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"How are we to reconcile these two sides of John Gacy? ... The persona that is 2 presented to the public is said to be nothing more than an elaborate ruse, an emotionless facade disguising the monster within.
But is it not just as likely, if not more so, that the public self is, in fact, a legitimate personality—separate and distinct from the one that does the killing?"