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Key Facts And Critical Issues In The Wayne Williams Case

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Introduction In this paper, I will discuss the key facts and critical issues presented in the Wayne Williams case. Dissuccion In 1979, a travesty began unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia when young black males began disappearing then turning up dead some time later (CNN, 2010). The trail was cold as investigators continued to receive reports from families around the city. The shoe on the shoe of one victim had red fibers trapped on the side. Several more fibers were collected from other bodies as they were found. Law enforcement released information to the media about the fibers. The release effected a change in the way the bodies were disposed of. Prior to the release the bodies were found in wooded areas miles from the area the children had …show more content…

Law enforcement personnel immediately thought of Wayne Williams as a suspect for the murder of Nathaniel Clark. The ligature marks around the neck of Nathaniel Clark were indicative of a rope that law enforcement recalled seeing in the back floor of the vehicle Wayne Williams was driving. Additionally, law enforcement personnel felt Wayne Williams favored a composite drawing of their suspect. The evidence at that time was purely …show more content…

The DNA results displayed similarities indicate the donor of the hair to be Wayne Williams as well as his German Shepherd, Sheba, with a high probability. The tests eliminated over 98% of the world population, the results of the mitochondrial DNA testing were not as conclusive as they would have been with nuclear DNA testing (Saferstein, 2015). The mitochondrial DNA testing can only give results from the material genes, consequently, nuclear DNA testing can display both paternal and maternal genes. The hairs collected from the bodies did not have the root follicle attached making the nuclear DNA testing impossible in this

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