Who Killed Atlanta's Children? Explained

Director:	Charles Robert Carner
Theme Music Composer:	James Verboort
Country:	Germany United States
Language:	English

Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (also known as Echo of Murder and Unanswered Questions) is a TV movie about the Atlanta child murders starring James Belushi and Gregory Hines. It was directed by Charles Robert Carner and first aired on Showtime on July 16, 2000.^[1] This movie projects a conspiracy theory about the murders: that they were committed by the Ku Klux Klan, who then framed Wayne Williams.

Reception

The movie was critically reviewed in Time magazine by Richard Corliss, who said the director-writer "blithely shuffles fact and innuendo."^[2]

Cast

• James Belushi - Pat Laughlin
• Gregory Hines - Ron Larson
• Sean McCann - Aubrey Melton
• Shawn Doyle - Royle McCullough
• Kenneth Welsh - William Kunstler
• Eugene Clark - Dave
• Jack Wallace - Phil Peters
• J. J. Johnston - Clark Hildebrandt
• Aidan Devine - Jack Johnson
• Lynda Gravatt - Mildred Glover
• Debra Sharkey - Sally Laughlin
• Bill Duke - Chirumenga Jeng
• Bill MacDonald - B.J. the informant
• Craig Eldridge - Robert Ingram, GBI
• Matthew Cooke - Lubie Geter
• Karen Glave - Camille Bell
• Karen Robinson - Lois Evans
• Quancetia Hamilton - Willie Mae Mathis
• Sean Bell - Daryl McCullough
• Michael Rhoades - Bobby McCullough
• Cle Bennett - Wayne Williams
• Sarah Lafleur - Spin Secretary
• Philip Akin - Police Spokesman
• Bill Lake - GBI Man
• Patrick Chilvers - FBI Agent
• Conrad Coates - Special Agent

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (TV Movie 2000) - IMDb. IMDb.
2. Corliss. Richard. Who Killed Atlanta's Children?. Time Magazine. July 17, 2000.