Tayari's Blog: Update on the Atlanta Child Murders Case

Posted by TayariJones on January 30, 2007 12:33 PM
Filed under Current Events

Wayne Williams, the man held responsible for the murders, has finally won his demand for DNA testing. As I wrote for the AJC last year, I welcome this development.

But on another note, I ran into an old friend at a reading I did at Emory last year. During the Q&A he asked how I would feel if Wayne Williams was released. I went into my talk about the suspicious elements of the trail. He said, "But how would you FEEL?" I didn't really understand what he was reaching for, but after the talk he explained that the idea of Williams being released made him feel like a scared little kid all over again.

Whatver happens with the DNA testing, Atlanta, "The City Too Busy To Hurt", has a lot of emotional work to do. If not, we may become the city too busy to heal.

Thanks to my Spelman sister, Malaika, for telling me about the artile.

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Comment #1, by Ladylee [TypeKey Profile Page]

I remember that convo you had with your friend. It would bother me also. Could you imagine going to the store and running into Williams on a grocery store aisle? Goodness. It would flash me back to those days, when I was always looking over my shoulder, ready to run if need be.

But if he obtained the DNA ruling he's been seeking, then that is a good thing. I couldn't imagine sitting in jail knowing in my heart that I was scapegoated and my life just going by decade after decade behind bars. I hope that one day this case will be resolved.


January 30, 2007 01:55 PM

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