In recent years, there have been several developments in the Jeffrey Rignall case. In 2019, a former police detective who worked on the case came forward with new information, including details about Rignall's alleged involvement in additional crimes.
In March 1978, 26-year-old Jeffrey Rignall was lured into Gacy’s black Oldsmobile under the guise of smoking marijuana. What followed was a brutal night of abduction, repeated drugging with chloroform, and violent sexual assault. Gacy eventually dumped a battered and bleeding Rignall near the original pickup spot, likely believing his victim was too traumatized—or too marginalized—to seek justice. A Lone Investigation jeffrey rignall 29 below pdf