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Wayne Bertram Williams (born May 27, 1958) is an American convicted murderer and suspected serial killer who is serving life imprisonment for the 1981 killings of two men in Atlanta, Georgia.
- June 21, 1981
- Wayne Bertram Williams, May 27, 1958 (age 65), Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- 2 convicted, 24-30 suspected
- Life imprisonment
Apr 2, 2014 · Atlanta Child Murders. Wayne Bertram Williams was born on May 27, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. Little has been reported about Williams’ early life, but his public journey to infamy began on...
Oct 14, 2023 · Filmmakers Payne Lindsey and Donald Albright compiled research and interviews to find out whether Williams was the Atlanta child serial killer. The project was part of a 10-episode podcast titled Atlanta Monster , which digs into the nearly 40-year-old case.
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Aug 17, 2019 · Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany as two criminal profiling agents, the series tells the story of the FBI's involvement in hunting down and studying some of the nation's most infamous...
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He was last seen by gardener Robert I. Henry at the entrance of the Rialto Theatre in Atlanta, reportedly holding hands with Wayne Williams. His body was discovered two days later. Investigator Chet Dettlinger created a map of the victims' locations.
- July 21, 1979 – May 21, 1981 (EDT)
- Children and young adults in the Atlanta metropolitan area
Mar 18, 2019 · On June 21, 1981, police arrested a 23-year-old Atlanta resident Wayne Williams for the murders of Nathaniel Cater, 27, and Jimmy Ray Payne, 21. The FBI also believed that Williams was responsible for the entire run of “child murders,” although he was never charged with any of those crimes.
Aug 7, 2019 · They suspected a man named Wayne Williams might be responsible and, in 1982, Williams was convicted of killing two adults. At the time police believed he was also responsible for many of the...
