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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.
- The Early Life of Wayne Williams
- The Atlanta Child Murders
- Wayne Williams Takes The Fall
- But Was He Really The Atlanta Serial Killer?
Wayne Bertram Williams was born on May 27, 1958, in Atlanta. The only child to two school teachers, Williams excelled in class. He was a bright young boy whose teachers and classmates described him as a “virtual genius.” His entrepreneurial spirit was exhibited through his attempt to start a radio station in his parents’ basement. He also earned a ...
The first victims of the Atlanta Child Murders were two boys, one 14 and the other 13, both of whom disappeared within three days of each other. Both were found dead on the side of a road beside each other on July 28, 1979. One was shot and the other was murdered by asphyxiation. From there, bodies continued to pile up. By March 1980, the death tol...
It wasn’t until June 21, about a month after the discovery of the bodies, that police were able to arrest Wayne Williams. He was cuffed after it was found that his alibis were weak and he failed a polygraph test. Police also had collected fibers from Williams’ car and his family dogs. These same fibers were found on both Cater and Payne’s bodies. I...
In February 1982, Wayne Bertram Williams was convicted and subsequently handed two life sentences for the murders of Payne and Cater. Williams was never convicted of the rest of the murders in the Atlanta Child Murders case but local police alleged that he was responsible for them. While FBI profiler John Douglas connected Williams to about 12 of t...
- William Delong
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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.
