The Atlanta Child Murders - Georgia 1979-1981 (Unresolved aspects)

Catherine Leach, mother of victim Curtis Walker, held a press conference outside Atlanta City Hall to highlight the ongoing lack of updates regarding the DNA evidence in the Atlanta Child Murders case.

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Donna Green, mother of Raymond Green, an Atlanta infant abducted nearly 47 years ago, is hosting an awareness gala to mark his 47th birthday and bring attention to his case and other missing Georgians.

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As of June 2024, new DNA technology has not yet publicly provided a link between Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders.

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Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum stated during the memorial unveiling that investigators from his department and the Fulton County District Attorney's office are actively working on the Atlanta Child Murders case.

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Atlanta City Hall unveiled an Eternal Flame Memorial in June 2023 to honor the 31 children and young adults who died during the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases. City leaders and police acknowledged the victims while recognizing that Wayne Williams was convicted of two adult murders and linked to others.

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Wayne Williams' new attorney, Janis Mann, also publicly called for the release of the DNA test results, questioning the delays in the investigation.

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Families of the victims publicly called on authorities to release all DNA testing related to the case, expressing frustration over waiting more than a year for updates since the retesting was announced.

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Families of at least four victims and a senator gathered to demand the release of DNA testing results for the Atlanta Child Murders case. Atlanta police stated they were using a forensic company in Utah to retest DNA evidence, with some families questioning Wayne Williams's responsibility for the deaths.

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A year after DNA samples from the Atlanta Child Murders were delivered to Sorenson Forensics in Utah for retesting, the lab has not publicly discussed any progress or findings.

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The Atlanta Police Department delivered over 40-year-old evidence from the Atlanta Child Murders cases to a private lab in Utah for DNA retesting, a technology unavailable at the time of Williams' 1982 conviction.

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In July 2021, then-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms confirmed that investigators had reviewed approximately 40% of the evidence in the Atlanta Child Murders case and were moving forward with processing. By October 2021, the Atlanta Police Department sent evidence to a private lab in Utah for advanced DNA testing.

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HBO released a 5-part documentary titled "Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children" in April 2020. The series explores the murders that occurred in Atlanta from 1979 to 1981.

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Wayne Williams released an audio statement in 2019 proclaiming his innocence in the Atlanta Child Murders and expressing his willingness to cooperate fully with the new investigation.

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Atlanta officials announced in March 2019 a plan to re-test evidence from the Atlanta Child Murders cases, stating that advancements in technology could provide definitive answers. By July 2021, investigators had reviewed approximately 40% of the evidence, extending the timeline for potential victims to 1970-1985. Families of victims have since demanded the release of DNA testing results, expressing concern over a lack of updates.

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the Atlanta Police Department would reopen and re-examine the unsolved Atlanta Child Murders cases using new technology, hoping to provide closure to the victims' families.

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The DeKalb County Police dropped its re-investigation of the Atlanta child murders, stating that no new evidence had materialized.

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DeKalb County Police Chief Louis Graham reopened investigations into the deaths of five DeKalb County victims, expressing doubts that Wayne Williams was guilty of all the attributed murders.

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Wayne Williams was convicted of the murders of two adults, Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne, and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. Following the conviction, law enforcement officials attributed 20 to 22 additional child murder cases to Williams, though he was not formally charged in those cases.

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Wayne Williams was arrested for the murders of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne.

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The FBI launched a major case investigation into the Atlanta Child Murders, dedicating over two dozen agents and personnel to the task force.

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The bodies of 14-year-old Edward Hope Smith and 13-year-old Alfred James Evans, two African-American children, were discovered in Atlanta, marking the beginning of the Atlanta Child Murders.

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