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Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

2020TV Mini Series⏱️ 1h 0m
DocumentaryCrime
7.1
IMDB Rating
1,712 votes

A never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Wayne Williams, Maynard Jackson, Mary Welcome
Release Date
April 5, 2020
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 21
Reviews
📋 3.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Wayne Williams
Wayne Williams
as Self - Convicted Murderer
Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson
as Self - Atlanta Mayor
Mary Welcome
Mary Welcome
as Self - Defense, Wayne Williams Trial
Monica Kaufman Pearson
Monica Kaufman Pearson
as Self - WSB News Anchor (1975 - 2012)
Tony Axam
Tony Axam
as Self - Wayne Williams' Pre-Trial Attorney
Jim Procopio
Jim Procopio
as Self - FBI Agent (1969 - 1998)
Homer Williams
Homer Williams
as Self - Wayne Williams' Father
Camille Bell
Camille Bell
as Self - Yusuf Bell's Mother
Helen Pue
Helen Pue
as Self - Terry Pue's Mother
Joseph Drolet
Joseph Drolet
as Self - Prosecution, Wayne Williams' Trial

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Show of Force, Get Lifted Film Company, HBO Documentary Films

🏷️ Keywords

tv mini seriestrue crime

🎯 Categories

True CrimeCrimeDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

One of the Strangest Murder Cases of the Late 20th Century Gets Superb Treatment from HBO
by classicalsteve2020-05-19
10/10

"About 30 African-Americans were abducted and murdered in and around Atlanta, GA from 1979 to 1981. Of these 30 cases, about 22 were under the age of 16. The victims were often found killed by asphyxiation, sometimes stabbing. Often, they would disappear, sometimes from a very public place, such as a video arcade. Most of them were found in woods near Atlanta and then in rivers near Atlanta, such as the Chattahoochee River. A few bodies were found near dumpsters. About mid-1981 they found a plausible suspect, Wayne Williams, 23 years old. At the time, the evidence against him seemed pretty com..."

💡 Did You Know?

The case of these murders was also the basis for the semi-fictionalized Mindhunter series (season 2, Netflix).

📖 Synopsis

A never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital.