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Yusef Bell, a 9-year-old African American boy, was tragically murdered in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979. His death was part of a series of killings known as the Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 and 1981. Yusef was last seen on October 21, 1979, when he went to the store to buy snuff for an elderly neighbor. His body was discovered 18 days later in an abandoned school building, having been strangled to death. His clothing had been washed, and he was found shoved into the floorboards ...Read More
Victim Details

Yusef Bell

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

1979-10-21

37

Yusef

Bell

12/02/2025