Requiem for a Reporter: Kathy Scruggs - Atlanta Magazine
Atlanta Magazine Requiem for a Reporter: Kathy Scruggs AJC ace Kathy Scruggs broke the story that made Richard Jewell a household name. It also started her downward spiral. 6267 A crowd gathers on July 30, 1996, in Centennial Olympic Park during a memorial service for the victims of the bomb explosion. The same day, the AJC published its story naming Richard Jewell as the FBI’s lead suspect. Photograph by Michael Cooper/Getty Images Sport This column originally appeared in our July 2003 issue. I recognized her immediately. She first appears on page 79 of Jack Warner’s riveting novel, Shi...