Second long-unknown Gacy victim identified as boy from Minnesota
Source: Chicago Tribune
By Megan Crepeau
Chicago Tribune
July 19, 2017 3:18 PM
The identity of Victim 24, whose remains were found buried among the many other bodies in the crawl space of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's Chicago-area home, has remained a mystery for more than 40 years.
On Wednesday, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced DNA had determined the remains were those of a 16-year-old boy from Minnesota who had disappeared in 1976.
James Byron Haakenson, known as Jimmie, left St. Paul that summer, telling his family he planned to explore Chicago on his own, Dart said at a news conference.
He called his mother on Aug. 5, 1976, to let her know he had arrived, but he was never heard from again, according to Dart.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-john-wayne-gacy-victim-haakenson-20170719-story.html
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