The Atlanta Child Murders (2001)

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.

Cast (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Bill Kurtis

Narrator (voice)

W

Wayne Williams

Self (archive footage)

C

Camille Bell

Self (archive footage)

W

Willie Mae Mathis

Self

B

Bernard Headley

Self

L

Lee Brown

Self

P

Paul Crawley

Self

J

Joseph Lowery

Self

John Douglas

Self

M

Mary Welcome

Self

J

Jack Mallard

Self

B

Billy Joe Whitaker

Self

S

Sidney Dorsey

Self

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