Atlanta Child MurdersAtlanta Child Murders

By: Ar’yea Huckabee & By: Ar’yea Huckabee & Darrius BrownleeDarrius Brownlee

February 4, 2011February 4, 2011

MotivesMotivesWayne William was accused of 22 murders in Wayne William was accused of 22 murders in

Atlanta, Georgia. The string of killings happened in Atlanta, Georgia. The string of killings happened in 1979 to 1981. Williams was only convicted of two 1979 to 1981. Williams was only convicted of two murders and now serves two consecutive life murders and now serves two consecutive life sentences. In my opinion he was a psycho path. He sentences. In my opinion he was a psycho path. He killed countless children and has no remorse for it. He killed countless children and has no remorse for it. He was out of his mind and deserves his punishment. was out of his mind and deserves his punishment.

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The motives of serial killers are generally The motives of serial killers are generally placed into four categories: placed into four categories: visionaryvisionary, , mission-orientedmission-oriented, , hedonistichedonistic and and power or power or controlcontrol; however, the motives of any given ; however, the motives of any given killer may display considerable overlap killer may display considerable overlap among these categories. among these categories.

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Visionary serial killers suffer from Visionary serial killers suffer from psychotic breaks with reality, sometimes psychotic breaks with reality, sometimes believing they are another person or are believing they are another person or are compelled to murder by entities such as compelled to murder by entities such as the devil or god. The two most common the devil or god. The two most common subgroups are demon mandated and God subgroups are demon mandated and God mandated mandated

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Mission-oriented killers typically Mission-oriented killers typically justify their acts as "ridding the world" of a justify their acts as "ridding the world" of a certain type of person they perceive as certain type of person they perceive as undesirable, such as homosexuals, undesirable, such as homosexuals, prostitutes, or people of different ethnicity prostitutes, or people of different ethnicity or religion; however, they are generally not or religion; however, they are generally not psychotic.psychotic.

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The main objective for this type of The main objective for this type of serial killer is to gain and exert power over serial killer is to gain and exert power over their victim. Such killers are sometimes their victim. Such killers are sometimes abused as children, leaving them with abused as children, leaving them with feelings of powerlessness and inadequacy feelings of powerlessness and inadequacy as adults. Many power- or control-as adults. Many power- or control-motivated killers sexually abuse their motivated killers sexually abuse their victims. victims.

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Police accused Williams of 22 murders. His Police accused Williams of 22 murders. His victims range from age 7 to 28. He was only victims range from age 7 to 28. He was only charged with two murders, Nathaniel Cater and charged with two murders, Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne. Alfred Evans, Yusef Bell, Eric Jimmy Ray Payne. Alfred Evans, Yusef Bell, Eric Middlebrooks, and Christopher Richardson, are Middlebrooks, and Christopher Richardson, are just four of the victims whose cases are closed. just four of the victims whose cases are closed. This picture shows the victims who died during the This picture shows the victims who died during the several killing of Mr. Williams.several killing of Mr. Williams.

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This is the beginning of a serial This is the beginning of a serial killer.killer.

EvidenceEvidence

Physical evidence Physical evidence was being gathered was being gathered from the corpses of from the corpses of the victims.the victims.

The FBI secretly The FBI secretly profiled that the killer profiled that the killer would dump the next would dump the next victim into a body of victim into a body of water to remove any water to remove any evidenceevidence

EvidenceEvidence

Detectives got the Detectives got the first major break in first major break in the case when an the case when an officer heard a splash officer heard a splash in the water beneath in the water beneath the bridge. the bridge.

Detectives saw a Detectives saw a white 1970 Chevrolet white 1970 Chevrolet station wagon slowly station wagon slowly driving away from the driving away from the bridge. bridge.

The car was later The car was later identified as William identified as William Wayne’s parents’ car. Wayne’s parents’ car.

EvidenceEvidence

Dog hair and fiber evidence recovered Dog hair and fiber evidence recovered from the rear of the vehicle were later from the rear of the vehicle were later major factors in the police building a case major factors in the police building a case against Williams. This is the 1972 clunker against Williams. This is the 1972 clunker once belonged to Wayne Williams. once belonged to Wayne Williams.

EvidenceEvidence

EvidenceEvidence

In all, investigators In all, investigators found 28 fiber types found 28 fiber types from nineteen items in from nineteen items in Williams' house and Williams' house and car on the bodies of car on the bodies of the murder victims. the murder victims.

However, no hair or However, no hair or fiber evidence from fiber evidence from the victims was found the victims was found in Williams' residence in Williams' residence or vehicle.or vehicle.

Several witnesses Several witnesses testified to seeing testified to seeing Nathaniel Cater alive Nathaniel Cater alive afterafter Williams was Williams was detained on the detained on the Jackson Parkway Jackson Parkway Bridge.Bridge.

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Others swore they Others swore they had seen Williams had seen Williams with both Cater and with both Cater and Payne, even though Payne, even though the defendant swore the defendant swore he did not know either he did not know either one of the victims. one of the victims.

The prosecution The prosecution portrayed Williams as portrayed Williams as  a homosexual with a  a homosexual with a "Jekyll and Hyde" "Jekyll and Hyde" personality who personality who despised his own despised his own race. race.