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James Byron “Jimmie” Haakenson

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James Byron “Jimmie” Haakenson

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
5 Aug 1976 (aged 16)
Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Justice, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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16 yrs old who went missing in August 1976 was a victim of John Wayne Gacy.

Jimmie was last heard from on Aug. 5, 1976, when he called his mom to tell her he had arrived in Chicago.

Jimmie was Victim 24. His remains were found buried with many of the other victims in the crawlspace of Gacy's Chicago-area house.

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Haakenson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., calls his mother Aug. 5, 1976, to tell her he had arrived in Chicago — their last conversation. DNA supplied by a brother and sister, at the encouragement of a nephew, confirms a body found almost 40 years prior in Gacy's crawl space belongs to Haakenson.
Chicago Tribune, Dec 2018
16 yrs old who went missing in August 1976 was a victim of John Wayne Gacy.

Jimmie was last heard from on Aug. 5, 1976, when he called his mom to tell her he had arrived in Chicago.

Jimmie was Victim 24. His remains were found buried with many of the other victims in the crawlspace of Gacy's Chicago-area house.

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Haakenson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., calls his mother Aug. 5, 1976, to tell her he had arrived in Chicago — their last conversation. DNA supplied by a brother and sister, at the encouragement of a nephew, confirms a body found almost 40 years prior in Gacy's crawl space belongs to Haakenson.
Chicago Tribune, Dec 2018


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