The Atlanta Child Murders Part 3 (1985 mini-series)

The Atlanta Child Murders - Part 3 (1985 mini-series)
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I first saw this mini series about the Atlanta Child Murders in the 80s when I was a teenager and it scared the hell out of me as well as making me fascinated with the case. I've been trying to find a copy the watch it again for years but no DVD seems to exist. I finally tracked down a copy and thought I'd share we everyone as I'm sure there are others who have been trying to find it. Worth watching for the great cast alone, including Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, James Earl Jones, Jason Robards, Rip Torn, Bill Paxton.

[@robins468]

I lived in Atlanta during this time. In 1979 I was attending high school at Turner High School. This school was maybe 3 blocks over from Wayne Williams home. One day I was late for school and I cut through the wooded path behind the school. As I was walking a man shouted to me, hey girl come here. When I first heard his voice I took off running. As I was running a dog was barking. I was being chased through the woods. I made it out and as I got to the front door of the school, I looked back. There was a dog that looked like a German shepherd and a black man with something in his hands like a belt or maybe a rope. This was mid February or early March of that year.

[@kidwray4313]

Robin S that’s super scary I’m guessing you lived in Dixie hills do think the man was Wayne

[@KDL861]

Kid Wray I’m sorry you were scared like that! I’d say you had an angel clearing your path!

[@tanyastebbing9763]

Lucky escape. So glad you did. How terrifying!

[@harmony3279]

Scary.

[@jopejipper3219]

Oh shit it's that time of year again.

[@tremekawilson9238]

Next month I will be 47 and I remember when all of this was going on. I was in the second grade. My siblings and I were so scared.😱

[@triptre3638]

Tremeka Wilson I was in the 2nd grade as well and scared as shit too! I’m from NYC and at that time..... Rumor had it the killer was going to jaunt up north and the whole nation was scared! Children in schools in NYC had knives and razors terrified to be approached!

[@yummylemons172]

This movie came on TV when I was in the 2nd grade and the school actually sent home letters warning parents that it was coming on

[@kdeloris2225]

RIP to all the kids and young adults who died🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@teedgraellis3054]

This movie really scared me I remember watching it when I was a kid.

[@mjjfan1104]

The actress Ruby Dee is EVERYTHING!!!!!

[@secreteobsession3584]

The song gives me the creepy still today

[@keithjohnson514]

When i was 11 i watched my dad kill my mother and then himself on my gmas yard which was his mom. I remember the news and cameras with reporters yelling questions at us kids. There were 8 of us all together. I was the oldest. I will never forget her yelling at the telling them to get the hell out of here and leave these kids alone. She is gone now but may God bless her as our Angel.

[@harmony3279]

Sad

[@rucianapollard7098]

OMG I can't imagine the horror of that experience!!

[@lisajones6926]

The song is creepy and this is so sad

[@offwiththefairies77]

Tom Waits.

[@princeknight3540]

It scared me crazy when was a kid🙉

[@ldcharper8536]

Truly

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Yes it is i had to skip it

[@deeward5572]

​@MsDisneylandlover was it the song at the beginning

[@blondwiththewind]

I was in my early 20s when all of this was happening....living in a state far away, and a new mother with my first baby son. The news on the TV was sickening....and left us horrified and dismayed that sooooo many children had been killed. I missed the programs on TV that were produced after the case went to trial....and I'm catching up to all of them that I can find now: thanks to the gift of KZbin. I feel so sorry for all of the families and loved ones who experienced the murder of their children. For many of them: there will never be closure....never be relief...and the grieving will be forever. I'm wishing all of them continued strength, resiliency, and comfort apart from their troubles.

[@christianross7731]

I was only 3 when this happened! Very heart breaking, 😢😢😢💙💙💙💔💔💔

[@patriciarowe3431]

I remember when these children were going missing. I felt then the children knew the murderer, and that he was someone the adults knew him as well. A white man couldn't scout the neighborhoods that long without being seen. And if so he too was commonly known. However, the person guilty had to have been able to blend in, drop a body in the city limits and walk or drive away without setting off an alarm. Williams was known and trusted. He built up the dead children knowing this. Thats why so many died. He was known and trusted joining the searchs at times and talked even to some of the family members of missing children. GOD BLESS the CHILDREN and FAMILIES, ALONG with the CITIZENS who LIVED through such HORRIFIC MENTAL anquish. FAMILIES never get over a murdered members, but a chilld murdered?????? It never goes away

[@deannamarin318]

Amen

[@kamikazi8740]

*""IT IS ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT YOUKNOW TO KILL-YOU JUST-AS THE CHICAGO-RAPPERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE-""O-BLOCK IN THE-SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO, ""LIL-JO JO BECAME A VICTIM OF GUNFIRE BECAUSE HE HADBEGUN TO TAUNT THE-STREETGANGS ON SOCIALMEDIA, ""THESUSPECTS MOSTLIKELY TO KILL-YOU ARE THEONES THAT YOUKNOW PERSONALLY, ""YOUR SO-CALLED FRIENDS AND SO-CALLED ASSOCIATES OF WHOMKNOW YOUR DAY TO DAY ROUTINE IN THE-BLACK HIPHOP GANG-COMMUNITY""!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@baggergurl16]

Wow this case breaks my heart all around there were clearly no winners and no justice for these precious angels either.

