Atlanta Monster

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|title=Atlanta Monster

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|host=Payne Lindsey

|genre={{Unbulleted list | Investigative journalism | True crime }}

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|updates=Weekly

|language=English

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|audio format=Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)

|num_seasons=3

|num_episodes=25

|began=January 4, 2018

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| provider = HowStuffWorks
Tenderfoot TV

|website={{URL|https://atlantamonster.com/}}

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Atlanta Monster is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Payne Lindsey. The series takes an in-depth look into the infamous Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 and 1981 with over 25 victims murdered in Atlanta.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/atlanta-monster-in-pursuit-of-justice-and-a-hit-podcast |title= "Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast

|magazine= The New Yorker |date=2018-02-12 |access-date=2018-03-02}}{{cite web |url= http://www.cbs8.com/story/37200297/up-and-vanished-co-creators-dig-deep-into-atlanta-murders-with-new-podcast-exclusive |title= 'Up and Vanished' Co-Creators Dig Deep Into Atlanta Murders With New Podcast (Exclusive) |work= CBS |date=2018-01-05 |access-date=2018-03-02}} The podcast was co-produced by Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks.

On January 8, 2019, the podcast released a second season. Titled Monster: Zodiac, the second season explored the Zodiac murders.{{cite web |title=Atlanta Monster official website |url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/atlanta-monster|website=www.stitcher.com}} In January 2020, they launched a third season titled Monster: DC Sniper.

Series overview

The first season of the series explores the child murders that occurred in Atlanta during 1979-1981 and the mystery behind who was the culprit of all those killings. Besides discussing the topic of the crime, the series also explores the underlying racial tensions and separation between the white and black citizens of Atlanta at the time as the victims were all black children. The series also looks at the way the city and country reacted to the murders and the way the media portrayed the victims. The podcast takes a look into the way the investigation was handled, whether the suspect they caught was the real culprit, and the way the Black and white community remembered the incident differently.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/08/584085035/atlanta-monster-podcast-hopes-to-close-the-door-on-1970s-child-murders |title='Atlanta Monster' Podcast Hopes To 'Close The Door' On 1970s Child Murders |publisher=NPR |date=2018-02-08 |access-date=2021-02-03}}

Later seasons explore other regions and times where serial killers were known to be on the loose.

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber=0

|Title=Missing Darron Glass

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|12|31}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=3|s=31}}

|ShortSummary=On September 14, 1980, Darron Glass went missing.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=1

|Title=Boogeyman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|1|4}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=46|s=8}}

|ShortSummary=It's 1979 in Atlanta - and children are going missing.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|Title=Manhunt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|1|11}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=46|s=11}}

|ShortSummary=Atlanta’s search for a serial killer becomes more and more convoluted.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|Title=Atlanta Monster Seized

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|1|18}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=59|s=1}}

|ShortSummary=Atlanta asks, who is Wayne Williams?

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|Title=Gemini

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|1|25}}

|Aux1={{Duration|h=1|m=2|s=17}}

|ShortSummary=Wayne Williams through the eyes of those seemingly closest to him...

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|Title=Wayne's World

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|2|1}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=56|s=1}}

|ShortSummary=Payne makes contact with the alleged Atlanta Monster.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6

|Title=The Splash

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|2|8}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=53|s=22}}

|ShortSummary=Payne and the team gear up for a closer look at the so-called "bridge incident."

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7

|Title=Conspiracy?

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|2|15}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=50|s=36}}

|ShortSummary=Payne explores theories of Klan involvement within the case.

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|Title=The Vault

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|2|22}}

|Aux1={{Duration|h=1|m=1|s=43}}

|ShortSummary=The team behind Atlanta Monster digs deeper into untold stories

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|Title=CIA

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|3|2}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=47|s=29}}

|ShortSummary=What car did Wayne really drive? Where did the reward money go? And was Wayne scouted by the CIA?

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{{Episode list

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|Title=The List

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|3|9}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=50|s=22}}

|ShortSummary=One thing is clear -- no one can agree on The List.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9

|Title=The Trial

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|3|15}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=51|s=55}}

|ShortSummary=Trial by trace evidence

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10

|Title=Loose Ends

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|3|22}}

|Aux1={{Duration|h=1|m=10|s=0}}

|ShortSummary=In this case, the truth depends on who you choose to believe.

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|EpisodeNumber=-

|Title=Questions: Part 1

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|4|26}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=38|s=30}}

|ShortSummary=Payne and the team answer listener questions.

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|Title=Questions: Part 2

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|5|3}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=30|s=57}}

|ShortSummary=Payne and the team answer more listener questions.

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|Title=Live from SXSW

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|5|17}}

|Aux1={{Duration|h=1|m=1|s=31}}

|ShortSummary=Live from the TuneIn stage at SXSW, the team gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Atlanta Monster. Moderated by Tracy Kaplan.

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|Title=Live from CrimeCon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|6|14}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=56|s=7}}

|ShortSummary=Live from CrimeCon 2018, Payne Lindsey and team take you inside the hit podcasts Atlanta Monster and Up and Vanished. Moderated by HowStuffWorks’ Jason Hoch.

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|Title=The Night Shift

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|7|27}}

|Aux1={{Duration|m=38|s=3}}

|ShortSummary=Recalling Wayne's time working as a stringer... under the cover of night.

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|EpisodeNumber=-

|Title=The Sheriff

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|22}}