Twenty-nine African American children between the ages of 7 and 16 went missing and were later discovered dead in the city of Atlanta between 1979 and 1981. William Wayne Bertram, believed by many to be responsible for some, if not all, of the murders, was never tried for these crimes, but was instead convicted of murdering two adult males and received a sentence of two consecutive life terms. Great controversy and debate over guilt in the Atlanta Child Murders continues today, with many investigators and criminologists disputing Williams' guilt in all or some of the cases. The KKK is also linked to the murders, with many believing the Klan responsible for at least half of the killings. There is not even agreement among experts of the number
