[PAR] [TLE] Richard Jewell [SEP] Richard Allensworth Jewell (born Richard White; December 17, 1962 – August 29, 2007) was an American police officer and security guard.  While working as a security guard for AT&T, he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.  Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds, Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded, saving many people from injury or death.  Initially hailed by the media as a hero, Jewell was later considered a suspect.  Jewell's case is considered an example of the damage that can be done by reporting based on unreliable or incomplete information. [PAR] [TLE] L. Lin Wood [SEP] Lucian Lincoln "Lin" Wood Jr. (born October 19, 1952 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a high-profile American attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia.  He represented Richard Jewell, the security guard falsely accused in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta in 1996.  Wood's representation of Richard Jewell propelled Wood from a personal injury lawyer to be known as one of the top libel, defamation and First Amendment lawyers in the U. S. earning him the title of "Attorney for the Damned".
[PAR] [TLE] Richard Jewell [ SEP ] Richard Allensworth Jewell ( born Richard White ; December 17 , 1962 – August 29 , 2007 ) was an American police officer and security guard . While working as a security guard for AT&T , he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds , Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded , saving many people from injury or death . Initially hailed by the media as a hero , Jewell was later considered a suspect . Jewell 's case is considered an example of the damage that can be done by reporting based on unreliable or incomplete information . [PAR] [TLE] L. Lin Wood [ SEP ] Lucian Lincoln " Lin " Wood Jr. ( born October 19 , 1952 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is a high - profile American attorney based in Atlanta , Georgia . He represented Richard Jewell , the security guard falsely accused in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta in 1996 . Wood 's representation of Richard Jewell propelled Wood from a personal injury lawyer to be known as one of the top libel , defamation and First Amendment lawyers in the U. S. earning him the title of " Attorney for the Damned " .
Where was the attorney born who defended the accused who was intially regarded as a hero?
Where was the attorney born who defended the accused who was intially regarded as a hero ?
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina