Joseph R. Kozenczak

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Chief of Police

Joseph R. Kozenczak
Born(1940-03-20)20 March 1940
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died13 May 2015(2015-05-13) (aged 75)
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Police career
CountryUnited States
DepartmentDes Plaines Police Department
Service years1962 – 1989
RankChief of Detectives from 1978–1980, Captain from 1980–1985, Chief of Police from 1985–1989.

Joseph R. Kozenczak (20 March 1940 – 13 May 2015) 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[]

  1. ^ The Chicago Killer: The Hunt for Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy ISBN 978-1-468-19523-1 p. 69
  2. ^ The Chicago Killer: The Hunt for Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy ISBN 978-1-468-19523-1 p. 171


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