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mccomas search his station wagon. on the floor, in the front of the back seat, he saw -- >> there was a nylon cord. the best that i could describe the nylon cord was a ski rope type, the woven type. and it was my guess about 24 inches long. >> no. >> williams denies there was any such cord. >> because if that rope had been in the station wagon that night, im sure they would have taken it. >> the fact that i didnt confiscate it doesnt make it go away. it was there. >> the nylon cord wou...

0 a couple of quick headlines. after admitting she used a racial slur on youtube. the network says they are reviewing our business relationship with miss deen. plans are settled for the funeral of actor james gandolfini. he died of a heart attack wednesday in italy. his body is expected to arrive back in the united states tomorrow. he was 51 years old. im don lemon, thanks for joining us. good night. for two years, the bodies of black children had been found in the woods, then the rivers of ...

>> this is the first time wayne williams has talked on tv in at least a decade. why do you think you were convicted? >> fear. >> what do you mean? >> atlanta, at the time, was in a panic. they wanted any suspect that they could find. and lets just be honest. it had to be a black person, because if it had been a white suspect, atlanta probably would have gone up in flames. it came very close to that. >> do you think youll ever be free? >> no doubt its not a matter of if to me. its a mat...

>> fear. >> what do you mean? >> atlanta, at the time, was in a panic. they wanted any suspect that they could find. and lets just be honest. it had to be a black person, because if it had been a white suspect, atlanta probably would have gone up in flames. it came very close to that. >> do you think youll ever be free? >> no doubt its not a matter of if to me. its a matter of when. >> some 30 years after wayne williams trial and conviction, there is still debate and some doubt. this t...

do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus its the card for people who like more cash. whats in your wallet? i usually say that. the second day after wayne williams was seen on the chattahoochee river bridge, the body washed up downstream. he was a down on his luck drunk. 28 years old, but small, weighing under 150 pounds. again, the medical examiner said he could have been killed with a choke hold, ...

>> the bottom line is nobody ever testified or even claimed that they saw me strike another person, choke another person, stab, beat or kill or hurt anybody because i didnt. >> reporter: this is the first time wayne williams has talked on tv in at least a decade. >> reporter: why do you think you were convicted? >> fear. >> what do you mean? >> atlanta needed any person at the time. if it would have been a white suspect, a lot would have gone up in flames. >> reporter: do you think you...

>> this is the first time wayne williams has talked on tv in at least a decade. why do you think you were convicted? >> fear. >> what do you mean? >> atlanta, at the time, was in a panic. they wanted any suspect that they could find. and lets just be honest. it had to be a black person, because if it had been a white suspect, atlanta probably would have gone up in flames. it came very close to that. >> do you think youll ever be free? >> no doubt its not a matter of if to me. its a mat...

the fbi looked hard and could never find her. >> it says to me that cheryl johnson didnt exist and he made it up. >> williams says only after that call from a gas station did he turn around to cross back over the bridge again. police would stop him moments later. you said, i know this is about those boys, isnt it? >> correct. thats what i said. >> pretty damning statement, dont you think? >> no. i mean, the perception in atlanta was at the time kids were missing. and i think if im not ...

river. >> he came to a ridge. >> i saw red lights and the car started slowly moving away from me on the bridge. >> campbell radioed the other team members up above him. >> i asked, did a car stop on the bridge? you know, i couldnt believe what i saw. and each person told me they didnt see it. >> then a policeman in a chase car, hidden on the other side, came on the radio. >> he just said the car is pulling in the parking lot here turning around in front of me. started to come back in m...

you said, i know this is about those boys, isnt it? >> correct. thats what i said. >> pretty damning statement, dont you think? >> no. i mean, the perception in atlanta was at the time kids were missing. and i think if im not mistaken, the perception was a lot of young males are missing. thats what i asked. this is about those kids or boys or something like that, isnt it? >> remember what fbi agent mike mccomas said he saw when he got to the scene? >> saw a black male. he had on a base...