June 21, 1980: Wayne Williams Arrested in the Atlanta Child Murders Case
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Suggested Readings
Baldwin, James, The Evidence of Things Not Seen. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
Headley, Bernard, The Atlanta Youth Murders and the Politics of Race. Southern Illinois University Press, 1998.
Jack Mallard, The Atlanta Child Murders: the Night Stalker. BookSurge Publishing (December 17, 2009)
CNN Special Coverage of the Atlanta Child Murders: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/atlanta.child.murders/
FBI Records: The Vault – Atlanta Child Murders. http://vault.fbi.gov/Atlanta%20Child%20Murders
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June 21, 1981 Atlanta Child Murders Image Credits
1986 retrial of Wayne Williams Georgia State University Copyright Atlanta Journal Constitution Courtesy of Georgia State University
Alfred Evans (J) and Edward Corbis ©Bettman Corbis Smith (O)
Ambulance and Police Car Associated Press Courtesy of the Associated Press
"Caters Slaying At First Atlanta Journal Constitution "Caters Slaying At First Appeared Not the Fit the Pattern" Appeared Not the Fit the Pattern" Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 22, 1981 Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
"FBI Man: Williams May Have Atlanta Journal Constitution "FBI Man: Williams May Have Slain Many" Slain Many" Atlanta Constitution, June 24, 1981 Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
Fulton County Medical Examiner Associated Press Courtesy of the Associated Press with dental x-rays
Jurors inspecting bridge over Atlanta History Center Joe McTyre Collection at the Chattahoochee Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
"Kin of Slaying Express Hope About Arrest" Atlanta "Kin of Slaying Express Hope Atlanta Journal Constitution Constitution, June 22, 1981 About Arrest" Atlanta Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Constitution
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Police remove body Associated Press Courtesy of the Associated Press
Wayne Williams Georgia State University Copyright Atlanta Journal Constitution Courtesy of Georgia State University
"Wayne Williams is Charged in Atlanta Journal Constitution "Wayne Williams is Charged in Nathaniel Cater's Slaying" Nathaniel Cater's Slaying" Atlanta Constitution Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 22, 1981 Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
Wayne Williams in custody Georgia State University Copyright Atlanta Journal Constitution Courtesy of Georgia State University
Wayne Williams reacting to press Atlanta History Center Courtesy of the Joe McTyre Collection at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
"Young Blacks Still Afraid Atlanta Journal Constitution "Young Blacks Still Afraid Killers Are Roaming Streets For Killers Are Roaming Streets For Them" Atlanta Constitution Them" Atlanta Constitution, June 23, 1981 Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Trial outside of Superior Court Georgia State University Copyright Atlanta Journal building Constitution Courtesy of Georgia State University
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