Wayne Williams
Wayne Williams | |
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Wayne's mug shot after his arrest in 1981 | |
| Born | Wayne Bertram Williams May 27, 1958 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Conviction | Murder (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
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| Victims | 2 (convicted) 24–30 (suspected) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
Date apprehended | June 21, 1981 |
| Imprisoned at | Telfair 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.