John Wayne Gacy by Sam L. Amirante

Author:Sam L. Amirante
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2015-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

The case was continued by agreement of the parties to January 10, 1979, where the matter would be reassigned by the chief judge. Now the case was being transferred to the Criminal Courts Building at 26th Street and California Avenue, one of the most famous courthouses in the country. Clarence Darrow, among other noted attorneys, argued cases in its hallowed courtrooms.

The night before that court appearance on the twenty-ninth—the night of December 28—was a lesson in humility for me. I was in my office feverishly trying to prepare motions—motion to dismiss, motion to transfer, et cetera, et cetera. These were preliminary motions that I needed to file with the court. And in general, I was attempting to prepare for this big, important case. I was feeling pretty full of myself. My picture had been in the paper, and I was the hotshot criminal defense attorney charged with representing the defendant in this huge case. Hell, it was going to be the trial of the century. Everybody said so. My secretary, Erlene, and I were in the office well into the evening hours. Even she was proud to be working for such a famous guy, and on such a famous case.

Suddenly, panic struck. I looked at the clock on the wall and realized that my suit—my one and only suit—was at the cleaners. I had dropped it off to be cleaned in anticipation of this big day. If I didn’t pick up that suit, I would have nothing to wear to court the following morning.

I begged Erlene, “Would you please pick up my suit while I finish making copies and getting everything ready for court?”

“I suppose,” she said, teasing me. “But don’t get used to it.”

“I’ll meet you at my house,” I called to her as she hurried out the door all bundled up in coat and scarf against the weather.

Erlene had her own problems getting the suit. First, the snow and ice were making driving a chore. Then, when she finally arrived at the cleaners, it was closed. Luckily, she saw a light burning in a back room. She pounded on the door. The owner responded, shaking his head and pointing at the “Closed” sign in the window, pantomiming his regrets.

“Please, sir,” she pleaded through the glass. “You have to help me! My boss is Sam Amirante, the attorney representing John Wayne Gacy, the guy in the news, that guy with the bodies under the house. He has to have this suit for court tomorrow. He needs it!”

Erlene was proud. The guy was totally impressed. He immediately opened his doors and made the extra effort to help. She was working for a pretty important guy. How cool?

With perfect timing, Erlene and I arrived at my house at the same moment; we both pulled up to the house together. I thanked her profusely as she ran up to meet me with the suit. We stood there on the walk, surrounded by piles of snow, both of us excited about this important case and all that was happening.

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