The Clown and The Candyman

The Clown and The Candyman

The Clown and The Candyman

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The Clown and The Candyman

2021- 2021

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.7(3 votes)

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Documentary

Crime

Overview

This explosive exposé profiles the sadistic serial killers Dean Corll, aka Candyman, and John Wayne Gacy, aka The Killer Clown, who separately each murdered dozens of young men in Houston and Chicago while going undetected for much of the 1970s.

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