The engaged University of Minnesota student, Gacy's first victim from outside the Chicago area, calls his mother to wish her a happy birthday on Monday, October 17, 1977. He is not heard from again. Nelson's mother says her son came to Chicago with another young man to work for a contractor. It is unknown if that contractor is Gacy. Nelson is identified on Saturday, January 6, 1979, through dental records.
The engaged University of Minnesota student, Gacy's first victim from outside the Chicago area, calls his mother to wish her a happy birthday on Monday, October 17, 1977. He is not heard from again. Nelson's mother says her son came to Chicago with another young man to work for a contractor. It is unknown if that contractor is Gacy. Nelson is identified on Saturday, January 6, 1979, through dental records.
