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The Atlanta Child Murders

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The Atlanta Child Murders game quiz
"This quiz is about the Atlanta Child Murders. Although Wayne Williams was convicted, some doubt that he was the real killer. Did Wayne Williams really kill those children? What really happened the night he was arrested? To find the answers, please enter."

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1. When did the murders begin?
    August 1980
    July 1979
    May 1978
    June 1981


2. What were the names of the first two victims?
    Edward Smith and Alfred Evans
    Yolanda Jones and LaDonna Jackson
    Milton Harvey and Yusef Bell
    Alfred Bell and Yusef Evans


3. During this time many people believed the murders to be racially motivated and conducted by the Ku Klux Klan?
    Yes
    No


4. What was the name of the first female victim?
    Sara Calloway
    Angel Lenair
    Azaria Smith
    Cheyenne Bell


5. What kind of car was murder victim, Jefferey Mathis, last seen in on the night he disappeared?
    A black cougar
    A blue Buick
    A blue Nova
    A black Cadillac


6. On July 22, 1980, a child was taken from his or her house. What was the name of that child?
    Christopher Richardson
    LaTonya Wilson
    Eric Middlebrooks
    Bernard Headley


7. Camille Bell, Willie Mae Mathis, Venus Taylor, and Reverend Earl Carroll formed a committee to try to put a stop to the crimes. What was the name of the committee?
    S.T.O.P (Committee to Stop Children's Murders)
    H.E.L.P (Committee to Stop Children's Murders)
    C.S.C.M (Committee to Stop Children's Murders)
    Crimestoppers


8. When murder victim Earl Terrell disappeared, police thought they had a suspect. They centered their investigation on a pedophile, but eventually the man was cleared. What was the name of the pedophile?
    Kenneth Eugene Parnell
    Sean Poorman
    John Wayne Gacy
    John David Wilcoxen


9. What was the one thing that connected all the murder victims?
    Geographical Location
    Age
    Gender
    Background


10. When did Mayor Maynard Jackson issue a citywide curfew?
    Winter of 1980
    Summer of 1980
    Fall of 1980
    Spring of 1980


11. On Friday, May 22, 1981, police were staking out The James Jackson Parkway Bridge in an effort to monitor suspicious behavior, when they saw a station wagon drive pass them and stop. Police say they heard a splash from the bridge during this time, and when the wagon started to drive pass them again, they stopped the wagon. The driver of the station wagon was Wayne Williams?
    Yes
    No


12. What was the suburb called where Wayne and his family lived?
    Lavery Heights
    Dixie Hills
    Manalapan Township
    LaFayette Hills


13. In 1976, what crime was Wayne Williams arrested for, but never charged with?
    Selling Marijuana
    Unlawful Soliciting
    Soliciting a minor
    Impersonating a police officer


14. On May 24, 1984, a body was found floating in the Chattahoochee River. What was the name of this man?
    Ryan Mathison
    Nathaniel Cater
    Eddie Peck
    Rhasheed Nathaniels


15. Witnesses came forward to say that the victim found floating in the Chattahoochee River was seen after Wayne Williams was supposed to have killed him?
    Yes
    No


16. Wayne Williams given five separate polygraph tests.
    True
    False


17. When did Wayne Williams' murder trial begin?
    January 2, 1982
    December 28, 1981
    November 22, 1981
    February 3, 1982


18. In the trial it was found out that Wayne Williams lied to the F.B.I. about his whereabouts on the night he was arrested?
    Yes
    No


19. What was the jury's verdict?
    Not guilty by reason of temporary insanity
    Not Guilty
    Guilty
    Guilty by reason of insanity


20. In what year was a five hour CBS docudrama entitled "The Atlanta Child Murders" first aired?
    1987
    1984
    1985
    1986


21. Each year, new scientific tests come out to help those falsely accused of a crime, and to help the police in apprehending the right person. What scientific tests are Wayne Williams and his lawyers seeking?
    DNA
    Follicle
    Stem cells
    Saliva and sperm


22. What is the name of the Klan member who told a police informant that the Ku Klux Klan was trying to begin a race war by killing black children?
    Samuel Marchese
    John McDaniel
    Brian Brady
    Charles Sanders


23. After Williams was arrested, children and adults were still being abducted and killed in Atlanta?
    Yes
    No


24. In December 1983, Supreme Court Justice, Richard Bell, went on record stating what?
    That Wayne Williams should have a new trial.
    That the case is still unsolved.
    That Wayne Williams was innocent.
    That Wayne Williams was guilty.


25. What important decision was made in July 1999?
    Decision for aquittal.
    Decision to overturn the jury's verdict.
    Decision to allow evidence that was with-held at the trial.
    Decision for a new trial.


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Compiled Jun 28 12