Unabomber: In His Own Words
Anchored by a rare interview, this docuseries details Ted Kaczynski's path from a young intellectual to one of the most feared people in US history.
Overview
Anchored by a rare interview, this docuseries details Ted Kaczynski's path from a young intellectual to one of the most feared people in US history.
Elizabeth Trojian
Creator / EP
Episodes
1. Episode 1
The first episode examines the start of the Unabomber's campaign of terror spanning from 1978 to 1985, and dives into Kaczynski’s childhood to discover what might have made a young mathematical genius with few friends evolve into a sociopathic terrorist.
2. Episode 2
Picking up in 1985, Part Two tells the story of how the Unabomber began to ramp-up his terror campaign, claiming his first murder and taunting his FBI pursuers. Kaczynski’s secret journals from his time as a grad student in Michigan reveal the extraordinary moment when his thoughts first turned to murder.
3. Episode 3
Part Three recounts the period from 1993 to 1996, when the Unabomber was holding America ransom with a series of increasingly powerful bombs before his arrest in 1996. Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law reveal the emotional story of how they came to suspect he was the Unabomber, which ultimately led to his arrest.
Cast & Crew
Ted Kaczynski
Self - The Unabomber (archive footage)
Roy Wright
Self - Harvard Classmate
Joel Moss
Self - FBI Supervisory Special Agent, UNABOMB Task Force
Kevin Fagan
Self - Reporter San Francisco Chronicle
Gary Wright
Self - UNABOMB Survivor
Phillip Resnick
Self - Prosecution Forensic Psychiatrist
