Law: Terror on Atlanta's South Side

Fourteen black children die or vanish, and police are baffled says Teresa Brown, 9, "I get scared and cry." Teresa is not alone. The entire south side of Atlanta, where she lives, is a community gripped by fear. Over the past 15 months, 14 black youngsters, ranging in age from seven to 15, have disappeared. Ten have later been found murdered.

Although the causes of death vary from strangulation to stabbing and bludgeoning, the series of abductions and killings may well be part of some bizarre and mysterious pattern. All but two of the victims...

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