first task force detectives. he knew it had to be someone who went unnoticed. we felt like it was somebody who could come in the neighborhood and get these children and not draw attention to themselves. the question of which race struck a raw nerve. it had been only a dozen years since the murder of dr. martin luther king. on the surface, atlanta was a well integrated city. beneath the surface, it remained separate and unequal. my prayer and the prayers of everybody in there was we wanted the person to be black. and the reason why you wanted him to be black, i knew what it would do to this town if it had have been a white person or somebody of another race. in the black community, in the early 80s, a black serial killer was unheard of. all the classic serial killers were white. never black. didn t mean we didn t have one now. today black serial killers are not rare. in 2009, here in cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer tur
somebody of another race. in the black community, in the early 80s, a black serial killer was unheard of. all the classic serial killers were white. never black. didn t mean we didn t have one now. today, black serial killers are not rare. in 2009, here in cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer turned out to be african-american. dr. eric hickey is a psychologist who keeps track of serial killers. overall in my study, one out of every five serial killers is african-american. in the past, since 1995, over 40% are african-american. we re finally saying, you know what, blacks do this, too. there were whites who fed the fear in atlanta.
everybody in there was we wanted the person to be black. and the reason why you wanted him to be black, i knew what it would do to this town if it had have been a white person or somebody of another race. in the black community, in the early 80s, a black serial killer was unheard of. all the classic serial killers were white. never black. didn t mean we didn t have one now. today black serial killers are not rare. in 2009, here in cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer turned out to be african-american. dr. eric hickey is a psychologist who keeps track of serial killers. overall in my study, one out of every five serial killers is african-american.
would do to this town if it had have been a white person or somebody of another race. in the black community, in the early 80s, a black serial killer was unheard of. all the classic serial killers were white. never black. didn t mean we didn t have one now. today, black serial killers are not rare. in 2009, here in cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer turned out to be african-american. dr. eric hickey is a psychologist who keeps track of serial killers. overall in my study, one out of every five serial killers is african-american. in the past since 1995, over 40% are african-american. we re finally saying, you know what, blacks do this, too.
somebody of another race. in the black community, in the early 80s, a black serial killer was unheard of. all the classic serial killers were white. never black. didn t mean we didn t have one now. today black serial killers are not rare. in 2009, here in cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer turned out to be african-american. dr. eric hickey is a psychologist who keeps track of serial killers. overall in my study, one out of every five serial killers is african-american. in the past since 1995, over 40% are african-american. we re finally saying, you know what, blacks do this, too. there were whites who fed the fear in atlanta.