[@lafonyagray6150]

Ana Johnson only for 2 adults n that not right they have him life

[@patriciarowe3431]

@Azahr Malik ,,,,, really??????? Be careful what you say!!!!! Williams a victim????? Does that mean its o.k. to rape, murder young girls and boys????? Some young adults. Think about this!!!!! If he was innocent of not knowing right from wrong, how is it he knew how to avoid being caught, lied, led police on chases, failed polygraph, assaulted his own parents. Please,,, how did you come up with Williams was a victim too????

[@deannamarin318]

@Azahr Malik Give me a fucking break! After they caught his murdering dumbass, the murders stopped. There are No more cases after all of those poor defenceless children were murdered.

[@deannamarin318]

@@patriciarowe3431 The person is probably just Stupid.'

[@ldcharper8536]

Mines too. The 💔😥

[@Rbatty2]

Wanted to see this for awhile but its impossible to find. Thanks for uploading it all!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Wayne was right about one thing. Black music was definitely playing out in 1978 and within a decade it' had deteriorated into rap and hiphop.

[@poodtang1]

Wayne even admitted in later interviews that he was very good at giving choke holds to the point someone passed out. A receptionist at the studio he sometimes went to sad she saw`Wayne with very nasty deep scratches on both of his arms. His reason was he fell into a thorn bush. She didn't believe him because the scratches were very deep and ran parallel to each other like finger nails.

[@shenghan9385]

But the point is the rule of the laws. I can tell you this, in no other common law jurisdiction but US will such a weak prosecution stand in the courts of law, at least not in the appellate court.

[@allgravy504]

poodtang1 I see that report it makes me wonder why didn’t the courts say anything about that

[@deannamarin318]

@@allgravy504 Stupidity of course.

[@esseen100]

You should google the 8100 file.

[@ninalincool5478]

He was framed Wayne always said he was framed duh

[@dimpsey3]

Why didnt he just call that girl from his house rather then going all the way across a bridge to find a phone booth to call her at 3 in the morning? , it dont make since, Why? Because he was busy dropping a child body over the bridge that he just killed..THAT`S WHY!

[@kidwray4313]

Superman hero facts I drove by Williams house the other day it’s still a old pay phone at the corner store by his house

[@eamonwright7488]

Actually it was an adult’s corpse that was found 3 days later

[@deeward5572]

​@kidwray4313 Wow...Is his house still up...Does anyone live in it?

[@pygiana16]

Excellent performance by Jason Robards. Not that he ever gave a bad performance.

[@laurac.8574]

Wow, Hollywood really messes up the facts. Williams' lawyer told him the prosecution was going to try to make him lose his cool, and not to fall for it. From now on, I'm going to stick to documentaries.

[@kevincato8369]

The Dukes of Hazard style car chase in Part 1 had me asking WTF?

[@tonym994]

in the doc I saw, WW says that day he was advised to ''show some emotion'' sank him .and that "I wouldn't be here now" if not for that legal advice.

[@Jerseybytes2]

I realize your comment is now 5 years old, so not even sure you can read my reply. After watching this movie, here's a couple of details I wish this movie had included. #1 Roy Hazelwood. It was while the local police was driving him thru Atlanta that he noticed how everyone in the places he was taken to, immediately noticed him. when he asked the police about it, they said they were looking because they had a white man in the car with them. That was when they began looking at black men as suspects. a white man would have attracted too much attention in that area, so it had to be someone who could mingle and not be noticed by others #2 the movie made no mention of John Douglas, who was basically the FBI profiler who told the prosecution how to interrogate Wayne williams. I'm leaving a link to a documentary about this case that you, and others, may find more informative and accurate than this movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5qsZauXirmWhZI

[@helenlauer9545]

There's a difference between the purpose of a documentary and a feature film, the latter is about the colour of justice in America, it's a morality tale, a story that tells us about conviction and the accused and presupposed guilt, it's not about the children who were murdered or even who killed them. Art is for moving people. This is not rocket science. Why rely on art forms for facts? It makes no sense. That's like using Picasso to study anatomy to become a doctor. Why mix two totally different genres and assess one using the standards of the other? You're not alone -- many commentators in KZbin trails complain that movies are not factual. RIGHT. Duh! Just explain that to me, I'm mystified.

[@laurac.8574]

@@Jerseybytes2 Good points. I'll check out the documentary.

[@bestearthexplore]

After he was arrested the killings stopped and all the witnesses couldn't have lied seeing him with the victims...I believe he was the killer...

[@VillanoSyxx]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKbTknR4bc6ceMU

[@VillanoSyxx]

@@n.s.5656 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKbTknR4bc6ceMU real movie this guy edited out the evidence plus DNA match 2019

[@870bigbub3]

The killing didn't stop

[@xyrogg666]

@@870bigbub3 dont spread misinformation

[@negativeanthony]

I think Wayne might've killed at least one person. The other victims were probably killed by others in the area. If Wayne did kill somebody, maybe he thought he would've gotten away with it. Maybe he thought somebody else would be blamed. I do believe Wayne had homosexual feelings with which he couldn't come to terms.

[@shananalexander9789]

This is heartbreaking. 😢😢😭

[@VillanoSyxx]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKbTknR4bc6ceMU this is the real movie this guy edited out all of the evidence against Wayne. Pkus DNA match in 2019

[@marlzz8126]

look its unfortunate,especally for his parents, but once he was caught, the murders stopped as what usually happens when a serial killer is arrested. They could have busted any hoodlum if they just wanted to pin it on someone.He clearly had/has severe isssues that caused him to to this. Wayne was on the bridge once that last body was dumped,case closed.

