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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. Wayne Williams, an Atlanta native who was 23 years old at the time of the last murder, was ...
Wayne Williams. 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. [1] Although never tried for the additional murders, he is also believed to be responsible for at least 24 of the 30 Atlanta murders of ...
The Evidence of Things Not Seen. The Evidence of Things Not Seen, a book-length essay by James Baldwin, covers the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, often called the Atlanta Child Murders, and probes Atlanta's related social issues, especially race relations. [1][2] Baldwin had ventured to Atlanta as a literary reporter on assignment by Playboy ...
Crime in Atlanta, Georgia is above the national median and has been a major problem for the city since the middle 20th century. Atlanta’s public safety improvement between 2001 and 2009 occurred at more than twice the rate of the rest of the country. [2] After ranking in the top five highest violent crime cities for most of the previous three ...
September 13, 2024 at 5:38 PM. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Christopher Griggs has been found guilty of stabbing to death 57-year-old Rev. Marita Harrell, and then burning her body. Harrell was a beloved ...
Atlanta Monster is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Payne Lindsey. The series takes an in-depth look into the infamous Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 and 1981 with over 25 victims murdered in Atlanta. [1][2] The podcast was co-produced by Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks. On January 8, 2019, the podcast released ...
James Walraven. James Samuel Walraven (1949 – c. April 2004), nicknamed The Bathtub Strangler, was an American murderer and suspected serial killer from Georgia who murdered 22-year-old Giselle Clardy in 1981 and was the prime suspect in two similar murders of women in their apartments. He was convicted and sentenced to die in the electric ...
Rayshard Brooks was a 27-year-old African American restaurant worker who lived in Atlanta. [11] He had been married eight years and had three daughters and a stepson. [12] [13] In August 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison on four counts, including false imprisonment and felony cruelty to children. [14]