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|goals = Kill as many members of the LGBT community as he can (failed)<br>Destroy abortion clinics (failed) | |goals = Kill as many members of the LGBT community as he can (failed)<br>Destroy abortion clinics (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s | |crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s | ||
|hobby = }}'''Eric Robert Rudolph''' (born September 19th, 1966) is a Christian terrorist responsible for a series of [[wikipedia:Pro-life|anti-abortion]] and [[homophobia|anti-gay]]-motivated [[wikipedia:Pipe bomb|bombings]] across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The | |hobby = }}'''Eric Robert Rudolph''' (born September 19th, 1966) is a Christian terrorist responsible for a series of [[wikipedia:Pro-life|anti-abortion]] and [[homophobia|anti-gay]]-motivated [[wikipedia:Pipe bomb|bombings]] across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The FBI| considers him a [[Terrorism|terrorist]]. | ||
As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [[wikipedia:Church of Israel|Church of Israel]] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [[ | As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [[wikipedia:Church of Israel|Church of Israel]] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [[Christian Identity]] movement. Rudolph and his family were connected with the Christian Identity movement, a militant, racist and [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] organization that believes whites are God's chosen people. He has confirmed religious motivation, but denied racial motivation for his crimes. | ||
He spent five years on the | He spent five years on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives until he was caught in 2003. In 2005, as part of a plea bargain, Rudolph pleaded guilty to numerous federal and state 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 in Florence, Colorado. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== |