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He is a ~~christian fundimentalist who is known~~ for ~~his~~ anti-gay ~~slurs~~ and ~~bombs lots~~ of ~~abortion clinics~~. He ~~is also known~~ for the ~~1996 Olympic bombing~~. He was ~~born~~ in ~~Florida~~.

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Eric Rudolph is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorist Christian terrorist] responsible for a series of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-life anti-abortion] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_opposition anti-gay]-motivated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_bomb bombings] across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States southern United States] between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation] considers him a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist terrorist].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FBI_announcement_1-0"></sup>

As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Israel Church of Israel] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Identity Christian Identity] movement. Rudolph and his family were connected with the Christian Identity movement, a militant, racist and 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives] until he was caught in 2003. In 2005, as part of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plea_bargain plea bargain], Rudolph pleaded guilty to numerous federal and state [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide homicide] charges and accepted four consecutive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment life sentences] in exchange for avoiding a trial and a potential [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence]. He remains incarcerated at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence ADX Florence] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax supermax] prison in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence,_Colorado Florence, Colorado].

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-He is a christian fundimentalist who is known for his anti-gay slurs and bombs lots of abortion clinics. He is also known for the 1996 Olympic bombing. He was born in Florida.
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+Eric Rudolph is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorist Christian terrorist] responsible for a series of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-life anti-abortion] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_opposition anti-gay]-motivated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_bomb bombings] across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States southern United States] between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation] considers him a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist terrorist].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FBI_announcement_1-0"></sup>
+As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Israel Church of Israel] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Identity Christian Identity] movement. Rudolph and his family were connected with the Christian Identity movement, a militant, racist and 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives] until he was caught in 2003. In 2005, as part of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plea_bargain plea bargain], Rudolph pleaded guilty to numerous federal and state [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide homicide] charges and accepted four consecutive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment life sentences] in exchange for avoiding a trial and a potential [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence]. He remains incarcerated at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence ADX Florence] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax supermax] prison in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence,_Colorado Florence, Colorado].
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