[@dedrickmcconnell621]

The murders did not stop, their were 22 more children killed in the same fashion as the other kids. It was covered up by the media and police, that's why some of you think the murders stopped. I'll stick with what I've said before Wayne killed the two guys, but the kids NO!

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Marl sha The pattern stopped. They never tied him to any of the children. He was convicted on the murder 2 adult males.

[@akirahsltaylor5557]

Fibers, hairs, dog fur, 3rd failed lie detector tests...just sad

[@carriebrewton6309]

That's what got me. Even if he had a copycat person, they stopped too and serial killers don't just stop suddenly without being caught, killed, or seriously debilitated to the point that they can no longer kill.

[@GlowingMpd]

Dedrick McConnell Please provide link to this misinformation. Cannot be to national enquirer or faux news.

[@tomcosburn566]

I remember when this happened. We were passing through Atlanta (on our way down to Florida) and it was on the radio and the in the newspaper (about the murdered children). That was in February of 1981 (a few months before they found Wayne Williams driving over the bridge after hearing the body splash into the river).

[@pattimccraw6168]

this has been a great , but sad movie. has a lot of wonderful actors..

[@cefarther3945]

It's always genuinely pathetic how parents protect their pride and know their kid is a low life killer. p.s. Too bad the mothers didn't protect their kids. Their kids were out in the middle of the night, they would leave them for days by themselves, no fathers, no schedules, so many of the kids didn't even go to school. It was eye-opening to the rest of America how these families lived.

[@rucianapollard7098]

I think your "facts" are off regarding the Atlanta Murder victims. I think the mothers worked very hard to protect their children. Several of the mothers said they warned their children about "stranger danger" and told them to only travel in groups and be in the house before dark. It's true that some of the victims were out at night, but according to police records, the majority of the victims went missing during the daytime, not at night. In the 10 years I have researched and studied these murders, I have not read anything where the mothers left their children alone for days at a time! Also, it isn't true that there were no fathers in the home. The majority of the victims came from 2 parent homes. Many of the victims were from poor homes, but by no means does that say they weren't loved and dearly missed by their families and friends!

[@trenee23000]

@Ruciana Pollard... Nicely stated!!

[@rackss1661]

Dude it was the 80s, people was outside all throughout the day even at night especially in urban cities like Atlanta.

[@loveedoll1899]

Some info come from ppl with no sense at all

[@StukInBuf]

I'm now starting to watch Part 3, and have the feeling that there is a whole lack of continuity with the entire presentation...

[@VillanoSyxx]

He edited out key points about his guilt. This was edited to imply he was railroaded.

[@beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013]

I know there's a lot of poetic license when making TV shows and movies of real events, but I am wondering how accurate the court proceedings were portrayed. I'm no attorney, but I've never heard of a prosecutor reading the verdict, nor have I ever of a judge immediately pronouncing sentence.

[@tremekawilson9238]

Cool-breeze is too funny!😂😂😂😂

[@cepadahuff3078]

Breeze...cooooool breeze that what they call me 😂😂

[@rucianapollard4057]

@@cepadahuff3078 Cool Breeze is high as a kite!!

[@harmony3279]

I know lol

[@mosthatedny2243]

Odeeee 😂😂😂😂

[@kimdawkins7074]

Thus is very sad for the parents. Not to have the door closed must be heart breaking. The poor children who lost lives with no one held accountable 😢😢😢 is the murderer still out there???

[@ayuanatates1773]

Trust me Williams is not innocent

[@K10jak]

Aug 2019 - Excellent mini series, excellent casting. Sad happenings. Mindhunter Season 3 - Spoiler Alert

[@VanillaButtercreamFrosting]

Wayne hated his own race. Very sad.

[@paulaward2075]

Why would he hate his own race?

[@jessiejames7492]

The 70s were the best time fr police type movies , tv programmes

[@ldcharper8536]

I was 11 years old in 1995 my heart is so broken that all these children got killed..😥💔

[@MrFilmMakerNumber2]

The sequel with Gregory Hines and Jim Belushi dove into the KKK’s involvement. Really good part two.

[@negativeanthony]

What's the sequel called? I'd like to see it.

[@rucianapollard7098]

@@negativeanthony Who Killed Atlanta's Children

[@martynnagle98]

@@negativeanthony kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHbPg6anlt6Cask

[@bettycooper9383]

The song is creepy and sad

[@rucianapollard4057]

Those murders were creepy and sad

[@latoryairashirley863]

Just watching this and learning about this case in school, there was evidence to point to him, but I do believe he was working with a partner, at least one of the kids was in his house, the fibers prove that. Most of the victims went with him willing probably thinking he could make them famous, back in those days black kids would not likely get in the car with a white man, so I don't believe it was a white man or the KKK... It could have been a police officer but still black... If they reopened the case with the new technology they have today maybe DNA would give them the killer. The last body points to the only person on the bridge at that time there is no other way around that... If he didn't kill the kids I do believe he killed the last man... I believe the case should be reopened and investigated again... I wasn't there to know if he did it or not but some evidence do point toward him.

[@tonyalford3401]

He absolutely killed cater. There was to much things that pointed to Wayne.

