LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 28, 1978

* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" exposed
* Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 8 has a heading: "6 More Bodies Found at Illinois Home; Total Now 15" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The exposure of John Wayne Gacy’s crimes in late December 1978 marked a watershed moment in American criminal justice and cultural history, fundamentally altering the public's perception of safety and the monstrous potential hidden behind suburban normalcy. Coming on the heels of the Ted Bundy arrest earlier that year and the recent Jonestown Massacre, the discovery of a beloved community figure, political precinct captain, and volunteer "clown" hiding dozens of bodies in a suburban crawl space shattered the illusion of the safe post-war suburb. This grim reality forced law enforcement to reckon with the emerging phenomenon of the nomadic and organized "serial killer"—a term coined by the FBI around this era—leading to drastic improvements in interstate police cooperation, the handling of missing youth reports, and the development of behavioral profiling. Ultimately, the December 1978 headlines codified a distinct era of American true-crime anxiety, solidifying the "evil next door" trope and permanently fracturing the mid-century myth that danger only lurked in the dark corners of inner cities.