Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

2000 · 105 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Drama, TV Movie

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

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Gregory Hines Ron Larson
Jim Belushi Pat Laughlin
Sean McCann Aubrey Melton
Shawn Doyle Royal McCullough
Kenneth Welsh William Kunstler
Eugene Clark Dave
Jack Wallace Phil Peters
J.J. Johnston Clark Hildebrandt
Aidan Devine Special Agent Jack Johnson
Lynda Gravatt Rep. Mildred Glover
Debra Sharkey Sally Laughlin
Bill Duke Sheriff Chirumenga Jenga

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