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The Atlanta Child Murders


The Atlanta child murderer, Wayne Williams, killed at least 23 people, mostly young black children.  Initial profiles of the killer claimed that the murders were perpetrated by a white racist person.  In fact, the killer was a young black man, and a member of the very community that he terrorized.  He spent a considerable amount of time building relationships with his unsuspecting victims, offering the older victims a promise of a job.  Once he had the perfect opportunity, he would drug his victims, and then asphyxiate them once they were incapacitated.  He would often leave the victim’s bodies is sexually degrading positions (Keppel & Birnes).






Works Cited
Keppel, Robert D., and William J. Birnes. The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations The Grisly Business Unit. Academic Press, 2003.

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