He was a domestic terrorist responsible for four bombings in Georgia and Alabama, the first of which –– at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta –– killed one person and injured 111 more. But it would take years before Eric Rudolph was identified as the culprit and in the immediate aftermath of the Atlanta attack, a wrongfully suspected security guard had his reputation dragged through the mud.
The story of that security guard is depicted in Clint Eastwood's new movie, the eponymously titled “Richard Jewell,” which hits theaters Friday. Jewell wasn't cleared until 88 days after the bombing and it wasn't until 2003 that Rudolph confessed to the deadly July 27 attack at Centennial Park that left a woman dead and dozens more injured. A cameraman also died from a heart attack as he rushed to the site to cover the explosion.
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