Jewell feared media, electric chair

January 8, 1997
Web posted at: 11:15 a.m. EST

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The former security guard cleared by the
FBI of involvement in the bombing at an Atlanta park during
the Olympics said in a published interview that his life was
irrevocably changed by the events of the summer.

Richard Jewell told Vanity Fair magazine that he felt like a
prisoner in his apartment and that he feared that reporters
camped outside were using sound dishes to listen to his
private conversations.

He also said he feared being falsely convicted and put to
death in the electric chair.

More than 100 people were injured and one person was killed
when a pipe bomb exploded on July 27 during a late night
concert at Centennial Olympic Park. No arrests have been made
in the case, and the investigation is ongoing.

Jewell is scheduled to appear Wednesday on CNN's "Larry King Live" at 9 p.m. EST.