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From the article:
"During a stakeout on May 22 ... an officer heard a splash beneath a bridge."
"Two days later, on May 24, ... the body of Nathaniel Cater was found ..." "The body had extensive water damage and may have been in the water for up to two weeks."
"Based on this evidence, including the police officer's hearing of the splash, police believed that Williams had killed Cater and disposed of his body while the police were nearby."
So the police believed a body with 2 weeks-worth of water damage had been dumped in the water just 2 days prior? That seems unlikely. Captainllama ( talk) 17:23, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
This article does not do a good enough job addressing the concerns raised by of critics who allege that the police and prosecutor, feeling intense pressure to close the case, tried ands convicted Wayne Williams on weak evidence and may have convicted the wrong man. Some critics even believe in "conspiracy theories" that others would describe as baseless or at least implausible. One of these was the basis for a TV movie on the Atlanta murders. As the article stands, it indirectly mentions conspiracy theories about the case, dances around the idea that not everyone believes they got the right man, but does not directly address the issue as I think the article should. Looking at the article on Wayne Williams, it does a much better job ion addressing the issues a significant number of people have with the investigation and later trial and conviction of Wayne Williams. The controversy section in that article does a much better job explaining the controversy then this article does. While we don't necessarily have to also have a controversy section in this article, we could do a much better job explaining what critics have concerns over regarding the investigation and/or trial of Wayne Williams. Some of this info does appear to exist in the article currently but could be expanded on such as in the Trial section, adding more issues raised about the prosecutors case and/or conduct. Also, being cleared and more in depth about issue raised over how the case was investigated by the police and FBI would help. --Notcharliechaplin (talk) 18:18, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article? Reluctant to delete in case I'm missing something.
Gilgamesh4 ( talk) 09:43, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Likewise wondering this. That photo makes no sense without context -- which has yet to arrive almost 18 months after first discussion -- and if none can be provided it should be removed. 207.98.197.102 ( talk) 19:45, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
There's an archive page for this article ( /info/en/?search=Talk:Atlanta_murders_of_1979%E2%80%9381/Archive_1) that isn't linked here. Does anyone know how to link it? All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 01:36, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:
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Would you have to do is your teacher or whoever you're doing this with will have to print a paper of the names ages gears or this was done after that you'll look and research what you have to do to find out who this one person is and how to get their number @aspensapp 2600:1700:42D1:61D0:4941:7996:BF63:524F ( talk) 22:24, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
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From the article:
"During a stakeout on May 22 ... an officer heard a splash beneath a bridge."
"Two days later, on May 24, ... the body of Nathaniel Cater was found ..." "The body had extensive water damage and may have been in the water for up to two weeks."
"Based on this evidence, including the police officer's hearing of the splash, police believed that Williams had killed Cater and disposed of his body while the police were nearby."
So the police believed a body with 2 weeks-worth of water damage had been dumped in the water just 2 days prior? That seems unlikely. Captainllama ( talk) 17:23, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
This article does not do a good enough job addressing the concerns raised by of critics who allege that the police and prosecutor, feeling intense pressure to close the case, tried ands convicted Wayne Williams on weak evidence and may have convicted the wrong man. Some critics even believe in "conspiracy theories" that others would describe as baseless or at least implausible. One of these was the basis for a TV movie on the Atlanta murders. As the article stands, it indirectly mentions conspiracy theories about the case, dances around the idea that not everyone believes they got the right man, but does not directly address the issue as I think the article should. Looking at the article on Wayne Williams, it does a much better job ion addressing the issues a significant number of people have with the investigation and later trial and conviction of Wayne Williams. The controversy section in that article does a much better job explaining the controversy then this article does. While we don't necessarily have to also have a controversy section in this article, we could do a much better job explaining what critics have concerns over regarding the investigation and/or trial of Wayne Williams. Some of this info does appear to exist in the article currently but could be expanded on such as in the Trial section, adding more issues raised about the prosecutors case and/or conduct. Also, being cleared and more in depth about issue raised over how the case was investigated by the police and FBI would help. --Notcharliechaplin (talk) 18:18, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article? Reluctant to delete in case I'm missing something.
Gilgamesh4 ( talk) 09:43, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Likewise wondering this. That photo makes no sense without context -- which has yet to arrive almost 18 months after first discussion -- and if none can be provided it should be removed. 207.98.197.102 ( talk) 19:45, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
There's an archive page for this article ( /info/en/?search=Talk:Atlanta_murders_of_1979%E2%80%9381/Archive_1) that isn't linked here. Does anyone know how to link it? All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 01:36, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:
You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 07:37, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Would you have to do is your teacher or whoever you're doing this with will have to print a paper of the names ages gears or this was done after that you'll look and research what you have to do to find out who this one person is and how to get their number @aspensapp 2600:1700:42D1:61D0:4941:7996:BF63:524F ( talk) 22:24, 15 April 2024 (UTC)