"The Olympic Park Bombing (Part One): From Hero to Suspect"

In the summer of 1996, the world gathered in Atlanta for the 1996 Summer Olympics...a celebration of unity, competition, and global pride.

And then a bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park.

In the first installment of this three-part series, Steve takes you inside the night that changed everything...the music, the crowds, the green backpack beneath a bench…and the security guard who noticed something wasn’t right.

His name was Richard Jewell.

At first, he was hailed as a hero...the man who spotted the bomb and helped clear the area before it detonated, likely saving countless lives.

But within days, that hero narrative collapsed.

What happens when the man praised on national television becomes the FBI’s primary suspect?

In Part 1, we'll walk through:

The electric atmosphere of Olympic Atlanta
The discovery of the backpack
The chilling 911 warning call
The explosion that killed two and injured more than 100
The media spotlight that turned applause into suspicion

This is the beginning of one of the most controversial investigative shifts in modern American history.

And it’s only the beginning.

This episode sets the stage for the 88 days that followed...days that would nearly destroy an innocent man.

This episode contains discussion of terrorism, death, and traumatic events.

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Part 2: 88 Days of Hell

The cameras close in.

The FBI doubles down.

A mother pleads on national television.

And Richard Jewell’s world collapses under the weight of suspicion.

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"Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (Part One): Murder Over Lockerbie"

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17 Huhti 40min

"The Wrap Sheet: The Brinks Diamond Heist - Nap Time, Snacks, and $100 Million Gone"

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24 Maalis 16min

"The Brinks Diamond Heist: The Largest Jewelry Theft in U.S. History"

In July of 2022, a Brinks armored truck left a high-profile international jewelry exhibition in San Mateo, California carrying 73 bags filled with diamonds, luxury watches, gold, emeralds, and rare ge...

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"The Olympic Park Bombing (Part Three): The Real Bomber"

For months, the world focused on the wrong man.In Part 1 and Part 2 of our series on the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, we followed the rise and collapse of suspic...

23 Helmi 24min

"The Olympic Park Bombing (Part Two): 88 Days of Hell"

Three days after the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, the man once praised as a hero became the focus of a national investigation.His name was Richard Jewell.In Part...

20 Helmi 24min

"The Wrap Sheet: FDA Approved Misery - Inside Operation Oxy Alley"

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5 Helmi 16min