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Fight Night: Who was Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams? Where is Chicken Man Now?

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The Heist’s Fallout and Chicken Man’s “Death”

After the robbery, the day that no one could imagine it, many legends circulated around Chicken Man. Within less than 48hrs after the heist, Williams was said to have been shot dead by mobsters in what appeared to be a contract killings. From the detectives’ account, underworld was dissatisfied with manner in which the theft happened and many thought that Williams had laid the foundation for his failure.

The story of Chicken Man’s death remained popular for many years and most people throughout were convinced that he was killed out of revenge for the failed robbery. But the real fact was even more stunning.

The Resurrection of Chicken Man

One day in the early 2000s, Jeff Keating, the person behind the Fight Night podcast, found J.D. Hudson, the first Black detective in Atlanta and the man who investigated the robbery. In the course of the conversation, Hudson let a bombshell out on Gordon Williams who is popularly known as Chicken Man – that he was alive. Indeed he was alive and kicking under the new identity of Rev. Gordon Williams at Salem Baptist Church.

Many people were surprised by this revelation especially those who earlier assumed that Chicken Man was killed after the heist. Hudson is now retired and he himself told Jack that he has his own doubts as to whether Williams was involved in the robbery, that Chicken Man was “too smart” to jeopardize everything he had going for himself on a one shot deal.

‘I knew [Williams] wasn’t dumb enough to pull a stunt like that,’ Hudson said. “This was a man who had a large-scale business and was successful in making million dollars from a pay phone at a street corner and there is no way he could have jeopardized all this to pay somebody off. ”

On the next encounter in 2004, Chicken Man himself states that he did not participate in the heist explaining the reason why he is alive. Having no other choice Williams said, “I knew I was a dead man when I saw my picture in the paper because they made it look like I had something to do with it.” “But I myself was not included. ”

Where is Chicken Man Now?

Despite this, Williams successfully remained anonymous for several years before the event of his death on 1 December 2014. J. D. Hudson, the man who learned about the truth about the murder and Williams’ innocence passed on In June 2009.

The legend of Chicken Man lives on through stories like Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, however, little is known about what exactly transpired on that fateful night of 1970. What we do know is that Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams was more than just a hustler – he was a survivor, a man whose life was imoprtant symbol of the civilized Messianic Atlanta and at the same time murderous criminal “kingdom”.

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Teresa Frazer
Teresa Frazerhttps://otavo.tv
Teresa Frazer is a business graduate with a bias toward words and stories. She is enthralled by history in all of its varied guises, including theatre, podcasts, movies, and television. Teresa enjoys searching the internet for any overlooked jewels she hasn't yet had the pleasure of devouring when she's not re-reading a Stephen King book or re-watching a David Lynch movie. She can also spend hours researching notorious killers and psychopaths. After working in the finance industry for a few years, Teresa discovered her true purpose. She worked as a qualified freelance book reviewer before joining Otavo TV.

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