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Although Wayne Williams was convicted for killing 2 adults, the Atlanta Child Murders began in July of 1979 after the bodies of 2 children were found hidden under the bushes of at the side of an Atlanta road. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). For the next 22 months the city and FBI would find 29 victims suspected of being murdered by Wayne Williams a free-lance photographer and hopeful music producer with a criminal record of impersonating the police. (unknown, 2014). 14-year-old Edward Smith was found shot by a .22 caliber weapon and 13-year-old Alfred Evan was found murdered by asphyxiation these deaths sparked the beginnings of a string of child murders that would rock Atlanta to its core. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). On September 14th Milton Harvey disappeared, only to be found 2 months later dead. …show more content…

(Greaves, Currie & Carter, 1982). At this point Yusef's mother noticed a connection between the victims. When she was unable to convince the local authorities of this connection she began to reach out for further help. One of those she reached was John Stuart Currie of the Georgia Psychological Association. But, when 12-year-old Angel Lanier came up missing the accusation from Mrs. Bell seemed unfounded. Angel was one of William's exception to the norm. While most of his victims were young school age African American males taken in broad daylight, Angel was female. And to further confuse thing Angel was found hands bound, tied to a tree, dead from strangulation. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). And for the 1st time there was an indication of sexual motivation. (Greaves, Currie & Carter, 1982). The day after Angel's body was found 10-year-old Jeffery Mathis went missing bringing back the conclusion that there must be some correlation between the victims of the

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Essentially, the case against Wayne Williams hinged on the expert testimony given at the trial. Without the testimony of the expert witnesses, this trial may have had a different verdict. Personally, I think that Larry Peterson did a fabulous job presenting this case. He put together an impressive presentation of the fiber evidence (Nickell, 2011). Therefore, I would have prepared in a similar fashion the expert witnesses for the trial.

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When the girl’s mother heard that the man had identified himself as “Johnny,” she concluded that it had been 23-year-old Johnny Williams Jr., a neighborhood resident whose physical appearance was quite different than the man the nine-year-old described. Williams was black, 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighed 250 pounds. On September 30, police showed the girl a photographic lineup and she selected Williams’ photograph—although by that time, she knew that her mother believed Williams was the attacker and she had heard her mother refer to him by his first and last name. Williams was charged with two counts of lewd conduct with a child, kidnapping, and rape. He was initially also charged with assaulting the five-year-old girl, but those

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