[@LeandelDeFate]

The lady was right. I live in Atlanta. We had black everything AND we had a BLACK SERIAL KILLER. It really isn't any more complicated than that.

[@cindymay104]

Leandel DeFate are u nuts!!!

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Leandel DeFate They never tied him to the death of the children. He was only convicted for the death of 2 adult males.

[@williampittman6703]

@neogeo so the fuck what. He did it.

[@jolenesimon6123]

@@cindymay104 he sure is

[@jacquelinesaxena1036]

He was probably a black facing German or Ralph Northam staging it.

[@cindyduran4236]

A good movie with some of the best actors. I figured he did it but why!! Yes I know cause they poor kids. He was just crazy and hid it fairly well.

[@donnabrown4316]

buffoons!!! that's all I can say about some of the black witnesses!! but I still don't understand why after the kids were missing...were children still allowed outside alone. like the 2 young boys who had gone to the movies alone and they called the police...but of course the police were to late. I wonder was that a true part in the movie? My heart still breaks...

[@KDL861]

It’s official. This case is being reopened. Too many unanswered questions, plus Wayne Williams was charged, prosecuted and sentenced for two adult murders. Never was he ever tried for ONE child murder. What I don’t know is: Did anyone ever receive the reward? If not, is it still up for grabs? 🤷‍♀️

[@tonyalford3401]

There was many witnesses

[@anthsaccasan5135]

There was little dought the killer was black a white would never had gone unnoticed in a predominantly black areas where they lived the ending of the programme with it's haunting music is scary and sad

[@a.hubbard8552]

What is this song in the intro? Its weird as hell.

[@baggergurl16]

hoya girl I know right that's got to be the most creepy and depressing intro song ever

[@mikedowns8293]

Pts 2 & 3 both have Recaps that take up the first 10-12 mins. This explains some of the editing comments below.

[@blkcoverboy]

who's great idea was it to have that creepy sounding song in the intro sheesh!

[@blkcoverboy]

Carey Mcclure yes very creepy! the song is fine but the singers voice is what nightmares are made of

[@ddivincenzo1]

It was front page news up here in New England, too. Big coverage.

[@brandrider1989]

i quite agree... super creepy.. i was watching this while my little niece and nephew were at my house and when this song came on they both said " thats creepy"

[@austinwhitfield8344]

I know man shit!!!! I am in my 40's now and When I watched the movie again since I was like 10 or 11. It is still creepy.😬😬😬😬😬.

[@theflashkikidouloveme2061]

word!!!

[@MrDOWNBYLAWINC]

IT BAFFLES ME THAT I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE PORTRAYED IN THIS MOVIE PERSONALLY.......

[@DeHirvilammi]

ALL LIVES MATTER NO MATTER OF COLOUR OF SKIN RACE SEX. ALL FAMILY'S NEED CLOSURE TO MOVE ON WITH HEALING. NO MATTER WHAT SOMEONE KNOWS WHAT REALLY HAPPEN AND SHOULD LET THE FAMILY'S HEAL

[@tonyalford3401]

Yeah wayne Williams knows what happened

[@FolkBoyify]

Funny how Wayne was dark skin but he's actual light skin to caramel

[@debbiepeter112]

You do realise this is just an actor, right?

[@FolkBoyify]

@BADAZZTHANG I get that, but if we're going to make a movie, at least be accurate with what you're showing. Dumb. :P

[@moni1952]

@@FolkBoyify Casting directors don't pay attention to that. Blacks all look the same no matter the skin tone.

[@catnk9]

I've always felt sorry for Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Wayne is narcissistic and the general public wasn't as aware of these personality disorders back then. The parents were as good of parents they could be to Wayne but he was getting out of control very quickly. They suffered his shame. I would not abandon my friend for something their child did.

[@rucianapollard7098]

Wayne's parents were very protective of him. He was a baby they had late in life. He was spoiled and his parents gave him everything he wanted! They filed bankruptcy because they paid thousands of dollars for Wayne to have a radio station in their basement! Because they pandered to him, he made selfish demands on his parents! Witnesses said they had seen Wayne yelling at his father and even hitting him!! Whatever Wayne was involved in, I truly believe that his dad knew about it! Maybe not his mother, but definitely his dad.

[@kawirocket88]

Still living at home with his parents I thought was odd, even when I was 11(1981). I believe he committed some but not all of the murders.

[@brokenchainsofsatan2817]

It ain’t a personality disorder it’s just evil manipulation liars I’m sick of y’all excuse the hugest ups doctors don’t even use this terminology you can’t diagnose a person as a narcissist y’all are stupid

[@Bonitaymorena]

Tom Waits has an amazing voice I first heard it when he did his rendition of the Wire season 3 theme song.

[@terrencewarthen47]

Wayne Williams did it no doubt in my mind

[@deannamarin318]

Yes

[@harmony3279]

Yes

[@majik31401]

HE'S NOT THE ONLY PERPETRATOR JAMIE BROOKS WAS A SUSPECT AND KNOWN SEX OFFENDER AT THE TIME

[@kdeloris2225]

I believe he did it also. But I would love to know. Why? Why would you kill all of these innocent old children? Why?

[@mikedowns8293]

Andrew Robinson who plays Jack Mallard is in Hellraiser (Larry).

[@OldskolFan]

Oh, now I remember that actress: the Oracle from the Matrix movies. She passed away before part lll of the Matrix. They hired some big named actors for this! This must have come off the tail of the success of Roots in the 70’s?

