The Atlanta Child Murders 40 years old

The Atlanta Child Murders is a TV miniseries that aired on February 10 and 12, 1985 on CBS. Inspired by true events, the miniseries examines the so-called "Atlanta child murders" of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Credits

Rip Torn

Lewis Slaton

Morgan Freeman

Ben Shelter

Martin Sheen

Chet Dettlinger

James Earl Jones

Major Walker

Ruby Dee

Faye Williams

Jason Robards

Alvin Binder

Cast

Name	Character
Rip Torn He was 54 , 88 years old when he died	as Lewis Slaton
Morgan Freeman He was 47 , now 88 years old	as Ben Shelter
Martin Sheen He was 44 , now 85 years old	as Chet Dettlinger
James Earl Jones He was 54 , now 94 years old	as Major Walker
Ruby Dee She was 62 , 91 years old when she died	as Faye Williams
Jason Robards He was 62 , 78 years old when he died	as Alvin Binder
Andrew Robinson He was 42 , now 83 years old	as Jack Mallard
Bill Paxton He was 29 , 61 years old when he died	as Campbell
Guy Boyd He was 41 , now 82 years old	as Mike Edwards
CCH Pounder She was 32 , now 72 years old	as Venus Taylor
Gloria Foster She was 51 , 67 years old when she died	as Camille Bell
Calvin Levels He was 30 , now 70 years old	as Wayne Williams
Lynne Moody She was 38 , now 79 years old	as Selena Cobb
Gary Graham He was 34 , now 75 years old	as Ken Lawson
Christopher Allport He was 37 , 60 years old when he died	as Larry Peterson

Crew

Name	Job title
Abby Mann Writing He was 57 , 80 years old when he died	Writer
John Erman Directing He was 49 , now 90 years old	Director

The Atlanta Child Murders (40 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1985-02-10
Runtime: [245,300] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2