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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
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Yusef Bell
Male
Black / African American
Atlanta
GA
1979-10-21
37
Yusef
Bell
12/02/2025





