This news excerpt details how a film receipt found in John Wayne Gacy's house became crucial evidence in his arrest. The receipt, found in the pocket of victim Robert Piest's parka, helped investigators prove that Gacy had lied about never meeting Piest.
In an exclusive excerpt from ‘Postmortem: What Survives The John Wayne Gacy Murders,’ Courtney Lund O’Neil details her mother’s friendship with Robert Piest, Gacy’s final victim. Robert Piest, 15, walked into Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Ill., to discuss a remodeling job with the store owner. Little did anyone know at the time, he was about to encounter his final victim — and evidence that would help put him behind bars.
It was early evening and Robert Piest, 15, a local high school student and part-time employee, was there working, alongside his classmate and friend Kim Byers, 17. At one point, Byers borrowed Rob’s parka. During her shift, she filled out a form to develop a roll of film and stuffed it into Rob’s coat pocket. Later that evening, Piest would put his parka back on to take out the trash. Byer’s film receipt would become an important piece of evidence in the investigation of Gacy, the serial killer who was eventually charged with the murder of over 33 young men, including Piest, his final victim. When questioned by police, Gacy denied he’d ever met Piest but when investigators found the film receipt at Gacy's house, they knew he had lied. The text also recounts the friendship between Piest and Courtney's mother,On December 11, 1978, Kim arrived late at Nisson Pharmacy for her 5 o’clock shift. It was 31 degrees when she arrived. Rob came to work shortly after her, wearing brown pants, a beige shirt and his favorite blue parka. She worked the register, and Rob busied himself pricing and checking in new items to be shelved. A new person was working in the store that night. He was a large man, overweight, his slightly receding brown hair laced with silver. The man did not acknowledge Kim. They bumped into each other in the aisles of the pharmacy.“A contractor,” Phil sai
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