REWARD -- The FBI is offering up to a $1,000,000 reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Eric Robert Rudolph.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Eric Robert Rudolph

DOB:	September 19, 1966
Sex:	Male
Race:	White
Height:	5'11"
Weight:	165-180 pounds
Eyes:	Blue
Hair:	Brown

Statement of Director John W. Magaw Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Arrest Warrant for Eric Robert Rudolph October 14, 1998

Most people came to the Olympics to enjoy sporting events -- at least one came to destroy that joy. People have the right to come to clinics to consult doctors -- at least one came to interrupt that right. Most people came to the lounge in Atlanta to meet with friends -- at least one came with hatred and the intent to injure, intimidate, and paralyze a great city. On two of these occasions, a second bomb was placed and timed to injure America's first responders.

This arrest warrant for Eric Robert Rudolph moves us one step closer to ending the campaign of violence that began over two years ago. These charges are the product of the hard work, commitment, and dedication of the hundreds of law enforcement officers, explosives enforcement officers, and forensic scientists who continue to work tirelessly on every aspect of this investigation. The members of this partnership, already named by the Attorney General, need not be repeated -- only reaffirmed. Each of them brings unique expertise that is collectively being applied daily on behalf of the American people.

I concur with the Attorney General's appeal for continued public vigilance in helping authorities safely bring Eric Rudolph before our judicial system where truth and justice will ultimately prevail.

Eric Rudolph charged in Centennial Olympic Park bombing, and bombings at North Atlanta Clinic and Atlanta Nightclub. May 5, 1998
FBI National Press Office
Eric Robert Rudolph
Director Louis J. Freeh announced today that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of Eric Robert Rudolph. Rudolph is charged with the fatal bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, abortion clinic, and is being sought for questioning with respect to the series of three bombings in Atlanta that began with the bombing in Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics. The FBI is also placing Rudolph on its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list as part of an intensified national search. John W. Magaw, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, joined Director Freeh in endorsing the reward and the addition of Rudolph to the "Top Ten." Freeh said "The bombings represent grave incidents of domestic terrorism. The FBI seeks to ensure that justice is served and that others are deterred from carrying out such senseless violence against the public." The FBI and ATF are very grateful to Attorney General Janet Reno for personally making the $1 million award available from the Justice Department's Counter-Terrorism Fund." Rudolph, 31, of Murphy, North Carolina, is charged in a federal complaint with the January 29 explosion at the New Woman All Women Health Care Center that killed Robert Sanderson, a Birmingham police officer working as a security guard at the clinic, and gravely injured Emily Lyons, the chief nurse, who was blinded in one eye.

On July 27, 1996, a pipe bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park killing Alice Hawthorne of Albany, Georgia, who had traveled to Atlanta with her daughter to take part in the Olympic festivities. The explosion injured over 100 others, and a Turkish cameraman, Melih Uzunyol, died of a heart attack while responding to the explosion.

On January 27, 1997, a bomb exploded outside the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Service, and less than one month later, on February 21, 1997, a bomb exploded at The Otherside Lounge in Atlanta. The bombings at the Atlanta family planning clinic and The Otherside Lounge both had secondary explosive devices placed in proximity to the primary devices, with the apparent intent of injuring law enforcement officers responding to the first explosion. At least six people were injured at the Atlanta clinic, and five patrons of The Otherside Lounge were injured by the blast and flying shrapnel. The bombs in Atlanta and Birmingham were powerful anti-personnel devices, containing nails, that were designed to kill and maim.

Exhaustive investigation by the Southeast Bomb Task Force in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina has developed a number of similarities between the Birmingham and Atlanta bombings including the Army of God letters. These factors, taken together, indicate the possibility that the crimes that occurred in Birmingham and Atlanta are linked.

Creation of the reward and placing Rudolph on the "Most Wanted Fugitives" list underscore the deadly nature of the crimes and emphasize the importance of the public's aid in helping authorities to locate the defendant in the national search.

Persons with information about Rudolph should call the Southeast Bomb Task Force at a toll-free telephone number, 1-800-575-9873. You may also call 1-888-ATF-BOMB, or contact the nearest office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; or other law enforcement agency; or if abroad, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate.

The initial focus of the search for Rudolph has been in the heavily-wooded, rugged countryside around Murphy, where his pickup truck was found abandoned on February 8. Witnesses had seen the gray pickup near the Birmingham clinic on the morning of the explosion and had given authorities its license number.

The intensive search is being led by the FBI and ATF. The FBI and ATF stated there has been excellent assistance from the Birmingham Police Department, Alabama Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta Police Department, North Carolina Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Customs Service, and Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.

Freeh and Magaw conveyed special thanks to Atlanta Police Chief Beverly J. Harvard, Birmingham Police Chief W.M. Coppage, Director Milton E. Nix of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Major John Cloud of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. Key FBI and ATF officials in the investigation include Special Agents in Charge Jack A. Daulton (FBI) and Jack Killorin (ATF), of the Atlanta Field Offices; Special Agents in Charge Joseph R. Lewis (FBI) and James Cavanaugh (ATF) of the Birmingham Field Offices; and Inspector in Charge Woody R. Enderson of the Southeast Bomb Task Force.

Rudolph is a male caucasian who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 165 to 180 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Rudolph was born September 19, 1966, in Merritt Island, Florida. Information about Rudolph and photographs of him have been available since February 3 on the FBI's Home Page (http://www.fbi.gov) and ATF's Web site (www.atf.treas.gov).

The FBI said Rudolph might attempt to change his appearance with a wig or by growing facial hair. The most recent available photographs show him clean-shaven. Rudolph might seek work as a carpenter, roofer, or handyman. He is an experienced outdoorsman and hunter.

The FBI and ATF urged law enforcement officers to approach Rudolph with extreme caution because he is considered to be armed and dangerous.

Rudolph is charged with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(i), which makes it a crime to damage or destroy or attempt to damage or destroy by means of fire or an explosive any building, vehicle, or other real or personal property used in interstate or foreign commerce or in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

Rudolph is the 454th person to be placed on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list. He replaces Tony Ray Amati, charged with murder in Las Vegas, who was arrested by the FBI in Atlanta a week after being placed on the list on February 27. Since the list was created in 1950, 425 fugitives have been apprehended or located, 133 as a result of citizens' cooperation.