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Line 18: Initially hailed by the media as a hero, Jewell was soon considered a suspect by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) based on [[psychological profiling]]. Though never charged, Jewell experienced what was described as a "[[trial by media]]", which took a toll on his personal and professional life. He was cleared as a suspect after 88 days of intense public scrutiny.<ref name=":1" /> In 2005, [[Eric Rudolph]] confessed and pleaded guilty to that bombing and other attacks.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/anthraxinvest.html\|title=Anthrax Investigation (online chat with Marilyn Thompson, Assistant Managing Editor, Investigative) \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|date=July 3, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url= http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2002/8/13/9s.html \|title=Anthrax: FBI Denies Smearing Former US Army Biologist \| work = [[National Journal]] Global Security Newswire \|date=August 13, 2002 \|access-date= September 28, 2006 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050419081848/http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2002/8/13/9s.html \|archive-date=April 19, 2005}}</ref> Jewell's life has been the subject of popular culture, including the 2019 [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]]-nominated film ''[[Richard Jewell (film)\|Richard Jewell]]'' directed by [[Clint Eastwood]] and the ten-episode ~~drama ''Deadly Games'', the~~ 2020 season of the anthology series ''[[Manhunt (2017 TV series)\|''Manhunt'']]'', ''Deadly Games''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Manhunt: Deadly Games synopsis \|url=https://spectrumoriginals.com/manhunt-deadly-games \|website=spectrumoriginals.com \|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Aqullina \|first1=Tyler \|title=See another take on the Richard Jewell story in clips from Manhunt: Deadly Games \|url=https://ew.com/tv/manhunt-deadly-games-exclusive-clips-richard-jewell-cbs/ \|access-date=December 23, 2020 \|agency=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> ==Early life== Line 26: {{further\|Centennial Olympic Park bombing}} [[Centennial Olympic Park]] was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert ~~and merrymaking~~. Sometime after midnight on July 27, 1996, [[Eric Rudolph\|Eric Robert Rudolph]], a [[Domestic terrorism\|domestic terrorist]] who would later [[Otherside Lounge bombing\|bomb a lesbian nightclub]] and two [[abortion clinic]]s, placed a green backpack containing a [[Fragmentation (weaponry)\|shrapnel]]-laden [[pipe bomb]] under a bench. Jewell was working as a security guard for the event. He discovered the bag and alerted [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]] officers. This discovery was nine minutes before Rudolph telephoned [[9-1-1]] to deliver a warning. During a [[Jack Mack and the Heart Attack]] performance, Jewell and other security guards began clearing the immediate area so that a [[Bomb disposal\|bomb squad]] could investigate the suspicious package. The bomb exploded 13 minutes later, killing one person – later identified as Alice Hawthorne – and injuring more than 100 others. A cameraman also died of a [[heart attack]] while running to photograph the incident.<ref>{{cite news \|title=BOMB AT THE OLYMPICS;Heart Ailment Kills War Survivor in Altanta [sic]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/28/us/bomb-at-the-olympics-heart-ailment-kills-war-survivor-in-altanta.html \|access-date=September 7, 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=July 28, 1996}}</ref> ===Investigation and the media coverage===