Search results
People also ask
Was Wayne Williams the man behind the Atlanta Child Murders?
What were the Atlanta Child Murders?
Where can I find information about the Atlanta Child Murders subseries?
Did FBI investigate a murder spree in Atlanta?
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. Although never tried for the additional murders, he is also believed to be responsible for at least 24 of the 30 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 , also ...
- June 21, 1981
- Wayne Bertram Williams, May 27, 1958 (age 65), Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- 2 convicted, 24-30 suspected
- Life imprisonment
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.
- July 21, 1979 – May 21, 1981 (EDT)
- Children and young adults in the Atlanta metropolitan area
Oct 14, 2023 · Some Atlanta residents, including relatives of the Atlanta Child Murders victims, believe Wayne Williams did not commit the crimes. Filmmakers Payne Lindsey and Donald Albright compiled research and interviews to find out whether Williams was the Atlanta child serial killer.
- William Delong
Feb 1, 2018 · Between 1979 and 1981, Atlanta was terrorized by a serial killer who exclusively targeted African American children. During that time, approximately 29 Black kids and young adults, mainly boys, were found murdered.
Feb 7, 2014 · Serial Killers. Part 5: Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders. Evidence linked Wayne Williams, inset above over one of the files in his case, to 22 murders in Atlanta beginning in 1979....
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.
Aug 17, 2019 · Each of the Atlanta Child Killer's victims were kidnapped before being shot, strangled, stabbed, or bludgeoned — and police still didn't have a clue who they were dealing with. Atlanta...
