17 Disturbing Photos With Horrifying Backstories

3. Pogo The Clown

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Aside from being terrifying in general because clown are terrifying in general, the malevolent jester in the image above is the very face of evil. That's because Pogo The Clown is serial killer and rapist John Wayne Gacy, "The Killer Clown", as he became known, was responsible for the sexual assault and murder of at least 33 young males over the span of just six years.

He killed all of his victims inside his home, burying them in the crawlspace and other locations throughout the property. When he was arrested in December of 1978, he confessed to "25 or 30" murders, and had begun disposing of his victims off the I-55 bridge because his crawlspace was full.

The picture destined to haunt your nightmares is Gacy in his guise as Pogo, a character he devised himself for his appearances at charitable events such as fundraisers and children's parties.

 
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