Unfortunate encounters
It can seem like a good idea at the time, or at least a harmless one. But for politicians, posing for photographs can be fraught with peril. Sometimes, they come back to haunt and embarrass.
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Rosalynn Carter, John Wayne Gacy
(Tribune file photo / May 6, 1978)Serial killer enjoyed politics
First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses with serial killer John Wayne Gacy (second from left) in May, 1978, about seven months before police started digging up bodies buried under his house.
The First Lady was in Chicago to celebrate Polish Constitution Day. In the photograph, Gacy wore an "S" pin apparently issued by the Secret Service to identify those cleared to be on the reviewing stand. At the time, Gacy was almost done with his killing spree.
Later, lawyers for Gacy included Rosalynn Carter on the list of more than 150 potential defense witnesses at his trial. The entry read, "Mrs. James Carter, White House, Washington , D.C."
But she was never called to testify at Gacy's trial. He was convicted of the murders of 33 young men and boys, and was executed.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses with serial killer John Wayne Gacy (second from left) in May, 1978, about seven months before police started digging up bodies buried under his house.
The First Lady was in Chicago to celebrate Polish Constitution Day. In the photograph, Gacy wore an "S" pin apparently issued by the Secret Service to identify those cleared to be on the reviewing stand. At the time, Gacy was almost done with his killing spree.
Later, lawyers for Gacy included Rosalynn Carter on the list of more than 150 potential defense witnesses at his trial. The entry read, "Mrs. James Carter, White House, Washington , D.C."
But she was never called to testify at Gacy's trial. He was convicted of the murders of 33 young men and boys, and was executed.
