Man convicted in Atlanta child killings points the finger at a child molester

ATLANTA - Lawyers for convicted killer Wayne Williams, blamed for the murders of two dozen boys and young men in the Atlanta area during the 1970s and '80s, are casting suspicion on a child molester they say lived or worked near where many of the bodies were found.

In court papers made public Friday, the defense asked a federal judge for access to police files on the molester.

The papers do not identify the man by name but say he is a multiple child molester serving time in a Georgia prison. They also allege that investigators knew the man was a viable suspect in the child murders but never told defense attorneys. Evidence about the man resurfaced within the last year after …