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The rotating floor stopped, as it is supposed to do in these situations, but it was too late. Child crushed to death at rotating restaurant in Atlanta Skip to main content
The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, sometimes called the Atlanta child murders, are a series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least 28 children, adolescents , and adults were killed.
Atlanta, Georgia: A Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy was notified of a robbery in progress at a doughnut store. When he located the suspect, the suspect began shooting at him, wounding him. He then returned fire and killed him. Police later discovered that the suspect, Smith, had shot two employees during the robbery. [59] 2025-01-06
The 5-year-old was killed at the Sun Dial, a rotating restaurant at the top of Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, when his head was caught in a small space between the rotating and non-rotating sections. [177] [178] [179] Robert Dreyer 10 May 2017
As HBO's 'Atlanta's Missing and Murdered' series digs into the slayings, the city is moving to honor the victims and take a new look at the evidence. Atlanta's Mayor Re-Examines the Child Murders ...
UPDATE: Police have identified a child hit and killed by a car outside the Mall of Georgia. Abigail Hernandez, 4, died March 10 after a pickup truck stuck her and two others as they crossed the ...
Rayshard Brooks was a 27-year-old African American restaurant worker who lived in Atlanta. [11] He had been married eight years and had three daughters and a stepson. [12] [13] In August 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison on four counts, including false imprisonment and felony cruelty to children. [14]
In a February 10, 1985 review of The Atlanta Child Murders, the New York Times questioned whether the program should have been made at all, calling it "an irresponsible piece of work." [ 22 ] In 2000, Showtime aired a similarly-themed movie entitled Echo of Murder , starring James Belushi and Gregory Hines .