Child Killer

The True Story of the Atlanta Child Murders

By: Jack Rosewood

Narrated by: Kevin Kollins

Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

From the summer of 1979 through the spring of 1981, Atlanta, Georgia, was held under siege by a serial killer, and dozens of victims started to appear. The series of murders, which became known as the “Atlanta Child Murders case”, gripped the city of Atlanta with fear and shocked the nation because most of the victims were children. The fact that the victims were all Black and mostly male caused many in Atlanta’s Black community to fear their children were being targeted by a racist conspiracy.

In this true-crime audiobook, you will hear about how the Atlanta Child Murders case put a city under siege and how a task force of law-enforcement officers from several different agencies eventually captured the killer. You will follow the investigation as the police use what was at the time fairly new techniques of criminal profiling and fiber evidence to capture and convict the killer. For many around the country, once the killer was arrested, it was difficult to accept. The killer was a young, nerdy-looking man named Wayne Williams. To many people, his background didn’t seem to indicate he was a serial killer, but the professional profilers knew otherwise!

Open the following audiobook and learn the true story of Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders. You will learn about how Williams evolved from a nerdy kid who loved electronics into what is perhaps the most prolific Black serial killer. You will be horrified by some of the details of this case, but you will not be able to pause this audiobook.

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good story, poorly written

the story includes relevant information about the Atlanta child murders, narrated with a lisp that rarely distracts. unfortunately, the writing is sometimes redundant and sprinkled with random bits of related information that feels incomplete and opinionated. worth a listen because it's relatively short. basically, it reads like an eight grade paper.

good overview, I guess

Disappointingly thin.
I expected a lot more details and analysis and background on the major players.

Classic about The Atlanta Child Murders . . .

There aren’t very many books available on the Atlanta Child Murders...so I jumped at the chance to review this when it was offered to me in exchange for my honest review. Even though I was already familiar with this case, listening to the timeline of the murders again from start to finish was quite satisfying, and rather nostalgic (I remember seeing this on the news). I enjoyed it a LOT. I have already relistened to it several times. A classic true crime for sure.

Book is Good but depressing. Narrator has a Lisp

After watching Mind Hunter on Netflix, I wanted to learn more about Wayne Williams. This book is relatively short and isn't nearly as in depth as Ann Rule's or Jack Olsen's books. But it is the best I could find on Audible on the subject. Overall I think it's average. But what drove me crazy listenening to this is the narrator has a pronounced lisp. I understand this is a disability and shouldn't be discriminated against. But having said that, I simply don't understand how anyone could hire a narrator with a lisp. Or how anyone with a lisp would think they should be a professional narrator or voice over talent.

A good summary of an infamous case

This is a very infamous case, but Jack Rosewood summarizes it well and Kevin Kollins expertly narrates it.

NOTE: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Atlanta Child Murders

I was still quite young at the time but I do remember when these murders were happening. I felt there was a lot of information about the murders and about Wayne Williams himself. I got a sense of the fear and helplessness felt in the community and some of the speculation and overall feelings of law enforcement. I always enjoy Jack Rosewood's books. Kevin Kollins was good as the narrator, although his lisp was often distracting. I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.

Ignore the naysayers

This is a really good albeit short book that touches on what one needs to know about this killer, who he killed, how he was caught and the prosecution. It also delves into other serial like him and other theories on whether this guy is guilty!

Good Telling of Wayne Williams' Story

Been listening to true crimes for a while now, after all, it is truly stranger than fiction. Jack Rosewood is one of my favorite story tellers of true crime. He does the research and really tells you the story as if he was there. I like all the information he includes and how he unfolds it within the story. Everything flows seamlessly and I prefer his way of telling the stories versus many of the other mediums you can catch the information.

Wayne Williams truly has a weird story. I am not a profiler, but, I wouldn’t have expected the person he was to do the things he did. Definitely different from some of the other true crime stories I have listened to. If you want something a little bit different, you should check this out.

Kevin Kollins is a great narrator for this type of book. He has narrated other Jack Rosewood books and I’m glad he continues to do them. His voice is perfect for documentary type stories, just like Rod Serling’s voice was perfect for the Twilight Zone.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Interesting book.

This book gives a great recap of the 1979-1981 murders in Atlanta. The story of Wayne Williams and the efficiency of the law enforcement agencies: despite the limitations in technology at the time. Excellent narration too.

Shocking and Disturbing !

The details and the way this author writes It made me feel like I was actually seeing what was happening...

I enjoyed this book. It was a PAGE TURNER and I look forward to reading more of his other books.