This is part of AP’s effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online. The FBI is helping Atlanta police to investigate the Piedmont Park killing, but the FBI isn’t providing details of its involvement in that case, agency spokesperson Kevin Rowson said. The mysterious Atlanta murders where 24 children and 6 adults were killed. That means being aware of your surroundings, staying in well-lit areas, letting friends and family know where you are, not being distracted by your phone and trusting your instincts, Richter said. A forgotten case in American history has resurfaced with new clues and details.
Nevertheless, law enforcement officials are stressing the importance of practicing personal safety at all times. 3 in connection to the murder, CBS 46 reported. On July 28, 40-year-old Katherine Janess was found stabbed to death in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, according to ABC News. “Nothing factual about the posts we’ve seen,” Norcross Police Chief Bill Grogan said Monday. The claim about the serial killer appears to have arisen following two recent murders in the Atlanta area. Some of the posts mention a supposed third killing in the nearby city of Norcross, Georgia, but police there are investigating no such reports. The FBI’s involvement began in 1980 following the abduction of a 7-year. Atlanta police have not discussed any possible leads they might have. Evidence linked Wayne Williams, inset above over one of the files in his case, to 22 murders in Atlanta beginning in 1979. “Regarding the incident in Yellow River Park, we have leads we are pursuing but I can’t release those details as yet,” said Richter, the Gwinnett officer. Officer Steve Avery, of the Atlanta Police Department, said in an email that the killing of the woman in Gwinnett County is “not related to the incident in Piedmont Park.” Police in Gwinnett County and in Atlanta are not working together on the two cases, Richter added. Authorities there are investigating the case in Yellow River Park. “There is nothing to connect the two cases and no reason to believe a serial killer is operating in the area,” said Gwinnett County police Sgt. The parks are about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from each other. In the second case, Tori Lang, 18, was found shot to death in Yellow River Park, near Stone Mountain, around dawn. In that case, 40-year-old Katherine Janness, was found stabbed multiple times. The first killing was discovered about 1 a.m., on July 28, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Still, false reports making the claim circulated widely across social media with warnings to be careful. Atlanta-area police officials are not treating the two cases as being connected, and they say there’s no evidence of a serial killer targeting individuals in that region. Law enforcement say the killings are not related and there’s no reason to believe they are the work of one person.ĬLAIM: A serial killer is loose in Atlanta and police officials are not sharing the details of an ongoing serial killer investigation. ATLANTA (AP) - After two women were found dead in Atlanta-area parks last week, false reports spread on social media suggesting a serial killer was on the loose.
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