This book is fascinating on many levels. On the very basic level, it is unbelievable to read the accounts of one man murdering at least 33 men/boys in a fashion contrary to most serial killers...remaining a very social, popular, and successful individual of society throughout his rampage. For me, however, the more intriguing aspect of this book was the perspective and perseverance of Gacy's defense attorney, Sam Amirante, who accepted the case fresh out of the Public Defender's Office; it being the very first case for his private practice. The following passage made a huge impression on me and sums up why everyone, even the serial killers of the world, deserve a fair trial:

"...the ones that scream the loudest about their freedoms and their constitutional rights are often the very people that lose sight of the meaning of all that wonderful rhetoric as soon as push comes to shove, as soon as the precepts that we as a people so cherish come to be tested. When the very constitutional concepts that they claim to support are challenged by a hard case, an ugly case such as this one, they run for cover. They run for the comfort of man's basic instincts. It's much easier to hate the bad guy than it is to support the hard reality that if we are to continue to enjoy our freedoms, if our Constitution is to survive, it has to be supported in all circumstances, even when to do so seems hard."