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| − | '''Eric Rudolph''' is an American terrorist. Inspired by his anti-abortion and anti-homosexual beliefs, he committed four bombings, killing three. He is currently incarcerated. | + | '''Eric Rudolph''' (September 19, 1966- ) is an American terrorist and self-proclaimed "Christian". Inspired by his anti-abortion and anti-homosexual beliefs, he committed four bombings, killing three. He is currently incarcerated. Rudolph is an Anti-Semite and member of the racist [[Christian Identity]]-movement. |
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| | ==Attacks== | | ==Attacks== |
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| − | Rudolph's most famous attack was a bombing at the [[Atlanta Olympics]], which killed Alice Hawthorne and injured her daughter and 110 other spectators. The attack was originally blamed on the hero security guard who found the bag, [[Richard Jewell]], in a horrible case of [[trial by media]]. When it was recognized Rudolph was behind the attack, he was placed on the [[FBI]]'s [[most wanted list]]. He also bombed two abortion clinics, killing two (including an off duty policeman hiring himself out as a security guard), and a gay and lesbian night club, injuring 5. | + | Rudolph's most famous attack was a bombing at the [[Atlanta Olympics]], which killed Alice Hawthorne and injured her daughter and 110 other spectators.<ref>http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/nation/20050414-0149-ericrudolph.html</ref> The attack was originally blamed on the hero security guard who found the bag, [[Richard Jewell]], in a horrible case of [[trial by media]]. When it was recognized Rudolph was behind the attack, he was placed on the [[FBI]]'s [[most wanted list]]. He also bombed two abortion clinics, killing two (including an off duty policeman hiring himself out as a security guard), and a gay and lesbian night club, injuring 5. |
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| | ==Arrest== | | ==Arrest== |
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| − | After 5 years on the run Rudolph was captured in North Carolina living in squalid conditions. A police officer found him looking through a garbage dumpster for food. He was sentenced to two life sentences for his crimes, and two more life sentences in a subsequent trial, and is currently locked up in supermax. He still sends anti-abortion and anti-homosexual messages to the [[Army of god|Army of God]], a militant anti-abortion group, which publishes them on its website. | + | After 5 years on the run Rudolph was captured in North Carolina living in squalid conditions. A police officer found him looking through a garbage dumpster for food. He was sentenced to two life sentences for his crimes, and two more life sentences in a subsequent trial, and is currently locked up in supermax. He still sends anti-abortion and anti-homosexual messages to the [[Army of God]], a militant anti-abortion group, which publishes them on its website. |
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| | [[Category:Terrorists]] | | [[Category:Terrorists]] |