(Atlanta, Georgia, May 8, 2005) - - After two decades behind bars authorities are questioing the guilt of a convicted killer in Atlanta, and a local attorney is on the case. News 4's Michele McClintick reports.
Over 20 years after he was convicted of murder in Atlanta, there are plans to reopen Wayne Williams' case.
Michael Lee Jackson is the Williams' attorney. Jackson says back then, his client was branded from the beginning, the target of racial discrimination. Attorney for Wayne Williams Michael Lee Jackson: "Wayne was a perfect fall guy he was black and liked to talk a lot. We don't have a race problem in atlanta."
Williams was convicted for the murder of 2 men in Atlanta over 20 years ago. Police in Atlanta later blamed him for more than 20 other killings, but he was never formally charged in those cases.
Now, one man believes Williams is innocent and will try to prove it. Chief Louis Graham of the Dekalb County Police: "Quite frankly, I don't think that Wayne Williams is responsible for anything. I don't think he did anything. I made up my mind with that over 20 years ago, and i still feel that way."
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