Man thought to be Gacy victim found alive in Fla.

[October 26, 2011]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Siblings who long suspected that their brother was one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's eight unidentified victims have instead found that he has been living in Florida for decades.

Harold Wayne Lovell was 19 when he left home in May 1977 in search of construction work. His brother and sister feared Gacy may have killed their brother because Gacy lured many of his 33 victims by offering them construction work.

Lovell's siblings planned to see if their DNA matched any of the recently-exhumed remains of Gacy's unidentified victims. But before they did, they found an online booking photo of their brother and discovered he has been living in Florida.

The three had a joyful reunion on Tuesday.

Lovell says he left home because he was clashing with his mother.

[Associated Press]

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