The Atlanta Child Murders

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.

  • Release Date: 2001-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 45min

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  • Cast

    • 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

      Self

    • Mary Welcome

      Self

    • Jack Mallard

      Self

    • Billy Joe Whitaker

      Self

    • Sidney Dorsey

      Self