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17,170. The Big Family: LGF is a syndicate of five Hispanic street gangs: The Latin Kings, the Brown Side Locos, Maltidos 13, Pachucos 21 and the Riverside Locos. Each group has equal power and shares a common goal. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) Gangland: Death in Dixie
17,171. The gangs of metropolitan Atlanta had no precise geographical boundaries. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) ibid.
17,172. Drugs, violence and murder. The LGF syndicate financed itself by selling dope. And in Atlanta there was no shortage of dope. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) ibid.
17,173. The influx of cash also financed LGF’s battles against their biggest threat - the other Hispanic gangs trying to muscle in on their drug turf like La Raza, North Side [Locos] 14 and the Sureňos. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) ibid.
17,174. The bigger the crime, the bigger the kudos. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) ibid.
17,175. They’re cyber criminals now. (Gangs US: Atlanta & Atlanta) ibid.
64,277. Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta. Herschel Walker
64,278. For a sprawling city with the nation's ninth-largest metro area, Atlanta is surprisingly lush with trees – magnolias, dogwoods, Southern pines, and magnificent oaks. National Geographic magazine, naming Atlanta a ‘Place of a Lifetime’
96,781. A recent audit discovered that the police in Atlanta were radically underreporting crime since the early 1990s. The practice apparently began when Atlanta was working to land the 1996 Olympics. The city needed to shed its violent image, and fast. Steven J Levitt & Stephen J Dubner, Freakonomics
100,973. ‘Wednesday 31st July 1996: Special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are presently executing a federal search warrant.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) Judging Jewell ***** rozzers’ announcement, ESPN short 2014
100,974. ‘Richard Jewell’s mother’s apartment was searched and seized live on national television.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid. commentator
100,975. ‘Was there one bomb? Was there many?’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
100,976. ‘Richard Jewell saved my life.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
100,977. ‘They talked about a security guard … seemed like the real hero in all this.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
100,978. ‘Guard’s alertness in park makes him an unexpected hero.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid. newspaper article
100,979. ‘The mood is one of suspicion.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
100,980. ‘And then it got ugly.’ (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
100,981. Jewell was unable to find employment in law enforcement for over a year. In 1997 he accepted a position with the police department in Luthersville GA, population 793. He was paid $8 an hour. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
128,494. One of the largest heroin hubs in the US. Gangs are moving in and taking over. Bringing violence and a deadly new opioid to the streets of Atlanta. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Gangs US: Atlanta) Dope s1e4: Feeling Rather Groovy Like a $2 Movie
128,495. The boom in Atlanta’s drug trade has caused a spike in violent crime. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Gangs US: Atlanta) ibid.
128,496. There’s one product that’s always more lucrative than any other: heroin. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Gangs US: Atlanta) ibid.
128,497. Bloods in other cities have started cutting their low-grade product with a deadly opioid – Fentanyl. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Fentanyl & Gangs US: Atlanta) ibid.
128,498. Fentanyl deaths are up 540% in the last three years. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Fentanyl & Gangs US: Atlanta) ibid.
128,499. Overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. (Drugs & Heroin & Atlanta & Gangs US: Atlanta) ibid.
134,089. The Atlanta child murders from 40 years ago are back in the headlines as investigators now plan to re-examine the evidence. The man detectives believe is responsible is serving two life sentences, but he has never been tried on any of the child murders. (Murder & Atlanta) Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children I
134,090. ‘They shut the cases down two days after Wayne [Williams] was convicted.’ (Murder & Atlanta) ibid.
134,095. ‘When the Task Force was formed to look into these cases – that was a year into these cases, and the first question was, What cases are they looking into?’ (Murder & Atlanta) Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children II, lawyer
134,192. A stunning turn of events as families of the Atlanta child murders gather to talk about the case. (Murder & Atlanta) Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children III, news
134,193. He appeared to be learning. This was a killer whose behaviours changed based on experience. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. old dude
134,194. They [rozzers in wait] looked up on the bridge and they can see headlights moving very slowly. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. FBI agent
134,195. They released Wayne [Williams] to be hounded by media. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. Observer
134,196. 28 December 1981: In Atlanta Wayne Williams goes on trial today charged with committing two of the 28 murders that terrorised that city. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. television news
134,197. 12 Deaths Tied To Williams. (Murder & Atlanta) Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children IV, The Atlanta Journal 23 January 1982
134,198. Fibres removed from the twelve victims were similar to those taken from the home and car of Wayne Williams. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. Expert
134,199. Williams’ rage erupts in final day on stand. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. newspaper article
134,200. Williams guilty: All except 2 murder cases will be closed … He insists he’s innocent – gets 2 life sentences. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid.
134,201. It was just junk science. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. defense dude
134,202. February 18 1981: Secret GBI investigation begins …. ‘of the Ku Klux Klan’s involvement in the killings … That evidence had never been presented to the defense.’ (Murder & Atlanta) Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered: The Lost Children V, defense dude
134,203. We had a pretty all-star team … The hearing was set in the old court room and the press were there: October 8 1991. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid.
134,204. Don Saunders has to be the man whose name is blacked out in the FBI files … They’ve been trying to cover this up for forty years. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid.
134,205. We had no idea whether they [fibres] came from crime scenes or whether they came from the crime lab itself. (Murder & Atlanta) ibid. crime lab worker
139,539. Richard [Jewell] got the job. He worked security … He loved it. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) The Crimes that Changed Us: Atlanta Olympic Bombing, DiscoveryPlus 2021, mother
139,540. There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have 30 minutes. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid.
139,541. We were lucky. A very alert security guard saw what he recognised as suspect, and reacted positively, he did exactly the right thing, ordered people out of there, and summoned help from other police – it was exactly the correct thing to do. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid. organiser on TV
139,542. A world of hurt started for Richard. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation & Suspicion) ibid. dude
139,543. FBI suspects ‘hero’ guard may have planted bomb. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation) ibid. Atlanta Journal 30 July 1996
139,544. Nearly a year after the blast at the Olympics, the FBI now says it is increasingly confident of a link between that bomb and two other bombings in Atlanta. One at an abortion clink and one at a gay nightclub. (Atlanta & Bomb & Murder Cases: Rudolph & Terror & Hero & Accusation) ibid.