Wayne Williams

Wayne Williams
Wayne's mug shot after his arrest in 1981
Born
Wayne Bertram Williams

(1958-05-27) May 27, 1958
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names
  • Atlanta Monster
  • Atlanta Boogeyman
  • Atlanta Child Killer
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
ConvictionMurder (2 counts)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims2 (convicted)
24–30 (suspected)
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
Date apprehended
June 21, 1981
Imprisoned atTelfair State Prison

Wayne Bertram Williams (born May 27, 1958) is an American convicted murderer and suspected serial killer who is serving life imprisonment for the 1981 killings of two men in Atlanta, Georgia. Although never tried for the additional murders, he is also believed to be responsible for at least twenty-four of the thirty Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, also known as the Atlanta Child Murders.