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Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

20005.51h 45m

Overview

From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.

Directed by Charles Robert Carner
Written by Charles Robert Carner
Produced by Rudy Langlais
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Top Cast

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Ron Larson

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Pat Laughlin

Sean McCann

Sean McCann

Aubrey Melton

Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle

Royal McCullough

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

William Kunstler

Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark

Dave

Jack Wallace

Jack Wallace

Phil Peters

J.J. Johnston

J.J. Johnston

Clark Hildebrandt

Aidan Devine

Aidan Devine

Special Agent Jack Johnson

Lynda Gravatt

Lynda Gravatt

Rep. Mildred Glover

Themes & Keywords

child murder

About Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Who Killed Atlanta's Children? is a crime, drama, tv movie film released in 2000 exploring themes of child murder. Directed by Charles Robert Carner, it stars Gregory Hines, Jim Belushi, Sean McCann. From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.

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