Francis Wayne Alexander Identification Announced

By: Shane Lambert


Another one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy has been identified. In an article dated October 25th, 2021, the DNA Doe Project announced that the John Doe previously known as Gacy Victim Five was Francis Wayne Alexander. That means that the John Doe page for this previously unknown person should be removed from NAMUS soon.

One detail, as per the NAMUS profile, that was associated with this Doe prior to his naming was that a key fob was found near his buried body. The name on the key fob is interesting, I think because it doesn't match the name of the victim that it was associated with. Perhaps it served as a red herring at some points in the investigation.

Gacy buried many of his victims in a crawlspace beneath his home. According to the DNA Doe Project, Francis Alexander's "date of death was most likely between December 1976 and March 15, 1977 based on the location of the remains between two other victims who have since been identified."

The name on the key fob that was associated with Francis Alexander was "Gary." Since Francis Wayne Alexander was buried in a grave with many others, you have to wonder if the fob belonged to a different victim. Accordingly, any missing person named "Gary" that was last contacted near the date range of December 1976 to March 1977 might be an unidentified person in Gacy's notorious crawlspace.

Some individuals that were named Gary that are missing from about the same time are as follows:

  • Gary Mullinax (NAMUS #MP8386); last contact on May 9th, 1976
  • Gary Locklear (NAMUS #MP6306); last contact on September 6th, 1974
  • Gary Boutilier (NAMUS #MP75707); last contact on June 17th, 1978

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