Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 August 1977

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

After several hours of assaulting and torturing the youth Gacy drove Donnelly to his place of work, removed the handcuffs from the youth's wrists and released him. Donnelly reported the assault and Gacy was questioned about it on 6 January 1978. Gacy admitted to having had 'slave-sex' with Donnelly but insisted everything was consensual. The police believed him and no charges were filed.
(30 December 1977)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 1st of August 1977 49 years, 5 months and 27 days ago
United States Air Force pilot Francis Gary Powers dies in a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter crash at the age of 48 in Sepulveda Dam, Encino, California, United States. The National Transportation Safety Board report attributed the probable cause of Powers' crash to a pilot error of poor fuel management.