:E2. A Nicely Kept Secret
  Air Date: April 20, 2022
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  S1:E1. The Life of the Party
  Air Date: April 20, 2022