- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 147
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1985-11-21
- Subject:
- Crimes--Georgia--Atlanta
Williams, Wayne, 1958-
Kuby, Ronald, 1956-
Dershowitz, Alan M.
Kunstler, William M. (William Moses), 1919-1995
Lowery, Joseph E.
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The entire program is about a legal move to reopen the trial of convicted child killer Wayne Williams. Williams was the central figure in the Missing and Murdered Children tragedy in Atlanta in the early 1980s and was convicted of murder. The program features audio excerpts recorded before Williams was arrested that include news programs, interviews of victim's relatives, and of Williams himself. Williams' attorney Lynn Whatley moved to reopen the case based upon their acquisition of investigative reports they say contain evidence that could've resulted in Williams' acquittal. Audio of many of Williams' other attorneys, including Ron Kuby, Alan Dershowitz, and William Kunstler are featured. Governor George Busbee; screenwriter Abby Mann; Reverend Joseph Lowery; Atlanta Public Safety Commissioner George Napper;, and Jeff Prugh of the Los Angeles Times; The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.147.001
ahc.1118.147.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/37
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
28:38 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
