The Atlanta Child Murders
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The Atlanta Child Murders is a 1985 television miniseries dramatizing the real-life serial killings of children and young adults in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981 and the controversial investigation that followed.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Atlanta Child Murders canonical | 3 |
| Atlanta child murders | 1 |
| Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 | 1 |
| The Atlanta Child Murders (television miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Atlanta Child Murders Context triple: [Taurean Blacque, performedIn, The Atlanta Child Murders]
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A.
Hudson family murders
The Hudson family murders refer to the 2008 killings of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew in Chicago, a high-profile case that drew national attention due to the actress-singer’s fame and the crime’s brutality.
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B.
West Memphis Three case
The West Memphis Three case is a notorious 1993 criminal case in which three teenagers were controversially convicted—and later released—for the murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, sparking widespread debate over wrongful convictions and satanic panic.
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C.
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders is a 1973 television crime drama film that served as the pilot for the Kojak series, loosely inspired by the real-life Wylie-Hoffert murder case.
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D.
Murder of Laura Foster
The Murder of Laura Foster refers to the 1866 killing of a young woman in North Carolina, a notorious case that inspired the American folk ballad and legend of Tom Dooley.
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E.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Atlanta Child Murders Target entity description: The Atlanta Child Murders is a 1985 television miniseries dramatizing the real-life serial killings of children and young adults in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981 and the controversial investigation that followed.
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A.
Hudson family murders
The Hudson family murders refer to the 2008 killings of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew in Chicago, a high-profile case that drew national attention due to the actress-singer’s fame and the crime’s brutality.
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B.
West Memphis Three case
The West Memphis Three case is a notorious 1993 criminal case in which three teenagers were controversially convicted—and later released—for the murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, sparking widespread debate over wrongful convictions and satanic panic.
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C.
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders is a 1973 television crime drama film that served as the pilot for the Kojak series, loosely inspired by the real-life Wylie-Hoffert murder case.
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D.
Murder of Laura Foster
The Murder of Laura Foster refers to the 1866 killing of a young woman in North Carolina, a notorious case that inspired the American folk ballad and legend of Tom Dooley.
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E.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama miniseries
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television miniseries ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Atlanta murders of 1979–1981
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linked to:
The Atlanta Child Murders
real-life serial killings of children and young adults in Atlanta ⓘ |
| composer | J. A. C. Redford ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | investigation into killings of African-American children in Atlanta ⓘ |
| director | John Erman ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | David L. Wolper ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | CBS ⓘ |
| format | television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
docudrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community activism
ⓘ
institutional racism ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ political pressure on law enforcement ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Atlanta Child Murders ⓘ |
| isAboutEvent |
Atlanta child murders
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linked to:
The Atlanta Child Murders
|
| locationOfStory |
Atlanta, Georgia
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linked to:
City of Atlanta
|
| numberOfEpisodes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
Atlanta Police Department
ⓘ
families of murder victims ⓘ local and federal authorities ⓘ |
| producer | David L. Wolper ⓘ |
| productionCompany | David L. Wolper Productions ⓘ |
| productionType | made-for-television ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseMedium | television ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1979–1981 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| subject |
controversial criminal investigation
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media coverage of crime ⓘ police investigation ⓘ racial tension in the United States ⓘ serial murder investigation ⓘ |
| writer | Abby Mann ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: The Atlanta Child Murders
linked to: The Atlanta Child Murders