American Justice The Atlanta Child Murders (Season 10, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

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American Justice

The Atlanta Child Murders (Season 10, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A look at the "Atlanta Child Murders," in which 29 blacks, mostly boys, were slain between 1979 and '81. Also: controversy surrounding the conviction of Wayne Williams for the murders.

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Updated Mar 7, 2001

Release date

Mar 7, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

4 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Bill Kurtis Self - Host (voice) Self - Host (voice) See fewer	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Camille Bell Self - Mother of Yusef Bell (archive footage) Self - Mother of Yusef Bell (archive footage) See fewer	The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
Lee Brown Self Self See fewer	American Justice (1992)
Sidney Dorsey Self - Task Force Detective Self - Task Force Detective See fewer	American Justice (1992)
John Douglas Self - Former FBI Profiler Self - Former FBI Profiler See fewer	The Lovely Bones (2009)
Joseph Drolet Self - Prosecutor Self - Prosecutor See fewer	Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (2020)
Roy Hazelwood Self - Former FBI Profiler Self - Former FBI Profiler See fewer	Murder Re-Opened (2001)
Bernard Headley Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	American Justice (1992)
Sautina' Love' Husband Self - Carolyn (as Sautina Husband) Self - Carolyn (as Sautina Husband) See fewer	Huntress (2020)
Joseph Lowery Self Self See fewer	Maynard (2017)
Jack Mallard Self - Prosecutor Self - Prosecutor See fewer	Main Street Mysteries (2010)
Mary Welcome Self - Defense Attorney Self - Defense Attorney See fewer	Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (2020)
Wayne Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mugshots (2000)