The Atlanta Child Murders: The True Story Behind the 'Mindhunter' Season 2 Case
, officers staked out near Atlanta's South Cobb Bridge heard a loud splash come from the Chattahoochee River. Not long after, they spotted a lone station wagon slowly driving across the bridge. The officers stopped the car — and out came 23-year-old photographer and"talent scout" Wayne Williams.quickly conducted a search
of Wayne's car, but they found nothing suspicious and he was free to go. But when the body of 27-year-old Nathaniel Cater was discovered in the Chattahoochee River two days later, they began 24-hour surveillance of Wayne. Eventually, the police obtained a search warrant for his home, where they found carpet fibers and dog hairs consistent with those found on many of the victims' bodies.
And so, in June 1981, Wayne was finally arrested. Not long after, he was charged with the murders of both Nathaniel and Jimmy Ray Payne, and his trial began in January 1982.
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