Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Episode 3 airs this Sunday 8:00-9:00 p.m. With the city’s reputation on the line, and the murder count rising, law enforcement faces immense pressure to make an arrest.
On May 22, 1981, an FBI stakeout of the city’s bridges leads investigators to 23-year-old Wayne Williams, who becomes the main suspect in the killings and is promptly arrested in connection to the murders of two men in their 20s.
As Williams’ trial gets underway in January 1982, victims’ family members, the press and the public descend on the courthouse to witness the trial of a case that has grabbed headlines across the country.
Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, is a five-part documentary series offering an unprecedented look at the abduction and murder of at least 30 African American children and young adults in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981.
Forty years later, with the official re-opening of the case by Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the series tells the inside story of this shocking tragedy.
The series will also be available on HBO On Demand, HBO NOW, HBO GO and partners’ streaming platforms.
