Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death

Author: Jonathan Sanchez Leos and Meridith Halsey

An exploration of how Chicago has created some of the most notorious serial killers and murders in America. Unpacking the "socio" in "sociopath," Jonathan Sanchez Leos and Meridith Halsey investigate how the ecological urban landscape of Chicago provided the perfect background for some of the most heinous crimes ever.
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32: Gacy Revisited
Episode 5
Tuesday, 5 May, 2026

Today we conclude our about the Polish American serial killers of Chicago with a conversation about John Wayne Gacy’s Polish heritage and how he used that heritage as a key part of his camouflage. Notes:The Leopard Man (1943) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036104/M by Fritz Lang (1931) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/?ref_=nm_knf_c_2“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in heaven.” ―Mark TwainFollow us on Instagram @deepdishofdeath_podcastFind us on BlueSky @deepdishofdeath.bsky.socialEmail us at deepdishofdeath@gmail.com