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.
Secondly, did the Atlanta Journal ever apologize to Richard Jewell?
Kathy Scruggs may or may not have apologized to Richard Jewell. But the court submitted a humble apology for having his name leaked in the media by the FBI. Kathy was a hard-drinker, stubborn-talker, and wild cusser police reporter who wasn’t afraid of anything accused Richard Jewell as a suspect of the bombing.
Besides, where is Watson Bryant now?
Wood and Bryant, who still runs a law firm with Nadya, are all still based in Atlanta. Jewell was formally exonerated in 2005, two years before his death, when the real bomber Eric Rudolph was convicted.
Who is Kathy Scruggs?
AJC ace Kathy Scruggs broke the story that made Richard Jewell a household name. It also started her downward spiral. A crowd gathers on July 30, 1996, in Centennial Olympic Park during a memorial service for the victims of the bomb explosion.