Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy: Defending America's Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row (SIGNED)

John Wayne Gacy raped, tortured, and murdered 33 boys and young men, burying most of them in the crawlspace under his Chicago home. Karen Conti was in high school at the time watching the bodies being removed on the television news.

Fourteen years pass. Through a twist of fate, Conti, now a young and inexperienced attorney, is called upon to handle Gacy's final death row appeals. The serial killer soon becomes her most famous, difficult, and haunting client.

Thirty years after Gacy's execution, Conti looks back through the eyes of a seasoned professional on the legal and media circus that ensued-and her countless hours of detailed conversation with the killer clown. We hear for the first time about Gacy's gruesome "Body Book." Were there more victims? Conspirators involved in the murders? What secrets were buried with him?

If one were to ask Conti, "How could you represent such a monster?" she would respond, "What you really want to know is, 'What was he like?'" This book answers that question.

Karen Conti is a practicing lawyer, educator, and media personality. As one of Chicago's most prominent lawyers, Karen has actively practiced for 36 years, handling a variety of newsworthy cases including an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. She is the host of a popular radio show and has been a legal analyst on national and local television for 25 years. As an adjunct law professor, she regularly lectures on a variety of legal issues including the death penalty, family law, and women in the practice. Karen and her husband, Jerry, split their time between Chicago's Gold Coast and their home in Delavan, Wisconsin.