Episode 578 • • 36:45 - 42:43
578: Blast Wave Accelerator
John Wayne Gacy Execution, ABC News Archival Footage
ABC News recently included a 1994 report on the execution of serial killer John Wayne Gacy in its modern digital news cycle without clear context. The archival footage, featuring the late Peter Jennings, describes the technical failures of Gacy's lethal injection in Illinois. The inclusion of the 20-year-old story in a current news rundown led to confusion among viewers regarding its timeliness.