[@chasstacey]

Wayne is guilty..guilty as sin..

[@deannamarin318]

Yes.

[@harmony3279]

YES HE IS.

[@ericamaples8251]

Amen to that

[@ldcharper8536]

I believe you..

[@angela-yf5pq]

Prove it

[@ssherrierable]

Dont think he killed all of them, maybe most of them.

[@chrismitsos6817]

The music alone is so creepy😮

[@lbennaugh]

If the murders stopped after he was arrested then it's safe to say he might have did it. The fact that they never produced a shred of evidence to "prove" he did it and he was found guilty is the justice system at it's best. The fact that he was black probably played a major role in his conviction and you can say what you want but a black man is already guilty before the facts are supplied to prove his innocence in the system.

[@manishent2]

lbennaugh the murders did not stop. Research Spin Magazine's articles on the Atlanta child murders.

[@MrFilmMakerNumber2]

Joel Ishman he needs to see the movie, I think I was called, “the list”.

[@djsi38t]

but a black man is already guilty before the facts are supplied to prove his innocence in the system...............Funny, is this true even with a black jury?

[@VillanoSyxx]

@@djsi38t kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKbTknR4bc6ceMU this is the real movie this huy edited it to take out evidence plus DNA connected him in 2019

[@alvinjones670]

EXCELLENT MOVIE ENJOYABLE!!!

[@wingchundragon]

Thx for this upload. Havent seen this since it aired and it was a great mini series. (Something thats still missing in tv). Shame atlanta convicted an innocent man, with no supporting evidence to make the story go away. Wayne has been appealing for years to no avail. God bless the kids who were murdered. I was a kid around this time and do remember the panic that reached here even in NYC. Many missing/killed kids in the 80s

[@tonyalford3401]

Wayne was the killer don't get it twisted. The evidence supports thar he killed cater and others

[@carlabroderick5508]

DNA of hairs left on victims in this trial matched that of Wayne Williams.

[@karenattwood5035]

I know you're probably not reading comments this far down the line. I was 21 when this mini series first came out, but previously, I have only ever seen documentaries that 'toed the line' as to the verdict. The fact that this appeared on television is important, and has swayed my opinion. Comments below may differ, but was no evidence testable for DNA saved on the other untried cases?

[@malexander2147]

I must say the actor​ playing Wayne Williams is did an excellent job in this movie. I like that you can hear that Georgia southern accent in his voice

[@harmony3279]

This scary dude did it.

[@faithmoore3722]

this a great movie

[@aehsek731]

Just from watching this movie alone Im not convinced he is guilty.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

*_On March 30, police added their first adult victim to the list of murdered children. He was Larry Rogers, 20, linked with younger victims by the fact that he had been asphyxiated. No cause of death was determined for a second adult victim, 21-year-old Eddie Duncan, when his body was found on March 31. On April 1, ex-convict Michael McIntosh, age 23, was added to the roster on the grounds that he had also been asphyxiated._* *_By April 1981, it seemed apparent that the "children's murder" case was getting out of hand. Community critics denounced the official victims list as incomplete and arbitrary, citing cases like the January 1981 murder of Faye Yearby to prove their point._* *_Like "official" victim Angel Lenair, Yearby was bound to a tree by her killer, hands tied behind her back; she had been stabbed to death, like four acknowledged victims on the list. Despite these similarities, police rejected Yearby's case on grounds that (a) she was a female -- as were Wilson and Lenair -- and (b) at 22, she was "too old" -- although the last acknowledged victim had been 23. (Dave Dettlinger, examining police malfeasance in The List, suggests that 63 "pattern" victims were capriciously omitted from the "official" roster, twenty-five of them after a suspect's arrest supposedly "ended" the murders.)_* murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-wayne.htm

[@robins468]

That's the book. I'm ordering it

[@rashedasmith8444]

I have just watched this whole mini series and the interview with Soledad O'Brien....I believe there are TWO serial killers. Wayne being one of them and an unknown killer. Atlanta dropped the ball on this one.

[@asdfbill8020]

There was a whole bunch of copy cat murders..

[@rucianapollard4057]

I believe there was more than 1 killer also, probably working together. I don't think Wayne was a killer, but I have no doubts that he was a procure and into child pornography.

[@somerking7040]

Rasheda Smith I agree that Atlanta dropped the ball on this 1..The black guy running the police station(not sure if he was the chief or what his title was ,exactly) but he had such racism tunnel vision he couldnt focus on the actual problems at hand.The children popping up all over town ,dead ,shouldve been main priority, instead he wasted time trying to make points ,not wanting to give credit where credits were due and so on....

[@walkingintruthknowledge7418]

With what evidence are too saying? You're so manipulated by the media I see why so many ppl are locked up now that are innocent. Talking about 2 killers. Where's the proof of that as well?

[@marifromky]

does anybody have a link to the soledad o'brien interview?

[@dw1232]

Wayne Williams was a spoiled only child. I've knew a couple of them like that. They become selfish, self centered brats all of their lives. Now I don't think all only children are spoiled brats but I certainly knew a couple of them.

[@deannamarin318]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@harmony3279]

You are correct.

[@angela-yf5pq]

Jealous

[@MissisChannel]

Well....it can be that there was framed evidence or many things could be the truth. Just one particular thing to notice, when this man was arrested for the serial killing of many children........the killing...........................................stopped.

