It was becoming clear that security guard Richard Jewell was not the Olympic park bomber. But the man cast, first, as the “hero” and then as the “villain” was still the victim of false accusations, rumors and innuendo which would eventually take their toll on his life.
Meanwhile, investigators were still no closer to solving the bombing case or preventing the real bomber from striking three more times and killing two more people as Atlanta and, now, Birmingham, Alabama found themselves gripped in fear.