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.
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Bill Kurtis as Narrator (voice) |
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Wayne Williams as Self (archive footage) |
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Camille Bell as Self (archive footage) |
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Willie Mae Mathis as Self |
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Bernard Headley as Self |
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Lee Brown as Self |
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Paul Crawley as Self |
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Joseph Lowery as Self |
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John Douglas as Self |
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Mary Welcome as Self |
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Jack Mallard as Self |
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Billy Joe Whitaker as Self |
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Sidney Dorsey as Self |
| Writing | Mary Boylan | Writer |
| Production | Mary Boylan | Producer |
| Production | Daria Valensise | Supervising Producer |
| Production | David Boodell | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Bill Leahy | Production Manager |
| Production | Jonathan Towers | Executive Producer |