Rudolph’s family supported him and believed he was innocent of all charges. They were questioned and placed under surveillance. 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.”
Likewise, people ask, did Eric Rudolph’s brother actually cut his own 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.
Similarly one may ask, how much money did Richard Jewell get? There are still some holes in this case.” Even though NBC stood by its story, the network agreed to pay Jewell $500,000.