Atlanta, GA
City to unveil Eternal Flame memorial honoring Atlanta child murders victims
ATLANTA – Current and former Atlanta city leaders will gather at City Hall Tuesday to remember the lives lost in the series of Atlanta child murders.
It’s been over four decades since more than 25 children and teenagers were found dead in metro Atlanta in the span of two years.
The crimes, which captivated the country, were known as the Atlanta child murders. The cases are still ongoing.
A rendering of the Eternal Flame memorial (City of Atlanta)
Tuesday, past and present leaders including Mayor Andre Dickens and former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will unveil a new tribute to the victims.
The memorial, titled Eternal Flame, will be a 55-foot-long wall with the name of each victim placed next to their own shelf where mourners can put tributes and mementos. Artist Gordon Huether says the walls of the memorial are made of Corten steel, which will eventually weather into a rust-colored patina.
The memorial comes a few years after the Atlanta Police Department reopened their investigation into the case after finding a private lab that specializes in analyzing deteriorated DNA.
“As with all murder cases, our investigators dedicate countless hours of time and energy to successfully solve cases and bring some sense of closure to victims’ relatives,” a spokesperson for the APD said in a statement.
As part of the investigators, detectives have been directed to look into whether there are more victims beyond the timeframe of 1979 to 1981.
Family members of the victims say they still don’t have closure more than 40 years after the murders.
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Wayne Williams, the suspect being detained in Atlanta murders, being led in handcuffs. (Getty Images)
Wayne Williams, the man suspected of being behind the murders, continues to serve life in prison for the 1982 killing of two adults.
Late last year, members of the Wayne Williams Freedom Project called for the results of DNA testing to be released in hopes of proving his innocence.
Atlanta police have not provided any recent updates on their investigations.
The ceremony is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Atlanta City Hall.
Atlanta, GA
Source: Atlanta Braves Top Prospect on the Move
The Atlanta Braves are in the process of getting a slew of arms healthy for the big-league club. However, it’s not just the likes of Ian Anderson and AJ Smith Shawver that are working back to full strength, former 2022 first-round pick JR Ritchie will begin his rehab assignment this week as well according to a source.
Ritchie is scheduled to pack his bags for the Braves’ Single-A affiliate August GreenJackets, a source told BravesSI. The GreenJackets have been in the news recently, because that’s where Anderson got a start this week.
The plan now is for Anderson to start on Saturday night in Augusta, and then Ritchie will take his place on the roster as Anderson takes the next step towards getting back to Atlanta. Anderson was strong in his third-rehab start and appears ready to move at least one step up the Braves’ ladder.
Ritchie underwent Tommy John surgery in May of 2023. He was throwing partners with Anderson as they were on similar timetables with the same injury.
He’s made three appearances with the FCL Braves including July 4th. He hadn’t allowed an earned run in his previous-two appearances, but was roughed up by the FCL Pirates in 2.1 innings for five-earned runs on Thursday. Ritchie walked three batters, but he also struck out four of his nine outs.
The Braves liked what they saw from Ritchie enough to move him to Augusta where he should get a start next week.
Ritchie was the 35th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, and celebrated his 21st birthday last week.
Atlanta, GA
Good Day Atlanta viewer information: July 4, 2024
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Emma Roberts stars in “Space Cadet”: In the grand tradition of fish-out-of-water comedies like “Private Benjamin” and “Legally Blonde” comes the new Prime Video release “Space Cadet,” starring Emma Roberts as a young woman reaching for the stars … literally.
Written and directed by Liz W. Garcia, “Space Cadet” stars Roberts as wannabe astronaut Tiffany “Rex” Simpson, whose plans for space travel were grounded when she was forced to skip out on a full-ride scholarship to Georgia Tech. Years later, aided by her a-little-too-supportive best friend Nadine (played by the hilarious Poppy Liu), Rex ends up at NASA’s astronaut training program — where she’s not about to let a little thing like fake credentials stop her from blasting off into space!
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Fourth of July fireworks safety: Whether you plan on setting off your own fireworks or are attending someone else’s celebration, safety should be your top priority. Before you light up the sky, Jeff Brandenburg has some advice for you.
Chef Jernard Wells cooks up some Fourth of July nachos: Chef Jernard Wells knows how to put the “soul” in soul food, and he’s celebrating the Fourth of July with some amazing red, white, and blue nachos.
Alfonso Ribeiro hosts ‘A Capitol Fourth’: The Capitol Building will be lit up in red, white, and blue fireworks for the annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration. TV legend Alfonso Ribeiro is hosting this year, and he chatted with Eric Perry about the music, spectacle, and special focus of today’s broadcast.
Discovery Channel Shark Week 2024: Discovery Channel is bringing some of the most intense and incredible underwater encounters you’ll ever see on this year’s Shark Week. Natalie McCann got a chance to hear how shark experts Dr. Austin Gallagher and Liv Dixon are going on these dangerous deep-sea expeditions.
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta police investigating triple shooting that killed 2 young teens, $50K reward available
Atlanta authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in connection with a triple shooting on Tuesday that left two 13-year-old boys dead and an 11-year-old wounded.
Lamon Freeman, who was supposed to turn 14 years old on Tuesday, and Ja’Kody Davis, 13, were both killed after being struck by bullets in the Oakland City neighborhood, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
The 11-year-old boy who was shot is Ja’Kody’s younger brother, Dontavious Davis, and is in the hospital in “stable condition,” per Atlanta police.
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Atlanta police said officers responded to an apartment complex located at 1043 Sparks Street SW at around 12:36 a.m. on Tuesday following reports of juveniles shot. When officers arrived at the location, three young boys were found with gunshot wounds.
Grady EMS pronounced one of the 13-year-old boys dead at the scene while the other 13-year-old died later at the hospital.
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Homicide Unit Commander Lt. Andrew Smith told reporters at the scene Tuesday morning that the shooting did not take place inside an apartment, but in a stairwell outside individual residences.
Police have not released a motive for the shooting, if any, or any further details surrounding what led up to it.
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No suspects are in custody in connection with the triple shooting, but a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest is being offered by Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta and Atlanta police’s Homicide Unit.
Tips can be sent to Atlanta detectives at 404-546-4235 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS.
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