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Angel Lenair

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Mar 04, 1980

Victim Details

Angel Lenair

Female

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

1980-03-04

12

Angel

Lenair

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In March of 1980, the city of Atlanta was gripped by a series of terrifying child murders, and 12-year-old Angel Lenair, an African-American female, tragically became one of the victims. On the afternoon of March 4th, after finishing her homework, Angel left her home in southwest Atlanta, dressed in a denim outfit. She was last seen at a friend's house watching the television show 'Sanford and Son.' When she didn't return home for her own favorite program, her mother grew worried and contacted t ...
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  • Venus Talyor, mother of missing child Angel Lenair, in her home, 1980
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