On May 18, 1982, less than three months after dissolution of the special task force organized to solve a string of grisly "child murders," Atlanta detectives announced that another serial slayer was prowling the city. "Strong similarities" were noted in the recent deaths of three black women, and four other killings were also considered a part of the series, dating back to June 18, 1980. According to official statements, the most recent victim had been Lillian Lawrence, age 29, found in a vacant lot on May 15. Like six other women before her, all in their twenties, Lawrence had died from multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck. Two of the most recent victims were nude when discovered, a third partly dressed, and police spokesmen noted the presence of "evidence to suggest sexual activity" in all seven crimes. Attempting to forestall another panic, Mayor Andrew Young acknowledged "a normal paranoia" in his city following the new reports of a random killer at large. Refusing to discuss the evidence in detail, Young reminded newsmen that the manhunt might be thwarted by sensational publicity. From all appearances, the silent treatment fared no better, and the case remains unsolved today.