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08-18-2019, 12:42 PM
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Netflix’s hit true-crime series Mindhunter has blown up in popularity for delving into the minds of some of the most terrifying serial killers in history. Fans can expect to see even more dark murderers' psyches explored in season two—including that of Wayne Williams, a man who was convicted of the Atlanta Child Murders that occurred in the late '70s and early '80s.
Between 1979 and 1981 in Atlanta, 29 African American children, teens, and young adults (mostly boys) were kidnapped and murdered, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorities started linking the killings together after discovering they had several details in common.
The children were all between the ages of seven and 17, according to The New York Times. (Although two of the twenty-nine cases were young adults, not children.) They were also mostly from low-income areas of Atlanta.
Investigators eventually linked hairs and carpet fibers on the bodies of two of the victims to those in Williams' house and car, The Times reported. Williams was convicted in February 1982 for the murders of two adults. After the trial, law-enforcement officials linked Williams to 22 of the other murders, but he was never actually tried for the crimes. (Five of the remaining murder cases were left open.)
There have also been new allegations (as of this year) against Williams by several men who say he tried to molest them when they were kids, per the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
Williams reportedly sends families of the victims Christmas cards and letters declaring his innocence, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, and some families say that they don’t think Williams killed their children.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/serial-killer-wayne-williams-swears-110000555.html
Netflix’s hit true-crime series Mindhunter has blown up in popularity for delving into the minds of some of the most terrifying serial killers in history. Fans can expect to see even more dark murderers' psyches explored in season two—including that of Wayne Williams, a man who was convicted of the Atlanta Child Murders that occurred in the late '70s and early '80s.
Between 1979 and 1981 in Atlanta, 29 African American children, teens, and young adults (mostly boys) were kidnapped and murdered, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorities started linking the killings together after discovering they had several details in common.
The children were all between the ages of seven and 17, according to The New York Times. (Although two of the twenty-nine cases were young adults, not children.) They were also mostly from low-income areas of Atlanta.
Investigators eventually linked hairs and carpet fibers on the bodies of two of the victims to those in Williams' house and car, The Times reported. Williams was convicted in February 1982 for the murders of two adults. After the trial, law-enforcement officials linked Williams to 22 of the other murders, but he was never actually tried for the crimes. (Five of the remaining murder cases were left open.)
There have also been new allegations (as of this year) against Williams by several men who say he tried to molest them when they were kids, per the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
Williams reportedly sends families of the victims Christmas cards and letters declaring his innocence, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, and some families say that they don’t think Williams killed their children.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/serial-killer-wayne-williams-swears-110000555.html