Wayne Williams murder verdict in Atlanta

Title

Wayne Williams murder verdict in Atlanta

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

1 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:24

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the guilty verdict delivered to Wayne Williams for murdering 28 young people in Atlanta, Georgia. Speaking are: Alvin Binder, defence lawyer; Camille Bell, mother of victim Yusef Bell; District Attorney Lewis Slayton; Homer Williams, father of murderer. Also includes vox pop with local residents.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Camille Bell; Lewis Slayton; Homer Williams

Keywords

USA; Homicide; Murderers; Murder trials; Black peoples; Imprisonment; Trials; Georgia; Sentencing; Verdicts; Atlanta; Wayne Williams

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