Eric Rudolph pleads guilty to avoid death sentence
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{{date|April 8, 2005}} {{w|Eric Robert Rudolph|Eric Rudolph}}, who was on the {{w|FBI}}'s most wanted list and a fugitive bomber for more than five years, has reached a deal with prosecutors that gives him life in prison instead of a possible death sentence.

Rudolph will plead guilty to a string of bombings — an {{w|Centennial Olympic Park bombing|attack during the 1996 Olympics}} in {{w|Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta}}, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]; a {{w|Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham}}, {{w|Alabama}} women's clinic in 1998. He was facing trial on other bombing charges including a lesbian night club and another women's clinic, both in the Atlanta area.

Although one of the victims said she thought the plea bargain put too little penalty on Rudolf for his crimes, prosecutors said it was better to make a deal to put Rudolf in prison for life and protect others from future attack.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/08/rudolph.plea/
|title= Sources: Rudolph agrees to plead guilty 
|author= CNN's Henry Schuster, Terry Frieden and Kelli Arena contributed to this report. |pub=CNN.com
|date=April 8, 2005}}

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Eric Rudolph, who was on the 's most wanted list and a fugitive bomber for more than five years, has reached a deal with prosecutors that gives him life in prison instead of a possible death sentence.

Rudolph will plead guilty to a string of bombings — an attack during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; a Birmingham,  women's clinic in 1998. He was facing trial on other bombing charges including a lesbian night club and another women's clinic, both in the Atlanta area.

Although one of the victims said she thought the plea bargain put too little penalty on Rudolf for his crimes, prosecutors said it was better to make a deal to put Rudolf in prison for life and protect others from future attack.
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