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says, hey, we ve got a problem? the parents of murdered and missing children in atlanta three of the victims mothers, camille belle, willie mae mathis and venus taylor band together to create the committee to stop children s murders, commonly known as stop. a lot of good came out of it because it brought a lot of awareness to people. watch your kids. talk to your kids. go in the gym. don t go in the bushes and do it. you all know what s been happening, right? yeah. children were uneasy. they were afraid. what we did, we taught them to travel in groups. parents formed neighborhood groups, and they would stand on the streets while the buses picked the children up. if i m going to go to the store, cross the street or out the back door, whatever, i take them with me wherever, you know. about them other parents, i don t know. although police at first
black male, age 14, 5 5 , 132 pounds, last seen wearing a gray hat. every time a body is found, naturally they, you know, you have the tv exposure and the fear level just sort of begins to rise and rise and rise. you could feel the tension building in the city. with at least one child disappearing every month, parents in atlanta s black community are not only terrified, they re outraged. there are more people concerned about who shot j.r. ewing than is concerned about who killed youssef belle and the other young children in our community. the police department doesn t want to alarm the community. they re afraid of panic. but how many children do we have to lose in our neighborhoods before the police department says, hey, we ve got a problem? the parents of murdered and missing children in atlanta three of the victims mothers, camille belle, willie