European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 11, 1994 a rim Fri us. The stars and stripes Page 5gacy put to death for 33 murders a a sex kill e r s 14 years of a p pea i s Joliet 111. Apr John Wayne Gacy was executed by injection Early tuesday More than 15 years after the stench of bodies buried in the crawl space under his Home gave police the break that led to his conviction in 33 sex murders \ a a Gacy 52, was pronounced dead at 12 58 . 18 minutes after two Anonymous a a ecu toners tripped switches to Send the chemicals into his bloodstream. The procedure was delayed by a clog in the tubing. It his last words were that a taking his life would not compensate for the loss of the others and that this was the state murdering him a said state corrections director Howard Peters. A the got a much easier death than any of his victims a said William Kunkle who prosecuted Gacy and witnessed the execution at the maximum Security Stateville correctional Center. A to the Best of my knowledge and the knowledge of the pathologist he did not suffer any pain a will county Coroner Patrick of Neil said tuesday after witnessing the autopsy. Gacy a body will be cremated at the request of his family of Neil said. He did no to think a funeral was planned Gacy confessed to strangling 33 Young men and boys whom he had picked up for sex and he was convicted of the murders in 1980.v  the help of a map Gacy Drew for police 27 of the bodies were found in the crawl space under Gacy a ranch style Home outside Chicago. Two bodies were found elsewhere on his property and four were pulled from the Des Plaines River. Serial killer found guilty in first Case Mineola . A a jury rejected a serial killers insanity defense and convicted him of murdering a woman whose decaying body was found in the Back of his pickup during a traffic Stop. Joel Rifkin has admitted killing 17 women it was the first of the slayings to come to trial. The jury deliberated two hours monday before voting to convict the 34-year-old former landscaper of murdering Tiffany Bresciani 22. Rifkin who fell asleep at least once during the two week trial showed no emotion As the verdict was read. He faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison at sentencing june 8. The jury could have found Rifkin innocent if it decided he  understand the nature or consequences of his act. A Rifee sorry for him a juror Joe Cavaco said. A a he a got a lot of problems. But he knew exactly what he was  Rifkini a attorney John Lawrence said there probably would be no Appeal. A fall i wanted was a fair trial and he got it a Lawrence said. In arguing for an acquittal Lawrence said that after Rifkin strangled his victims he often continued to talk to the bodies As he drove them around. Assistant District attorney Fred Klein told the jury that Rifkin was a sane methodical killer. For nearly six years from 1972 to 1978, Gacy methodically killed his victims As he lived an outgoing life As a successful re modelling contractor democratic precinct Captain and Amateur Clown named Pogo. A a a while <3acy�?Twas under surveillance in 1978 in connection with the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy he invited the officers watching him into his House for a dinner a. A a a Quot a a a a while using the bathroom one of the officers caught a scent like rotting flesh coming from a heating duct. That was part of the evidence used to obtain the search warrant that led to the discovery of the bodies. In More than a decade on death Row Gacy recanted his confession denying All but one of the killings and wrote rank bling letters blaming his conviction on political conspiracies. Fourteen years of appeals held up the execution. Nearly two dozen relatives of Gacy a victims barred from the execution chamber As a Security precaution kept a Vigil in an administration building until they received word of the execution. A we were victims Here too a said Tim Nieder whose brother John Mowery was 19 when Gacy killed him in 1977. A i feel like Justice has finally been served but its been a Long time in the  Gacy was the first person executed against his will in Illinois since 1962. Another condemned Man Charles Walker dropped his appeals and won the right to have his execution carried out in 1990. Gacy a attorneys spent monday in a last round of frenzied appeals. They had argued that lethal injection was developed with nazi research data and that 11 Chris Crowley of Oak Lawn iii., dressed As an executioner leads cheers As John Wayne Gacy a execution draws near at Stateville correctional Center near Jotic i noise previous execution by injection was botched and resulted in the prisoners being tortured to death. The state denied that. Gacy a Fate was scaled late in the Day when the . Supreme court refused to halt his execution. Earlier a Federal appeals court rejected Gacy a Appeal. Corrections department spokesman Nic Howell strolled through the prison Yard with Gacy hours before the execution. The two smoked cigars As Gacy reflected on his life. Did he apologize for anything a not a thing a Howell said a a he a been in a state of denial for 14 years and remains in it a defense attorney Gregory Adamski said after talking to his client monday a now he s denying his own execution a outside the prison vendors hawked $10 to shirts bearing the slogan a no tears for the  death penalty advocates chanted Quot John acc  fewer than a dozen foes of the death penalty maintained a candlelight Vigil. A a it a not really a question of guilt or innocence but really a question of our own humanity a said sister Miriam Wilson a Cook county prison chaplain. A i think we Only continue the Cycle of violence by killing someone  clinic wins $1.01 million from Texas abortion foes Houston a a women a clinic monday was awarded si.01 million in punitive damages from abortion opponents who staged confrontational protests during the 1992 Republican National convention. A Harris county jury deliberated about nine hours Over two Days before awarding planned parenthood of Southeast Texas the punitive damages. Operation Rescue was ordered to pay $350,000, Rescue America $355,000, activist Don Treshman $155,000 and the Rev. Keith Tucci $150,000. Last thursday the 12 jurors awarded the clinic $204,585 in actual damages after finding that the protesters conspired to hinder business at planned parenthood and nine other clinics. The abortion foes said they would Appeal the Case and would pay nothing m the meantime. A a we re not going to accept this. This is an invalid verdict and that a Why we re going to Challenge it a Treshman said. Lawyer Richard Schmude who represented the abortion opponents said he was a shocked and outraged by the decision. A a a a a / a Judy Reiner a spokeswoman for planned parenthood said the hefty Puni live award expands an already Clear message from the jury. A this is a very Clear message that people who engage in this conduct will be held accountable a Reiner said. Joel Rifkin appears to sleep during trial. A this is not someone wild and in a rage strangling someone thinking they Are a banana a he said. Quot he knew what he was doing or if he did no to at first at least he knew after two or three of his victims w Ere  a psychiatrist testified for the prosecution that Rifkin kept the corpses for As Long As eight Days to have sex with them. Rifkin was arrested in june after police stopped him for a missing License plate and a found Bresciani a body. Rifkin water admitted killing 17 women mostly prostitutes in new York City and Long Island. 2 boys Rob teacher of picnic Money Memphis Tenn. A two children pulled a gun on a High school teacher in her classroom and stole nearly 54,000 collected for a class picnic. A 12-year-old who allegedly fired at a pursuer after the robbery monday was caught. A second child got away with most of the Cash. The boys were at the end of a line of students handing Money to Whitehaven High school teacher Helen Jones. A the Young Man said a pm Here to pay a said Bob Raby coordinator of Security for Memphis City schools. A the teacher said a you done to even go to school  at which time one of them pulled a gun out and demanded the Money that she had just  the robbers took the Money bag and the teacher s purse then ran. Jones alerted the principal who chased the robbers in a car while an assistant principal chased on foot. The 12-year-od fired at the assistant principal before he was caught by police Raby said. A .357-caliber magnum was found in Bushes nearby. Police recovered $500 of the roughly $3,900 stolen