Editing Wayne Williams (section)

==Media==
Williams appears as the main antagonist in several media portrayals of the case. He was first depicted in the  1985 television miniseries ''[[The Atlanta Child Murders (miniseries)|The Atlanta Child Murders]]'' and was played by [[Calvin Levels]]. In 2000, [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] released a [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] titled ''[[Who Killed Atlanta's Children?]]'' with [[Clé Bennett]] playing Williams. In 2018, Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders were the subject of the true crime podcast ''[[Atlanta Monster]]'', hosted by [[Payne Lindsey]] and co-produced by Tenderfoot TV and [[HowStuffWorks]]. In 2019, Williams  was featured in season 2 of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Mindhunter (TV series)|Mindhunter]]'' alongside others such as [[Charles Manson]] and [[David Berkowitz]];<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Barcella|url=https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/wayne-williams-atlanta-monster-child-murders-black-serial-killer|title=Was Serial Killer Wayne Williams Really the Atlanta Monster Who Murdered Dozens of Black Kids?|work=[[A&E Networks|A&E]]|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> Williams was portrayed by Christopher Livingston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5651486/ |title=Christopher Livingston |website=IMDb |access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref>

[[Tayari Jones]]'s 2002 novel ''[[Leaving Atlanta]]'', which portrays a fictionalised version of the Atlanta child murders, features a man heavily implied to be Williams at the end of the second chapter, "The Opposite Direction of Home". Williams is shown picking up Rodney Green, a black teenager who has run away from home, after showing him a fake police badge; in the next chapter, "Sweet Pea", Rodney is said to have become the killer's latest victim.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Leaving Atlanta|last=Jones|first=Tayari|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|year=2002|location=New York, NY}}</ref>

The 2006 song "Wrong Man" by British rock band [[Deep Purple]] was written by singer [[Ian Gillan]] from Williams' perspective, and the concept of false imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.gillan.com/wordography-56.html 56 Wrong Man]. ''Caramba!''. Retrieved 16 November 2024.</ref>