The FBI Looks Back At Serial Killer Wayne Williams

The FBI web site offers a look back at serial killer Wayne Williams.

On July 21, 1979, a 14-year-old boy disappeared. Four days later, another teen went missing. Both, it was soon learned, had been killed.

It was the beginning of a shocking series of murders—some 29 in all—that would take place over the next 22 months in Atlanta. The victims were all young African-Americans, and as the death toll mounted, so did fear and tension across the city.

The FBI’s involvement in the case began on June 22, 1980 following the abduction of a 7-year-old girl. The Atlanta Police Department, which—along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation—was investigating the string of killings, asked the FBI if the federal kidnapping statute had been violated.  

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/february/serial-killers-part-5-wayne-williams-and-the-atlanta-child-murders/serial-killers-part-5-wayne-williams-and-the-atlanta-child-murders?utm_campaign=email-Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fbi-top-stories&utm_content=296214

Note: The above photo was released by the FBI.