[@ATLKing404]

His appetite for murder would not just stop. A serial killer can't quit cold turkey. He has to keep feeding the monster inside

[@vtoria2759]

Missi's Channel Can you please research, the killings didn't stop. The police just didn't reported or unrelated the deaths. How can't people see that. Williams was convicted before the trial. That's sad.

[@vtoria2759]

Missi's Channel There was a Pedophile, /prostitution ring operating there, police just rushed to stop the buzz and never served justice for the dead.

[@MissisChannel]

i the killings id not stop that is very sad indeed.....since you are aware of that info how about sharing where you go that info??? Especially if its not reported as you say...

[@andruwjones]

wow people make statements and don't even research before they just type shit, wow!

[@maylashacarlsyn5548]

I thank you for posting this movie. I remember this movie well. Such unfair conclusion to so many young lives lost. The question remains.....Why? The judicial of Atlanta should have held their head in shame over this case.

[@marymcmullen5150]

What is the sad song at the beginning?

[@HugeStirz]

I thought Morgan was gonna make him a freeman

[@blondwiththewind]

:D

[@19dawud]

You are a genius

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Lol ❤

[@gregsmith3104]

He was on the bridge at 3 am pulled over and had rope and tape in his car.Failed the lie detector test 3 times.No murders after he was arrested.That stands out .

[@Native5]

Well, you were miss informed if you think the murders had stopped. Wayne was never convicted of killing those kids. He was convicted of killing 2 grown men.

[@Basauri48970]

@@Native5 There have always been cases of murdered children - and sadly there'll always be - but after Wayne Williams arrest, the cases of children kidnapped, then murdered in one location and their bodies disposed of somewhere else suddenly ended. Also, the fibers found in many victims matching his (very rare) green carpet, bedding, dog hair, car carpet etc is uncontestable scientific evidence too. This wasn't as emphasised in the trial as it would be today as they worried that the lesser educated members of the jury back tgen wouldn't be able to understand it, but if you care to research this it'll leave you no doubt about his guilt. It's very unfortunate for the victims' families that the DA didn't prosecute him for all the murders but - rightly or wrongly - they were looking for a watertight case and a certain guilty verdict to take this vile predator off the streets in order to save lives. Conspiracy theories or not, you can rest assured that the right person was jailed in any case.

[@StukInBuf]

42 minutes or so in... isn't that Kristoff St. John?

[@tariqali-im7kw]

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[@triptre3638]

Yup! That’s him....

[@juanitagonzalez4221]

This is a crime against his own race .These were children !! I repeat ,these were children.. Crimes against children most be punished by death ,no less ..Death cause no matter what color ,these are children .

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

Cool Breeze @ 26:00 was the best witness. Love his laugh at the end of his testimony...sooooo cooool

[@Missrere1984]

+Kevin Oamilda He was high as a kite! Lol

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

Missrere1984​ Yes ma'am

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

shydmples Yes it is Marcus, you're right!

[@tariqali-im7kw]

I'm a bud smoker he high for real..LMAO

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

tariq ali Yes, this seems readily apparent, ha ha ha ha ha

[@TripleG69]

Was that female reporter realy so insensitive to adk the mother to tell what she felt after hearing on tv that her childs body was found? Shame on her!

[@lvgxc10]

The number of children killed in the USA in recent times is unbelievable, what is more jaw-dropping of all the serial killers I’ve read/watched about over the decades I had never heard about this until accidentally coming across this upload! I agree with the comments regarding the black community finding it difficult that one of their own was responsible... but if the portrayal of the major is right, then he only reinforces it

[@ados1shah308]

The characters at that trial!!! GOOD GRIEF!!!

[@Linz86]

29:19 - Had a little coffee and a little herb.. right on! LOL

[@jjmanzano9]

Whitest teeth I have ever seen

[@RicMaster3000]

i'm greatful 4 watching this again after so long, but i question if this is the same movie indeed, i don't think so. what i remember are more episodes with that guy's hand out the window trying 2 grab at the kids, this movie only had the 1. this is what i mostly remember about it because these scenes upset me so. i wonder r we living in a civilized society?

[@desireebarnes1984]

He did it.

[@MrFilmMakerNumber2]

desiree barnes I feel you, however I’m from Atlanta and was 9 when it started. Everybody felt like it was multiple killers. Go look at the sequel, “the list”. With Gregory Hines and Jim Belushi.

[@LarryRickenbacker]

This is one poignant film; thanks for posting.

[@eamonwright7488]

“You ain’t trying to bust me is you?……Come on!” 😊

[@ddivincenzo1]

I think the actor portraying the assistant DA was in one of the "Walking Tall" movies.

[@ericamaples8251]

What is the theme song title and who sings it?

[@keithturner4274]

Had the killings continued he never would of been convicted but they never had no hard core evidence against him in this whole trial to get a guilty verdict!.

[@guymitchell8056]

Exactly

[@tonyalford3401]

Exactly. But you will get idiots that the police covered up further killings and that they continued. The truth is kids and adults died but they were unrelated and did not have the same pattern. Wayne's trial lasted 9 weeks and no bodies were being found.

[@reggie02062]

I remeber when this was happeming i was about 14 are 15 and my family members (relatives ) were living in atlanta my cousins were sent to alabama to live with us still these murders were solve such a scarey time.

