On March 7, 1998, Rudolph’s older brother, Daniel, videotaped himself cutting off his left hand with a radial arm saw in order to, in his words, “send a message to the FBI and the media.” The hand was successfully reattached later by surgeons.
Also to know is, did Eric Rudolph’s brother actually cut his hand off?
Rudolph’s brother Daniel K. … While his brother was the subject of a manhunt in 1998, Daniel Rudolph videotaped himself cutting off his hand as what he called a message to the media and the FBI. Doctors successfully reattached the hand.