Eric Rudolph to plead guilty in Atlanta Olympic bombing

Saturday, April 9, 2005

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Eric Rudolph has agreed to plead guilty to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and setting off three other blasts in a deal that allows the anti-government extremist to escape the death penalty, the Justice Department said Friday.

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