June 3, 1981 (Wednesday)
- Wayne Williams, 23, was taken into custody by the FBI, at his home at 1817 Penelope Road N.W. in Atlanta. Though not arrested, Williams was questioned for almost 12 hours by agents investigating the "Atlanta child murders" of 28 young persons, most of them children. Released the next morning, Williams was questioned by reporters and his name became known worldwide. He remained free, though under surveillance, until his arrest on June 21, when he was charged with the murder of 27 year old Nathaniel Cater.
- Died: Carleton S. Coon, 76, American anthropologist and archaeologist
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