Eric Rudolph

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.

Eric Rudolph
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
AliasBob Randolph, Robert Randolph, Bobby Rudolph
Description
BornEric Robert Rudolph
(1966-09-19) September 19, 1966
Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
Occupation
  • Carpenter
  • roofer
  • handyman
Status
ConvictionsMaliciously damaging by means of an explosive a building and property used in an activity affecting interstate commerce resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 844)
Using a destructive device during a crime of violence (18 U.S.C. § 924)
PenaltyFour consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
AddedMay 5, 1998
CaughtMay 31, 2003
Number454
Captured

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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