Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius: A look back at the Olympian's meteoric rise and fall
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Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, nicknamed Blade Runner for his prosthetic legs, is up for parole for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
The Olympic athlete, who earned the nickname Blade Runner for the futuristic carbon-fiber prosthetics he used for competitions, met face-to-face with Steenkamp’s father for the first time on June 22 as part of his parole bid.
The disabled athlete, the first to compete against able-bodied men, was once hailed as the most inspirational figure in sports.
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