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Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American domestic terrorist convicted for a series of bombings across the Southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured over 100 others, including the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
- May 5, 1998
- September 19, 1966 (age 57), Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
- Bob Randolph, Robert Randolph, Bobby Rudolph
Eric Rudolph — FBI. Between 1996 and 1998, bombs exploded four times in Atlanta and Birmingham, killing two and injuring hundreds and setting off what turned out to be a five-year manhunt for...
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Motive. Far-right extremism. The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack.
- July 27, 1996, 1:20 am (UTC-4)
- Pipe bomb
- 2 (1 directly, 1 indirectly)
Sep 22, 2016 · The Crime. On July, 27, Eric Rudolph planted a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, where thousands had gathered to celebrate the Olympics. The resulting explosion killed one and injured over 100.
Jun 7, 2003 · ATLANTA — Court documents unsealed Friday provide a glimpse into the case against Eric Robert Rudolph in the Olympic bombing, including fiber and ballistics evidence and testimony that it was...
Jul 27, 2022 · ATLANTA, GA - JULY 27: This dawn 27 July photo shows the five-story sound tower (L) in the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park where a bomb exploded early 27 July during a rock concert. Two people...
Feb 14, 2023 · The bombing took place on July 27, 1996, when a 40-pound homemade pipe bomb exploded. The bomb was in a knapsack and went off at 1:20 am under a park bench during a free concert in Centennial...