[@melanieblair3033]

@reggie2062 hi. I'm glad u wasn't one of the victims. I bet it was a scary time. What I don't understand is, why were parents letting their kids roam the streets when all this was going on !!!

[@traceyf4842]

@@melanieblair3033 I agree with you. People still allow there children to roam the street by themselves.

[@melanieblair3033]

@@traceyf4842 hi. It just doesn't make sense to me, it was a pedophile ring going on back in the day. Those grown gray men preyed on those kids. Do u listen to the podcast called ATKIDS UNLEASHED, it comes on every Tuesday.

[@PopO51968]

How is it that some victims were shot, strangled, suffucated, & stabbed and those cases were all considered "Pattern"??????

[@charlesjeffery1155]

Pt3 starts at 14:48 ur welcome just hit me with a 👆like. Thx

[@ms.toniphillips6927]

A reward to testify and never proving guilt....i didnt know that.this is SUCH a dis-service and NO WIN EITHER WAY. smh!!!!

[@cappdapp5245]

I was those kids age when this happened. I lived four hours south of Atlanta and when we heard that Wayne was locked up at the local prison, there was an alert three county wide

[@FolkBoyify]

Considering I was raised in Atlanta, hearing about this was interesting to indulge in.

[@kimberlycox8239]

They had a special about this case on the ID channel tonight, they are reopening the case.

[@andruwjones]

they are? I saw where they are taking another look at the evidence, i missed the special

[@jstarr7506]

The sad song at the beginning is because all the tv execs were coming down off coke and going to rehab in the '80s

[@navajodine5712]

This movie made me tear upbut im glad they got that sob off the street fucking baby killer sad just sad ......

[@YouHornyTuber]

I have to wonder regarding the bridge incident: They could not find any body until one washed up a couple of days later. My question is this ; Did the police ever leave that area during that time? I mean obviously they looked for a body on the night in question, and I imagine that they looked all night long and into the next day, but did they finally give up looking and then did they leave and then come back later on when a body was reported to be found a mile down stream two days later. In other words would it have been possible for someone to drop a body in the river the next night? Also did anyone measure the current in the river? Was the current fast enough to take a body that far?. That entire bridge thing seems really weak. I mean they had the bridge staked out, they hear a splash, but they cannot find any evidence of WW dropping a body into the river... they cannot even find a body but they are blaming Wayne for dropping a body in the river -- it's a little bit bizarre. One could look at this same set of facts and one could say that it proves that Wayne didn't drop a body in the water. Wayne says that he got a call from a woman that claimed she had to meet with him early in the morning before work. Wayne says he could not find the address and that he made a phone call at the gas station or liquor store.... was there any finger print evidence taken of the phone or phone booth to see if a call was attempted... How much was a call from a pay phone at that time? Was it 10 cents? Did Wayne ever speak to this woman - did he call her and speak to her prior to going out to see her? It seems like that would be a lot of information for the mother to take from the woman (Ms. Johnson) as a message that was written down and given to wayne. So my question is - does wayne claim to have actually spoken to Ms Johnson prior to driving out there to see her? Was there fingerprints taken of the phone and/or phone booth to see if in fact wayne attempted to make a call? Was the phone opened up to see what coins were in it? Did Wayne say he used a quarter to make the call, or was it a dime? So the police pull Wayne over after the bridge incident, and at some point they decided to let Wayne go - he was free to go. My question is this: Obviously the Police would have been looking for a body in the river during the time that Wayne was detained, and had they found a body they would not have let Wayne go.... so how long was it that Wayne was detained. In other words how long did they look for a body until they said 'oh well, I guess there is no body here... so ah.... I guess we better let Wayne go....? How long did that process take? And was it still dark out when they let Wayne go? It seems to me that there is a chain of custody problem here (with the body). In other words, if they could not find the body that Wayne through off the bridge, then this would mean that they didn't do a good enough job looking for the body. So just how long and how hard did they look for the body??? Here's what I am getting at: If they let Wayne leave while it was still dark out then that is not at all a responsible or even reliable search of the area. The only possible reason for that would be because they knew the body was not there yet. here is the problem i have: Lets say that Wayne was being set up, and lets suppose the phone call from the woman was a part of luring Wayne to drive across the bridge. So lets just say that the phony appointment was for just before sunrise so that a body could be put into the river to correspond with Wayne driving across the bridge to meet the woman who claimed to be in that area. So Wayne being the stay up all night type of person, well lets just say that Wayne decided to head over early to see this woman - perhaps he was going to find the address and then wait outside for the time of the appointment. Is it possible that Wayne showed up much to early and whomever was supposed to put the body in the river was not ready? Did Wayne have an address that he was looking for? Was it a real address? What caused Wayne to think the call was fake? If the address was real then wouldn't 3am be a little late for Wayne to be calling the woman? That whole bridge thing doesn't make much sense to me.

[@oneprettycookie7446]

Good points. I believe he had something to do with it, but this was bigger than him. He was the one people trusted that is why he was able to get so many kids and grown men. He lured them.

[@raccoonchronicles5134]

Shut the fuck up.

