Atlanta's Missing and Murdered Children

Invisible Choir

Reach Freaks

True Crime

4.7 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Wayne Williams was convicted of the murders of two young adults in 1982, supposedly bringing an end to the reign of terror of the “Atlanta Monster.” But the cases of at least 27 other missing or murdered African American children were abruptly closed in the aftermath of his conviction, leaving the surviving families with little peace, and no semblance of closure. We spoke with three of the Directors of HBO’s new series, “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” - about their experience creating the new groundbreaking series, and what new light they hope to shed on the now 40-year-old cases. Their investigation uncovered shocking details of evidence tampering, perjury, and widespread cover-up at the highest levels of government and law enforcement. Special thanks to award-winning Directors Sam Pollard, Maro Chermayeff, and Joshua Bennett for participating in this episode. Visit Invisible Choir on the web: Patreon - Invisible Choir Premium: https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir Website: https://www.invisiblechoir.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvisibleChoirPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invisiblechoir/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InvisibleChoir Written/Audio Sources: Wayne Williams 1980s Footage Did Wayne Williams kill anyone? Fiber evidence leads to arrest Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered Children HBO - Timeline of Events Convicted killer Wayne Williams discusses the Atlanta children murders Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Press Conference A powerful explosion blew out part of a daycare... Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO Series Page) From 1981: Wayne Williams is charged in Nathaniel Cater’s slaying This Day in Georgia History - May 22, 1981 5 things to know about the Atlanta Child Murders SAM POLLARD Who is Wayne Williams And What Is His Connection To The Atlanta Child Murders? A powerful explosion blew out part of a daycare… Maro Chermayeff Josh Bennett Music & Sound Effect Sources Opening Track: “No Sleep for Old Bones” by These Old Bones Closing Track: “The Vanished” by John Barzetti All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ®. Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Stay tuned after the show today for a special promo from our friend Simone over at 90's Crime Time.
0:11.0	Invisible Choir explores detailed depictions of violence and murder and is not appropriate for all audiences.
0:18.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:22.0	A lot can change over the course of 40 years. Technology, communication, even human relations.
0:30.0	But what about our commitment to justice?
0:33.0	The Atlantic child murders shocked an entire nation into fearing a horrific, unknown monster from 1979 to 1981.
0:41.0	The young black children were going missing from the city that represented the very epicenter of black progress in the US.
0:47.0	And most of them turned up dead in horrific crime scenes, dumped like yesterday's trash.
0:53.0	And though there have been several podcasts and television docuseries covering these events,
0:58.0	none have dug so deeply into Atlanta's remaining historical trauma as HBO's new five-part series,
1:04.0	Atlanta's Missing and Murdered, The Lost Children.
1:07.0	We got exclusive interviews with three of the four directors, and what they discovered might well change the course of Atlanta history
1:14.0	and reveal the hidden truth of corruption and cover-up at the highest levels of state government.
1:20.0	The series will surely leave you wondering if Wayne Williams was the man responsible for the murders, at all.
1:26.0	Because it was one of these long dialogues we would have constantly about how long should we have these images on the screen?
1:47.0	Was it too painful to show to some of the family members? We knew it would be.
1:52.0	But we thought that it was important that the family members and the audience and the audience see what was done to these sportsmen.
2:08.0	I could tell you three cases on that list that in my personal opinion after a lot of research, weren't murders at all.
2:15.0	I think that one of the children fell out of the overpass through a tree.
2:20.0	I think one of them was killed by family members quite clearly.
2:25.0	I think that one of them drowned and was not in fact even a murder victim.
2:29.0	So this list almost became this political thing.
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