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Richard Allensworth Jewell (born Richard White; [1] December 17, 1962 – August 29, 2007) was an American security guard and law enforcement officer who alerted police during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Who Was Richard Jewell?
- Richard Jewell’s Heroics at The 1996 Olympic Park Bombing
- Why Many Thought Richard Jewell Was Guilty
- The Aftermath of A Tumultuous “Trial by Media”
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Before he emerged into the public consciousness, Richard Jewell led a fairly mundane life. He was born Richard White on December 17, 1962, in Danville, Virginia, and was raised in a strict Baptist home by his mother, Bobi. When he was four years old, his mother left his philandering father and soon married John Jewell, who adopted Richard as his ow...
With all the buzz around the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Jewell figured there was probably a security job waiting for him there. It seemed like an opportune time since his mother, who still lived in Atlanta, was planning on undergoing foot surgery. And Jewell ultimately landed a position as one of the security guards working the 12-hour night ...
Not long after the explosion, Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park was swarming with federal agents. Richard Jewell, who spoke with the first agents to arrive at the park, vividly remembered the chaotic scene following the bomb’s detonation, even a year later. “It was like what you hear in the movies. It was, like, kaboom,” Jewell said in a 1997 inter...
The story of what happened to Richard Jewell is now a case studyin irresponsible reporting by the press and reckless investigation by the FBI. “This case has everything — the FBI, the press, the violation of the Bill of Rights, from the First to the Sixth Amendment,” said Watson Bryant, one of Jewell’s attorneys, of his client’s infamous case. The ...
Learn the true story of Richard Jewell, the security guard who saved lives at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing but was falsely accused by the FBI and the media. Discover how he fought for his reputation and justice in the face of public scrutiny and injustice.
- Natasha Ishak
Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Clint Eastwood
- 2019-12-13
Dec 10, 2020 · Early in the morning of July 27, 1996, amid the hoopla of the Summer Olympics that made Atlanta, Georgia, the center of the world for a fortnight, security guard Richard Jewell was working his...
Aug 24, 2024 · Learn about Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered the Atlanta Olympic Park bomb in 1996 and became a suspect in the media frenzy. Find out how he was cleared, sued, and died, and how his story was portrayed in a 2019 film.
Richard Jewell is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Billy Ray. It is based on the 1997 Vanity Fair article "American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell" by Marie Brenner and the 2019 book The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man ...
Dec 13, 2019 · For those looking to separate fact from creative license, here’s the true story behind Richard Jewell. Richard Jewell, hometown hero Paul Walter Hauser as Richard Jewell Claire Folger -...
