Wayne B Williams

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American homicide; arrested for murder at age 24 while living at home with his mom and dad. He was charged with killing two men, aged 21 and 28, both homeless drifters. He was convicted in February 1982 and given two life sentences in prison, with his appeal denied. A gifted black youth, at 14 he built and operated his own radio station, WRAC, which he ran until he graduated from high school. By 20, he was promoting local talent for his entrepreneurial dreams. In 1979-80, the black sections of Atlanta became terrorized as their children began to be missing, one after the other. Though he was never brought to trial on the suspicion, both police and public sentiment and opinion leaned toward the conclusion that Williams was the serial killer of the 22 missing youngsters. The discussion about his guilt continued through the years. Some of the cases have been reopened in the 2000s. Link to Wikipedia biography