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Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders

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The encyclopedia article on the 1979 to 1981 Atlanta murders, whose prosecution pioneered fiber evidence in criminal trials.

Facts
Citation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_child_murders
Source Type
Encyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source.
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Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Landmark Cases, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Criminologists and Reformers, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

13

Criminologists and Reformers

Connected

1

General References

3

Criminologists and Reformers

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