When African American children begin disappearing and showing up dead, Atlanta was on the verge of an unprecedented crisis.

As distrust in the police and city officials deepens, citizens organize to protect their neighborhoods and take matters into their own hands

With the city's reputation on the line, and the murder count rising, law enforcement faces immense pressure to make an arrest.

The Atlanta police department shuts down the task force investigating the 30 murders, and attributes most of the cases to Wayne Williams.

Forty years after the murders, the victims' family members gather to grieve and assert their commitment to finding out what really happened.