[PAR] [TLE] Atlanta murders of 1979–81 [SEP] The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, sometimes called the Atlanta Child Murders (although several of the purported victims were adults), were a series of murders committed in the American city of Atlanta, Georgia, from the middle of 1979 until May 1981.  Over the two-year period, at least 28 African-American 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 for and convicted of two of the adult murders, and sentenced to two consecutive life terms.  Police subsequently have attributed a number of the child murders to Williams and closed the cases, although he has not been tried or convicted in any of those cases. [PAR] [TLE] Wayne Williams [SEP] Wayne Bertram Williams (born May 27, 1958) is an American serial killer who was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1982 for killing two adult men.  After his conviction, the Atlanta Police Department announced that Williams was responsible for at least twenty-three of the twenty-nine Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, also called the "Atlanta Child Murders".  Williams continues to maintain his innocence.
[PAR] [TLE] Atlanta murders of 1979–81 [ SEP ] The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 , sometimes called the Atlanta Child Murders ( although several of the purported victims were adults ) , were a series of murders committed in the American city of Atlanta , Georgia , from the middle of 1979 until May 1981 . Over the two - year period , at least 28 African - American 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 for and convicted of two of the adult murders , and sentenced to two consecutive life terms . Police subsequently have attributed a number of the child murders to Williams and closed the cases , although he has not been tried or convicted in any of those cases . [PAR] [TLE] Wayne Williams [ SEP ] Wayne Bertram Williams ( born May 27 , 1958 ) is an American serial killer who was tried , convicted , and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1982 for killing two adult men . After his conviction , the Atlanta Police Department announced that Williams was responsible for at least twenty - three of the twenty - nine Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 , also called the " Atlanta Child Murders " . Williams continues to maintain his innocence .
Which serial killer, born in 1958, was responsible for at least 23 murders from 1979-1981 in Atlanta, dubbed the Atlanta Child Murders?
Which serial killer , born in 1958 , was responsible for at least 23 murders from 1979 - 1981 in Atlanta , dubbed the Atlanta Child Murders ?
Wayne Williams
Wayne Williams