Dion Graham
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- 1. Into the Woods Mar 23, 2019
- A string of black children are murdered in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981.
- 2. The Devil's Work Mar 23, 2019
- Investigators get their first real lead pointing to a suspect named Wayne Williams.
- 3. The Requiem Mar 23, 2019
- Wayne Williams goes on trial for one of the most notorious murder cases in Atlanta's history.
The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, sometimes called the Atlanta child murders, are a series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least 28 children, adolescents, and adults were killed.
Oct 14, 2023 · From 1979 to 1981, there were about 29 murders in the Atlanta area that appeared to be linked. Most of the victims were boys, and all of them were black. The majority were young — and some were even children. The community dubbed the killing spree the Atlanta Child Murders.
Jul 17, 2021 · Investigators in Atlanta were able to extract DNA from two child murder cases for additional analysis as part of the city’s probe into the dozens of decades-old unsolved killings, Mayor...
Atlanta Child Murders. Between 1979 and 1981, approximately 29 African-American children, teens, and young adults—mostly boys—were kidnapped and murdered. A majority of the killings shared...
Apr 30, 2019 · Forty years ago, Atlanta was terrorized by a serial killer who snatched and killed two dozen children, aged 7 to 17. They vanished with spine-chilling regularity, only to have their bodies ...
May 7, 2022 · Between 1979 and 1981, 29 Black youths were killed in the Atlanta Child Murders. Wayne Williams was convicted, but some think the real killer is still out there. The string of homicides ignited fear in Black communities all over the city.
He was first depicted in the 1985 television miniseries The Atlanta Child Murders and was played by Calvin Levels. In 2000, Showtime released a drama film titled Who Killed Atlanta's Children? with Clé Bennett playing Williams.
Feb 7, 2014 · On July 21, 1979, a 14-year-old boy disappeared. Four days later, another teen went missing. Both, it was soon learned, had been killed. It was the beginning of a shocking series of...
Aug 30, 2019 · The actual facts of the infamous Atlanta child murders, including all the major details that Mindhunter didn’t cover in its second season. Plus, why Atlanta police decided to reopen the case...
May 24, 2019 · Wayne Williams is the suspected killer of the 29 children and young adults who were murdered in Atlanta between 1979 to 1981. He’s serving a life sentence for killing two adult men– but was ...
