[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] An actor who appeared on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order is opening up for the first time about his horrifying encounter with one the country’s most notorious serial killers.
In an essay published by People on Wednesday, Jack Merrill revealed he was raped and tortured by John Wayne Gacy.
Yes, as in the “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy. For those who don’t know, Gacy — a contractor who also performed as Pogo the Clown — was convicted of raping and murdering at least 33 boys and young men around Chicago in the 1970s and later executed by lethal injection.
And Jack was one of his victims who miraculously lived to tell the tale. However, he never publicly talked about that harrowing night with Gacy… until now. Related: Drake Bell’s Abuser Was Pen Pals With Child Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy?! This all happened back in 1978 when Jack was just 19 years old.
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