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BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation
Hosted by Mottafied Sound, LLC · EN
Featuring never-before-heard recordings of John Wayne Gacy (The Gacy Tapes) and new admissions from the detectives who investigated him, BURIED is a true-crime podcast that investigates the police investigation, re-examining the John Wayne Gacy case and the police work that uncovered a serial killer.
BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation is Defense Diaries' remastered re-release of The Gacy Tapes season. The original Gacy recordings have been professionally remastered for enhanced clarity, bringing new life to this groundbreaking true-crime investigation podcast.
In 1978, John Wayne Gacy was arrested for the murders of 33 young men and boys, their bodies buried beneath his house in Norwood Park Township, Illinois. The case shocked the nation and defined a generation of true crime. But the full story of how Gacy was caught has never been told. Until now.
BURIED is hosted by criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, whose father, Bob Motta Sr., represented John Wayne Gacy during his insanity defense trial. BURIED shares decades old exclusive audio recordings of Gacy speaking candidly with his defense team—tapes that reveal the mind of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
But this isn't another John Wayne Gacy biography. This is the story of the victims, the desperate police investigation to find them, and the John Wayne Gacy trial that brought it all to a close, reexamined through an investigation that uncovers the lines crossed to bring Gacy to justice.
Bob Motta and producer Darron Wood conducted their investigation in real time, interviewing detectives, uncovering documents, and discovering revelations in real time as each episode was produced, never knowing what the next interview or document would reveal. Listeners experiences the same unfolding journey, revelation by revelation, exactly as it happened.
With exclusive access to thousands of pages of police reports, evidence logs, and witness statements, along with shocking interviews Bob conducted with the lead detectives revealing truths they’ve never shared publicly, BURIED exposes what has remained hidden for over 40 years and takes listeners inside the historic John Wayne Gacy trial.
For years, young men connected to Gacy went missing, dismissed by Chicago police as runaways or reduced to stereotypes about gay men. Then 15-year-old Robert Piest disappeared, and one lone-wolf detective became determined to find him at any cost. From a 24/7 surveillance operation that produced nothing to crucial evidence that mysteriously appeared to support the search warrant that brought Gacy down—this is the investigation you thought you knew, told through the eyes of a defense attorney's son who discovered his father's case wasn't what anyone believed.
The podcast culminates in the historic John Wayne Gacy trial that captivated America, featuring historic courtroom reenactments: defense attorney Robert Motta Sr. performing ...
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ep. 34: The Epilogue
Jan 1401:16:30Tap to summarizeBob and Darron discuss all aspects of making this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 33 pt. 3
Jan 501:33:41Tap to summarizeSeries finale. Hear Bill Kunkle's closing arguments, sentencing, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 33 By Reason of Insanity pt. 2 of 3
Jan 201:00:30Tap to summarizeThe defense has called all 33 witnesses, the state rebuts, and we head to closing arguments. Terry Sullivan leads off for the home team, Amirante for the defense. No man is an island. Lets dig in.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 33: By Reason of Insanity Part 1 of 3
Dec 3001:18:40Tap to summarizeToday is the last day of the prosecutions case in chief. We will hear from a few important witnesses in the case, people who have also been major players throughout the entire season. First Kim Byers will take the stand. Her performance is noteworthy for sure. Then David Cram testifies for the state, all the while distancing himself from any knowledge of the torture and murder taking place in the house he lived in. Michael Rossi tells a similar tale. This is part 1 of 3 for the 33rd, and final episode of Defense Diaries season one, The Gacy Tapes. Lets dig in!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 32: Jurors To The Right
Dec 2701:47:52Tap to summarizeWitness lists are being finalized. The trial of the century seems to be full speed ahead See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 31: Clowns to the Left of Me
Dec 2501:24:40Tap to summarizeMotions are nearly complete, the trial of the century is looming. Illinois v. John Wayne Gacy starts soon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 30: I Don't Know What i've Been Told
Dec 2301:16:28Tap to summarizeIn this episode we hear from ASA Bill Kunkle we'll also go through some of the motion work in the Gacy case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 29: Carol of the Smells
Dec 2000:45:02Tap to summarizeHear the different answers in regard to whether or not Carol, Gacy's second wife, had any clue what was going on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 28: Closest to Danger Farthest From Harm
Dec 1800:43:08Tap to summarizeAnthony Antonucci has another awful story to share with us from when he worked for Gacy at PDM. We'll hear from Bill Kunkle about the current state of affairs into the case against John Wayne Gacy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep. 27: The Devil is in The Details
Dec 1600:40:00Tap to summarizeIt's time for a judge to be appointed in the Gacy case. We'll here from ASA Bill Kunkle in regard to the ins and outs of this process and how it differed from the usual approach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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