David Cram was a 20-year-old employee of [[John Wayne Gacy]]'s construction company, [[Painting Decorating Maintenance|PDM]], and began living with Gacy at his [[Norwood Park]] house in May 1976. The house served as both a residence and a home office for the business, where Cram resided on and off alongside another employee, [[Michael Rossi]]. Cram worked for Gacy during a period when multiple young men associated with the company went missing.[^1] ### Role in Gacy Operations David Cram assisted [[John Wayne Gacy]] by digging trenches in the crawlspace beneath Gacy's [[Norwood Park]] home, as later admitted during Gacy's trial. Gacy named Cram as an accomplice in burying bodies during his police interrogation on December 21, 1978, claiming Cram had keys to the house and used it when Gacy was out of town. Cram introduced [[Phillip Paske]] to Gacy, and both Cram and [[Michael Rossi]] testified that Gacy claimed involvement in a crime syndicate that "set people up," including finding drivers' licenses of deceased individuals in Gacy's garage.[^1] ### Investigation and Testimony David Cram was interviewed by [[Joseph Kozenczak]] and [[Des Plaines Police]] on December 16, 1978, three days after the initial search of Gacy's home, where he revealed Gacy's claims of syndicate involvement and mentioned finding drivers' licenses of dead people in the garage. Cram also stated that after the December 13 search, Gacy went into the crawlspace with a flashlight, and Cram admitted to digging trenches there but denied any knowledge of the murders or bodies. During Gacy's 1980 trial, Cram testified alongside [[Michael Rossi]] that they had dug the graves on Gacy's instructions without knowing their purpose, and both were placed under police surveillance starting December 13, 1978, as potential accomplices.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.