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DNA offers clues in Atlanta child killings

DNA offers clues in Atlanta child killings

Long before DNA science was a courtroom staple, Wayne Williams was convicted of killing two adults and accused in the murders of more than 20 children.

Did recent DNA tests prove that Williams really is the Atlanta child killer?

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Interactive: Map, victims, timeline

Track the killings, see the crime scenes
Track the killings, see the crime scenes

The investigation

Child killings terrorize city, nation
Child killings terrorize city, nation

How police broke the case

Williams appears at bridge stakeout
Williams appears at bridge stakeout

Williams: Trained by the CIA?

Did he have a 'license to kill?'
Did he have a 'license to kill?'

'Jekyll and Hyde'?

Williams blows up on the stand
Williams blows up on the stand

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Share your memories of a fearful time
The Atlanta Child Murders case thrust the city into months of terror. Media reports spread the fear nationwide and reminded parents to keep a close watch over their children. Share your memories about those fearful days. Send us your family snapshots and grab your video camera and tell us. FULL STORY

A prosecutor nicknamed 'Blood'

They said Jack Mallard went for the jugular
They said Jack Mallard went for the jugular

Your stories

I wrote my thesis on Wayne Williams
... it seemed like every other day the Atlanta authorities were discovering a new child. Even at eight years old I was keenly aware that all the kids were black like me and that I could be next ... -- CNN iReporter Tyika Mitchell, who lived in California as a girl
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