Presenting: American Criminal

Presenting: American Criminal

Author: Kathy Kenzora June 1, 2026 Duration: 43:40

Presenting an episode of American Criminal, a podcast that takes a deep dive into the stories of America’s most fascinating, devious and shocking criminals. The show is currently running a special five part season on Eric Rudolph. He’s the guy who planted a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and you may not know this but he also bombed an abortion clinic and a couple of gay bars before hiding out in the Appalachian wilderness for five years.

In this episode host Jeremy Schwartz looks back at Rudolph’s early days to try to understand how he became a bigoted anti-government extremist.

You can listen to the whole series as well as many other great episodes of American Criminal wherever you stream podcasts.



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