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Title	Jail/prison legend, Vigo County, Indiana
Alternative Title	Jails and prisons; Prisons and jails;
Genre	Legends -- Crimes Legends
Description	Amy Meadlo's transcribed interview of Cecil Vaughn about John Wayne Gacy's art production line. According to Vaughn, Gacy would have other prisoners fill in spaces on paint-by-munber pictures. Gacy only signed his name to the pictures and then sold them for a profit.
Informant	Vaughn, Cecil W.
Collector	Meadlo, Amy
Date of Original	1995-10-13
Contextual Information	Some prisons hold inmate art shows and allow the public to purchase artwork done by inmates. John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer who killed thirty-three young men and boys between 1972 and 1978. Gacy was incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois, and was sentenced to the death penalty. Gacy was excecuted on May 9, 1994. Gacy's art is very popular.
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Vigo County -- Terre Haute -- 1995
Subject	Legends Jails Prisons Prisoners Prison guards
WV3 Subject	Folklore
Type	text
Material Type	Interviews
Date Digital	2011-07-21
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	isuf-JailsandPrisons004

Jail/prison legend, Vigo County, Indiana

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