[@karithema9ician657]

Bro they didn’t want to do this much …..🤦🏾‍♂️ black kids was killed. They didn’t care. As long as they found a weird looking/ awkward black dude to pin it on it was a go. No such thing as real Justice

[@YouHornyTuber]

Kari TheMa9ician is that the way you really feel about the World? Do you really believe there is no justice in this World? That is kind of a scary way to view the World. Or maybe you are only saying that back at that time in Atlanta there was not a lot of Justice. Do you think in more recent years that Justice has been more accessible to everyone, or do you think it has gotten worse? I am a person who always believed that justice will prevail.... I always believed that somehow good will overcome evil at some point and that the right thing(s) would be done essentially for all -- but now I am starting to see, and I am starting to consider that there could be another reality all together. I grew up in the Suburbs of a medium sized city in the North East - we basically lived where the rich people lived and went to really good public schools and I guess that I kind of had it pretty good. Perhaps this is part of the reason that I believe in Justice... Justice was a neighbor of mine. ..... a judge lived just a dozen or so houses away... Some of the kids i went to school with had Dads that were Judges, so in that World I guess that one felt sort of safe or maybe protected... You went to school with their kids, you played youth soccer with them, and flag football - one would think that maybe some of them would recognize you if you ever got into a real jam where you were falsely accused of something. I'm not saying Wayne didn't do it, but lets just suppose a person finds them self in a jam where it is indeed a false accusation. That does happen to people. When you live out in the suburbs where many of the people who are high up in the management of and who run the local justice system... Well, I guess you just have this feeling that there would be people around that would basically vouch for you because they would know you - if that makes sense. In the public schools you received a thorough education re:the way that government is supposed to run, etc... the way appeals are a huge part of how the government is shaped. I guess for some reason I always just believed that justice will prevail -- its supposed to. But I now have to ask am I wrong to think that. Now I am starting to think maybe there could be parts of this country where there isn't much justice or fairness or equal protections under the law. I can see that there are people with these pessimistic attitudes and that they could be right, and perhaps it is me who is wrong. At any rate, I actually wanted to consider another theory. What if it was Wayne's Dad that was involved in these crimes. There was a near victim that got away, and they were able to supply the investigators with a composite sketch of a man who pulled up in a station wagon and perhaps tried to lure some kids into the car. Well take a look at that sketch. I think it looks exactly like Wayne's dad -- it looks just like Wayne's dad as he stood there -- always in the background taking photos for (who was it again?). Who did Wayne's dad work for as he basically was present at every major crime scene. It is interesting that there is so much raw footage video of Wayne and the media circus. In many of the news videos you see Wayne's dad standing there with his camera wearing that same jacket. Well when i saw the sketch it jumped right out at me. It looked exactly like Wayne's Dad. I'm surprised that others haven't noticed this. By the way, if there should be truth to this theory this would clear Wayne on the fiber evidence... As I recall the only real evidence against Wayne was the fact that he was tied in with fiber evidence. If it was his dad that did the murders all that would be expected. I'm just wondering if any others have noticed the sketch looked just like Wayne's dad.

[@karithema9ician657]

@@YouHornyTuber nope. Not all. Once it was tainted it was tainted. No justice. Now you deal with that. I never brought God into this argument…. I’m talking about THIS world /governments the WE doomed.It’s not on God If We can do right by WE. He’s looking down on us with disgust 🤦🏾‍♂️ you would be a fool to think otherwise

[@tracytovey9471]

Watching this movie for the first time it is so sad and heartbreaking and it's just my opinion but I feel like if it was white children being kidnapped murdered would the police dept work harder it seems like these parents are just left to wonder what happened to their children rest in peace to all those beautiful children whose lives were taken so sad

[@MorganFisher1313]

Biggest misconception regarding this case is the very false notion that the killings stopped with the arrest of Wayne Williams when in fact they DID NOT....

[@AmlSept]

Interesting ! How do we know the know that the killings really did or did not stop.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

@@AmlSept *_On March 30, police added their first adult victim to the list of murdered children. He was Larry Rogers, 20, linked with younger victims by the fact that he had been asphyxiated. No cause of death was determined for a second adult victim, 21-year-old Eddie Duncan, when his body was found on March 31. On April 1, ex-convict Michael McIntosh, age 23, was added to the roster on the grounds that he had also been asphyxiated._* *_By April 1981, it seemed apparent that the "children's murder" case was getting out of hand. Community critics denounced the official victims list as incomplete and arbitrary, citing cases like the January 1981 murder of Faye Yearby to prove their point._* *_Like "official" victim Angel Lenair, Yearby was bound to a tree by her killer, hands tied behind her back; she had been stabbed to death, like four acknowledged victims on the list. Despite these similarities, police rejected Yearby's case on grounds that (a) she was a female -- as were Wilson and Lenair -- and (b) at 22, she was "too old" -- although the last acknowledged victim had been 23. (Dave Dettlinger, examining police malfeasance in The List, suggests that 63 "pattern" victims were capriciously omitted from the "official" roster, twenty-five of them after a suspect's arrest supposedly "ended" the murders.)_* murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-wayne.htm

[@sparkledeal1802]

Why they never tried to find Cheryl Johnson??

[@rucianapollard4057]

She never existed

[@tonyalford3401]

She don't exist

[@ninalincool5478]

Wayne framed

[@madamefluffy4788]

yeah, but out of all the murder victims, only one was assumed to have been sexually assaulted (the first female victim). All the others were apparently untouched before they were murdered. So, unless they had some kind of DNA evidence showing that these kids were forced to see to the killers sexual needs through other means (oral, masturbation, etc) I doubt these murders had anything to do with child molestation.