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Unabomber: In His Own Words

Unabomber: In His Own Words
★ 7.2/10•2020•44m•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime
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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.

Mick Grogan · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime44m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 22, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E147m

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.

Feb 22, 2020

Episode 2 - Episode 2E240m

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.

Feb 22, 2020

Episode 3 - Episode 3E348m

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.

Feb 22, 2020

Episode 4 - Episode 4E442m

Episode 4

The final episode of the series examines Kaczynski's trial, with the revelation that he was subjected to a secret psychological experiment as a teenaged student at Harvard, a fact some claim could have been responsible for turning him into the terrorist he became.

Feb 29, 2020

Actors

Ted Kaczynski

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

Theresa Kintz

Self - Former Editor, Earth First Journal

David Kaczynski

David Kaczynski

Self - Little Brother of Ted

Linda Patrik

Self - Sister in Law

Jamie Gehring

Self - Neighbor of Ted, Daughter of Butch Gehring

Butch Gehring

Self - Neighbor of Ted

Chris Waits

Self - Neighbor of Ted

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