From the moment Birmingham cop James Blanton issues a BOLO for a truck registered to Eric Rudolph, federal, state and local officers – along with dozens of satellite trucks and scores of reporters – swarm the tiny, picturesque town of Murphy, N.C.

But when agents burst into his trailer they find a Goldilocks situation. The stove, if not the porridge, is still warm, but the inhabitant is gone. He slips into the mountains in the nick of time, just ahead of a massive task force. Thus begins the largest American manhunt of the 20th century.

We follow the evidence as it is discovered, and detail a bizarre string of events including a severed hand, a would-be Rambo, shots fired at federal agents, and a part of the world where many cheer “Run, Rudolph, Run.”

American Shrapnel is an eight-part series from Alabama Media Group. It starts with the biggest pipe bomb the FBI had ever seen. It ends in a dumpster, after the largest manhunt in U.S. history. This is the story of Eric Rudolph and the rise of American rage. Available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.