Atlanta child murders

The Atlanta child murders were linked by the presence of some yellow-green nylon fibres and some purple acetate fibres on the body or clothing of the victims. In February 1981 an Atlanta newspaper published an article that reported that several different fibres had been found on a number of the murder victims. Following the publication of this article further bodies recovered from Atlanta rivers were either nude or dressed only in underpants. This was a blow to the investigation since it drastically reduced the likelihood of fibres being found adhering to a body. 

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