The Unabomber: Ted Kaczynski's 17-Year Bombing Campaign

For 17 years, Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski terrorized America with sophisticated mail bombs, killing 3 people and injuring 23.

THE PRODIGY: Kaczynski had a genius-level IQ (167), graduated Harvard at 16, and became the youngest professor hired at UC Berkeley at age 25. He resigned in 1969 and moved to a remote Montana cabin.

THE CAPTURE: In 1995, he published a 35,000-word manifesto. His brother David recognized the writing and contacted the FBI. Kaczynski was arrested April 3, 1996. His cabin contained live bombs and detailed journals.

THE TRIAL: Kaczynski rejected an insanity defense. He pleaded guilty January 22, 1998, receiving eight life sentences without parole.

Kaczynski died in prison June 10, 2023, at age 81.

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