Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

Beginning in the summer of 1979, a series of horrific, unsolved child murders terrorizes black families across Atlanta.

As distrust in the police deepens in 1980, investigators look into a sex offender known to have a connection to some of the victims.

Mounting political pressure causes the arrest of 23-year-old Wayne Williams on May 22, 1981. An FBI stakeout of the city's bridges leads investigators to him, and he becomes the main suspect in the killings.

The introduction of pattern evidence leads to Wayne Williams' conviction as the city tries to put the investigation behind it.

In the mid-1980s, Wayne Williams' appeals attorney receives shocking new evidence connecting members of the Klan to the murders. A judge evaluates Williams' plea for a retrial.