Eric Robert Rudolph

After more than five years on the run, Eric Rudolph was captured when police in western North Carolina spotted him in the small town of Murphy early Saturday.

Age/D.O.B. — 36; Sept. 19, 1966

Occupations — Carpenter, roofer, handyman

Charged with — Four bombings that left two dead and more than 100 injured

Two killed and dozens injured in explosions

July 27, 1996 — Bombing of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park kills a woman and injures 111 people.

Jan. 16, 1997 — Two bombs explode at an office building in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, injuring six; an abortion clinic is believed to be the target.

Feb. 21 — Nail-laden device explodes at a gay and lesbian nightclub in Atlanta, injuring five people.

Jan. 29, 1998 — Explosion kills a policeman and maims a nurse at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Ala.

Five years on the lam

Jan. 30, 1998 — Rudolph stocks up on supplies in North Carolina and vanishes.

Feb. 14 — Rudolph is charged in the Alabama abortion clinic bombing.

March 17 — Task force investigating the Birmingham bombing is formally merged with the task force investigating the three bombings in Atlanta.

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May 5 — The FBI adds Rudolph to its 10 most wanted list and offers a $1 million reward for his capture.

Oct. 14 — Rudolph is charged with the Olympic bombing and the two other attacks in the Atlanta area.

May 31, 2003 — After more than five years on the run, Rudolph is captured in Murphy, N.C.


SOURCES: Associated Press

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