wayne williams
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16 Black Serial Killers Whose Crimes Will Horrify You
Black serial killers may not be as “popular” as your typical Jeffrey Dahmer and Jack The Ripper, but their crimes are just as sinister.
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Cops: Don’t Worry ‘Bout That Weird Voicemail Threatening to Kill Black Children
Parents in a California city want answers about a terrifying message left for a local institution.
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Here’s The First Black Mayor of Colorado Springs
Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated his Republican challenger in a May 16 run-off election
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The Nacole Smith Tragedy Shows Why We Must Protect Black Women
After 27 years, police finally solved the 14-year-old's murder
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Will Packer's Project, The Atlanta Child Murders, Sheds New Light on One of Atlanta's Darkest Chapters; City Plans to Re-Examine Evidence
For those who grew up in the city of Atlanta in the ’70s and ’80s, the name Wayne Williams carries a certain weight. Though he wasn’t convicted of murdering any children (he was, though, convicted of murdering two adults), he’s the man largely considered responsible for the infamous two-year stretch that saw the deaths of…
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It’s Easy to Believe Conspiracy Theories When Your Country Conspires Against You
From 1979 to 1981, at least 28 black boys and young adults were murdered in the South. Atlanta Monster is a podcast that explores the disturbing and complicated case of Wayne Williams, the person a jury found guilty of what has come to be known as the “Atlanta Child Murders.” Hosted by Payne Lindsey, a…
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Are You Listening to the Atlanta Monster Podcast? You Should Be
For many of us with ties to the city of Atlanta, the name Wayne Williams evokes memories. While I was too young and too far away at the time to be directly affected by the Atlanta Child Murders—a name given to the rash of murders of black children from many of Atlanta’s impoverished communities from…
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10 Thoughts I Had While Watching VH1's "ATL Rise" Rock Doc
Last night, VH1 debuted their Rock Doc, “ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta’s Rise in the Rap Game”. While watching it, I had a bunch of thoughts, mostly nostalgic 1. It’s been 13 years since I’ve lived in Atlanta. At this point, I’ve lived in Washington, DC, longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in life.…