Joseph R. Kozenczak
Appearance
Chief of Police Joseph R. Kozenczak | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 May 2015 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 75)
Police career | |
Country | United States |
Department | Des Plaines Police Department |
Service years | 1962 – 1989 |
Rank | Chief of Detectives from 1978-1980, Captain from 1980-1985, Chief of Police from 1985-1989. |
Joseph R. Kozenczak was the former Chief of Police of Des Plaines, Illinois where he worked for 27 years. He is recognized for his role of Chief Investigator of the John Wayne Gacy serial murder investigation in 1978.
In June 1981, Kozenczak joined the FBI Academy.[1] He would regularly participate in lectures; often delivered to students of criminology.[2]
Media
Film
- The made-for-TV film To Catch a Killer, starring Michael Riley as Kozenczak, was released in 1992. The film is largely based on the investigation of Gacy, following the disappearance of Robert Piest, by Des Plaines Police and their efforts to arrest him before the scheduled civil suit hearing on December 22.
Books
- The Chicago Killer, by Joseph R. Kozenczak and Karen M. Kozenczak (ISBN 978-1401095314).
References
- ^ The Chicago Killer: The Hunt for Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy ISBN 978-1-468-19523-1 p. 69
- ^ The Chicago Killer: The Hunt for Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy ISBN 978-1-468-19523-1 p. 171