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Once Upon a Time... in Atlanta | Full True Crime Documentary

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This True Crime documentary is dedicated to the victims of the Atlanta Child Murders.

In today’s true crime documentary, we explore the Atlanta Child Murders, a series of killings and disappearances of young African-American children that terrorised Atlanta between 1979 and 1981. We hear from the investigators who worked the case and examine how crucial forensic evidence, including hairs and fibres, helped lead police to a suspect.

We explore the critical operation that brought the investigation to a turning point, the evidence presented at trial, and the conviction that followed. We also examine how investigators linked the cases together and why many believe the same killer was responsible for the wider series of murders, after bodies of children started appearing in rivers across Atlanta.

We also dive into the crucial questions that remain surrounding the unsolved cases and the decision to reopen the investigation in 2019.

For those fascinated by true crime, watch now for the full story of one of America’s most infamous, yet devastating, murder investigations.

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20 Comments

@UncutTrueCrime Creator 3 weeks ago Pinned

One question before you press play…

Do you think Wayne Williams is the Atlanta Child Murderer? Or is it somebody else who has not been captured yet?

Watch the documentary, then come back and let us know if your view changed. We’d love to hear what you think!

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@samie1566 2 weeks ago

This was absolutely so refreshing to watch, to see a documentary that was narrated by a real human being and in front of the camera and not one of the thousands of AI slop:face-fuchsia-poop-shape:, please don't stop this makes your channel stand out above that AI SLOP:face-fuchsia-poop-shape:, Thank You.:finger-red-number-one:

@adammuncy8475 2 weeks ago

This kind of evil deserves the death penalty.

@loveuforever-2000 13 days ago

Rest in peace to all his victims 🙏🕊

@JulieFennell-l6g 2 weeks ago

He should've got the death penalty

@shaneohmack5150 6 days ago

A one hour doc on this case isn’t enough. I only feel like this doc covered 25% of the case.

@IreZico 2 weeks ago

Just found this channel. This is how you do a crime documentary from start to finish, fantastic 👏

@Cindy-m7r 3 weeks ago

Wayne Williams is the right guy. After he was locked up the killings stopped. I'm surprised he's last that long in jail for being a child killer

@Cardiffcityfc95 3 weeks ago

This channel is our last hope of pure true crime thank you sir🙏🔥

@effeojnedib7208 2 weeks ago

The fact that the murders stopped when Williams was in jail is proof enough for me.

@CraftyGirl0000 2 weeks ago (edited)

This case changed the dynamics in America about how children were allowed to be outside unattended. To this day the practice of being a kid and leaving the home in the morning coming home for lunch and heading out again until dinner is no more. This was the norm for almost all children across America. I remember how parents changed this trend because of this case.

@RICREYNOLDSMUSIC 13 days ago

The talent scout at 3.00 am is a joke. I am a musician and had several bands in Atlanta and musicians do not want to meet anyone at 3.00 am.

@ValGriffith-j2s 2 weeks ago

I feel so bad for the mothers and the family's watching from the Bahamas

@tarzlegacy9446 8 days ago

50:18 you can feel this man's sorrow through the camera. God bless him. He cared for those kids.

@jonsavage-1 3 weeks ago

I remember all this. So sad.

@kayjay407 9 days ago

I remember being scared as a child while this was going on.😢

@drewfologist2755 10 days ago

Reclamation. The story of the Atlanta Child Murders is a very good ATKID Murder documentary.

@Dr.Gunsmith 13 days ago

Takes a special kind is sick evil monster to hurt or kill a child. Poor children RIP 🙏

@luludust 2 weeks ago

Fantastic channel! As an obsessive true crime follower, I cant believe i haven't come across your channel until now. Def deserves more subs!

@chigal0926 2 weeks ago

This was so horrendous. These kids would have been in their 50s and 60s. Who knows who they would have been in adulthood. I watched the most recent documentary on HBO Max from 2020. I was in tears!! Serial killings were a new phenomenon in America. And local law enforcement just did not know what to do. There was a movie about these killings that starred Morgan Freeman and James Earl Jones. It’s been uploaded on YouTube.