It has been more than 40 years since the Atlanta Child Murders terrorized the city of Atlanta between 1979 and 1981.
Yet it still brings up strong emotions for those who lived through those days, including former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
“We were children. We remember the fear,” she said. “We remember our parents holding us close. We remember communities. Frozen.”
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