Eric Robert Rudolph
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Eric Robert Rudolph is an American domestic terrorist and former fugitive best known for carrying out a series of bombings in the late 1990s, including attacks on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and abortion clinics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Robert Rudolph canonical | 6 |
| Eric Rudolph | 1 |
| Eric Rudolph bombings | 1 |
| Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eric Robert Rudolph Context triple: [Centennial Olympic Park bombing, perpetrator, Eric Robert Rudolph]
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A.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
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B.
John J. McVeigh
John J. McVeigh was a United States military serviceman whose burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery signifies his status as a veteran honored for his service.
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C.
Terry Nichols
Terry Nichols is an American domestic terrorist best known for helping plan and carry out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing alongside Timothy McVeigh.
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D.
Christopher Wallace
Christopher Wallace is an American journalist and television news anchor known for his incisive political interviews and long career at major U.S. networks.
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E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Eric Robert Rudolph Target entity description: Eric Robert Rudolph is an American domestic terrorist and former fugitive best known for carrying out a series of bombings in the late 1990s, including attacks on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and abortion clinics.
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A.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
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B.
John J. McVeigh
John J. McVeigh was a United States military serviceman whose burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery signifies his status as a veteran honored for his service.
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C.
Terry Nichols
Terry Nichols is an American domestic terrorist best known for helping plan and carry out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing alongside Timothy McVeigh.
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D.
Christopher Wallace
Christopher Wallace is an American journalist and television news anchor known for his incisive political interviews and long career at major U.S. networks.
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E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convicted criminal
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domestic terrorist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| addedToList |
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
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linked to:
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
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| avoided | death penalty through plea agreement ⓘ |
| charge |
attempted murder
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murder ⓘ use of a weapon of mass destruction ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
Atlanta abortion clinic bombing
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linked to:
1997 Atlanta abortion clinic bombing
Birmingham abortion clinic bombing ⓘ
linked to:
1998 Birmingham abortion clinic bombing
Centennial Olympic Park bombing ⓘ Otherside Lounge bombing ⓘ
linked to:
1997 Otherside Lounge bombing
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateAddedToFBIList | 1998-05-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 2003-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-09-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Rudolph ⓘ |
| fugitivePeriod | 1998-2003 ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric Robert Rudolph ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-abortion extremism
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far-right extremism ⓘ homophobic extremism ⓘ white supremacism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive status ⓘ bombing of a lesbian nightclub in Atlanta ⓘ bombings of abortion clinics ⓘ |
| motive |
anti-government sentiment
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opposition to LGBT rights ⓘ opposition to abortion ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Alice Hawthorne
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Robert Sanderson ⓘ |
| numberOfLifeSentences | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| perpetrated |
1997 bombing of an Atlanta abortion clinic
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1997 bombing of the Otherside Lounge in Atlanta ⓘ 1998 bombing of the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ Centennial Olympic Park bombing ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest |
Murphy, North Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Murphy, North Carolina
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| placeOfBirth |
Merritt Island, Florida, United States
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linked to:
Merritt Island
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| placeOfDetention |
ADX Florence
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United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility ⓘ
linked to:
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX
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| religion | Christian Identity movement sympathizer ⓘ |
| removedFromFBIList | 2003-06-24 ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment without possibility of parole ⓘ |
| status | imprisoned ⓘ |
| surrenderedBy | plea agreement with federal prosecutors ⓘ |
| usedTactic | improvised explosive devices ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Robert Rudolph Description of subject: Eric Robert Rudolph is an American domestic terrorist and former fugitive best known for carrying out a series of bombings in the late 1990s, including attacks on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and abortion clinics.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eric Robert Rudolph
Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw
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Eric Rudolph
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linked to: Eric Robert Rudolph
Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw
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Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph
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linked to: Eric Robert Rudolph