Gacy probe clears unrelated cold cases

Investigator's task provides unintended result

In this Thursday, Dec. 3 photo, Cook County Sheriff's Detective Jason Moran works in his office in Maywood, Ill., near small posters of cold cases that were cleared by him during his investigation of unidentified murder victims of John Wayne Gacy. Moran has comforted some families by proving their long-lost loved ones are dead . Hes also found others who are alive. - photo by Associated Press

Gacy Closing Cold Cas Ledb — In this Thursday, Dec. 3 photo, Cook County Sheriff's Detective Jason Moran works in his office in Maywood, Ill., near small posters of cold cases that were cleared by him during his investigation of unidentified murder victims of John Wayne Gacy. Moran has comforted some families by proving their long-lost loved ones are dead . Hes also found others who are alive. - photo by Associated Press

CHICAGO — His task was to solve a cruel mystery decades after a serial killer's death. Sgt. Jason Moran's work began in a graveyard, his first stop in his quest to identify the eight unknown victims of John Wayne Gacy. More than 30 years had passed since Gacy had murdered 33 young men and boys; most of their remains were found in his crawl space.

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