The BEST episodes of Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Every episode of Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy!
An in-depth investigation into the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy’s life while weaving in the heartrending stories of his mostly gay victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.
#1 - Billy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2025
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy, revealing disturbing details about his past; Tovar and Kozenczak confront the dark truths of the systemic failures that allowed Gacy to kill for so long; a love story unfolds between Billy Kindred and Mary Jo Paulus.
#2 - Jeffrey
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2025
The life of Jeffrey Rignall, one of Gacy's few surviving victims, is chronicled; Gacy's execution day causes massive protests and reunions as victims' family members and those who worked the case seek closure; Amirante tries to move on.
#3 - David
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/2025
Kunkle and Sam are knee-deep in Gacy's trial; Tovar volunteers to drive Gacy to and from court, attempting to compel him to come clean about how many he killed; the disturbing tale of how Gacy befriended and groomed David Cram is revealed.
#4 - Ten Days
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2025
After teenager Robert Piest disappears on his mother's birthday, Des Plaines Police Department officers track, interrogate and tail the contractor Piest was last seen with -- John Wayne Gacy.
#5 - Billy & Dale
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2025
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; Kunkle and Kozenczak attempt to break Gacy's accomplice, David Cram; Billy Carroll introduces Dale Landingin to the lucrative, but sometimes dangerous world of sex work.
#6 - Samuel and Randy
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2025
The media circus begins; Amirante questions whether defending Gacy is the right choice; the Piests cope with the reality of what Gacy did to Rob; Sam Stapleton and Randy Reffett navigate boyhood in Uptown.
#7 - Tim, John and Rob
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2025
In the past, an inebriated Gacy confesses to Sam the ways he groomed, sexually assaulted, tortured and killed countless boys and young men.
#8 - Johnny
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2025
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath John Wayne Gacy's home; Gacy shows Amirante, Kunkle and Kozenczak where he disposed of Rob's body; Johnny Szyc and his best friend, Lynn, venture into Uptown.