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Eric Rudolph
American domestic terrorist incarcerated in a US federal prison
Eric Rudolph, also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American domestic terrorist convicted for a series of bombings in the Southern United States in the 1990s. He was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for 5 years before being caught in 2003 and sentenced to 4 consecutive life terms for his crimes.
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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. His stated motive was an opposition to “the ideals of global socialism” and to “abortion on demand”, both of which he claimed were condoned by the United States government. For five years, Rudolph was listed as one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives until he was caught in 2003.
In 2005, as part of a plea bargain, Rudolph pleaded guilty to numerous state and federal homicide charges and accepted four consecutive life sentences in exchange for avoiding a trial and a potential death sentence. He remains incarcerated at the ADX Florence supermax prison near Florence, Colorado.
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Eric Rudolph was born on September 19, 1966.
Eric Rudolph was 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.
Eric Rudolph’s stated motive was an opposition to ,the ideals of global socialism, and to ,abortion on demand,, both of which he claimed were condoned by the United States government.
Eric Rudolph was listed as one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives for five years until he was caught in 2003.
In 2005, as part of a plea bargain, Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to numerous state and federal homicide charges and accepted four consecutive life sentences in exchange for avoiding a trial and a potential death sentence.
Eric Rudolph remains incarcerated at the ADX Florence supermax prison near Florence, Colorado.
Eric Rudolph was also known as the ,Olympic Park Bomber, due to his involvement in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta.
2 Quotes by Eric Rudolph
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It is solely for the reason that this government has legalized the murder of children that I have no allegiance to nor do I recognize the legitimacy of this particular government in Washington.
Eric RudolphAmerican domestic terrorist incarcerated in a US federal prison
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Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified in an attempt to stop it.
Eric RudolphAmerican domestic terrorist incarcerated in a US federal prison