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The Atlanta Child Murders

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The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, sometimes called the Atlanta child murders, were 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. Wayne Williams, an Atlanta native who was 23 years old at the time of the last murder, was arrested, tried, and convicted of two of the adult murders and sentenced to two consecutive life terms.

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2001

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bill Kurtis

Bill Kurtis

Narrator (voice)

Wayne Williams

Self (archive footage)

Camille Bell

Self (archive footage)

Willie Mae Mathis

Self

Bernard Headley

Self

Lee Brown

Self

Paul Crawley

Self

Joseph Lowery

Self

John Douglas

John Douglas

Self

Mary Welcome

Self

Creative team
Written by
Mary Boylan
Produced by
Mary Boylan

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