How A Harvard-Trained Mathematician Became America's 'Unabomber' — The Kaczynski Story

Kaczynski followed a unique path through American life, from lonely boy genius to Harvard-trained star of pure mathematics, rural recluse, notorious murderer, and imprisoned extremist.

Photo illustration of Ted Kaczynski under headline "Case of the Unabomber".

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Theodore J Kaczynski (pronounced kah-ZIN-skee), a.k.a. the "Unabomber", was a man who, between 1978 and 1995, used homemade bombs to attack academics, businessmen, and random civilians. His stated goal was to cause the collapse of the modern social order. His violent rampage ended after what was widely regarded as the longest and most "expensive" manhunt in American history. Kaczynski died on June 10, 2023, in a federal prison medical centre in Butner, North Carolina,