Documentary
Crime

Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

"After 40 years, they deserve justice."

This docuseries explores the period between 1979 and 1981 when at least 30 African-American children and young adults disappeared or were murdered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

First Air Date

April 5, 2020

Last Air Date

May 3, 2020

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Language

English

Networks

HBO

Part 5
S01E05

Part 5

In the mid-1980s, Wayne Williams’ appeals attorney Lynn Whatley anonymously receives shocking new evidence connecting members of the Klan to the murders. An undercover informant and several investigators take the stand as a judge evaluates Williams’ plea for a retrial. Forty years after the murders began, the victims’ family members gather to grieve, discuss Williams’ guilt or innocence, and assert their unwavering commitment to finding out what really happened to their children. Series finale.

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