30 for 30

Season 0, Episode 17

Episode Title: 30 for 30 Shorts: Judging Jewell

Air Date: 2014-01-31

Overview:

Security guard Richard Jewell received praise in the aftermath of a bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when he helped clear the area and found the bag that contained the pipe bomb. Praise turned into loss of honor when Jewell was wrongfully accused of planting the bomb in the ensuing investigation.