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|fullname = Theodore John Kaczynski | |fullname = Theodore John Kaczynski | ||
|alias = The Unabomber | |alias = The Unabomber<br>The Junkyard Bomber | ||
|occupation = Eco Terrorst (Formerly) | |occupation = Eco Terrorst (Formerly) | ||
|skills = Making Homemade Bombs<br> High Intelligence | |skills = Making Homemade Bombs<br> High Intelligence | ||
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|image = Theodore Kaczynski.jpg | |image = Theodore Kaczynski.jpg | ||
|goals = "Free" the world from technology (Failed) | |goals = "Free" the world from technology (Failed) | ||
|crimes = Domestic terrorism | |crimes = Domestic [[terrorism]]<br>[[Murder]] | ||
|origin = Chicago, Illinois | |origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
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{{Quote|Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness|Ted Kaczynski}} | {{Quote|Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness|Ted Kaczynski}}'''Theodore John Kaczynski''' (born May 22, 1942), also known as '''the Unabomber''' , is an American domestic terrorist, anarchist author, and former mathematics professor. He was a mathematics prodigy, but he abandoned an academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle. Between 1978 and 1995, he killed three people and injured 23 others in an attempt to start a revolution by conducting a nationwide bombing campaign targeting people involved with modern technology. In conjunction with this effort, he issued a social critique opposing industrialization while advocating a nature-centered form of anarchism. | ||
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In 1971, Kaczynski moved to a remote cabin without electricity or running water near Lincoln, Montana where he lived as a recluse. His original goal was to become self-sufficient so that he could live autonomously. He taught himself survival skills such as tracking game, edible plant identification, organic farming, bow drilling and other primitive technologies. He used an old bicycle to get to town, and a volunteer at the local library said he visited frequently to read classic works in their original languages. Other Lincoln residents said later that such a lifestyle was not unusual in the area. | |||
He witnessed the destruction of the wilderness surrounding his cabin and concluded that living in nature was untenable; he began his bombing campaign in 1978. | |||
In 1995, he sent a letter to ''The New York Times'' and promised to "desist from [[terrorism]]" if ''The Times'' or ''The Washington Post'' published his essay ''Industrial Society and Its Future'', in which he argued that his bombings were extreme but necessary to attract attention to the erosion of human freedom and dignity by modern technologies that require large-scale organization. | |||
In all, 16 bombs were attributed to Kaczynski. While the [[improvised explosive device]]s he created varied widely through the years, all but the first few contained the initials "FC", which Kaczynski later said stood for "Freedom Club", inscribed on parts inside. He purposely left misleading clues in the devices and took extreme care in preparing them to avoid leaving fingerprints; latent fingerprints on some of the devices did not match those found on letters attributed to Kaczynski | |||
Kaczynski was the subject of the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before his identity was known, the FBI used the acronym UNABOM (University and Airline Bomber) to refer to his case, which resulted in the media naming him the "Unabomber". The FBI and Attorney General Janet Reno pushed for the publication of ''Industrial Society and Its Future'', which led to a tip-off from Kaczynski's brother David, who recognized the writing style. | |||
FBI agents arrested Kaczynski on April 3, 1996, at his cabin, where he was found in an unkempt state. A search of his cabin revealed a cache of bomb components, 40,000 hand-written journal pages that included bomb-making experiments, descriptions of the Unabomber crimes and one live bomb, ready for mailing. They also found what appeared to be the original typed manuscript of ''Industrial Society and Its Future''. By this point, the Unabomber had been the target of the most expensive investigation in FBI history. | |||
After his arrest, Kaczynski tried unsuccessfully to dismiss his court-appointed lawyers because they wanted him to plead insanity in order to avoid the death penalty, as he did not believe that he was insane. In 1998, a plea bargain was reached under which he pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to eight life sentences without the possibility of parole. He is currently imprisoned at ADX Florence, a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*He was once suspected of being the [[Zodiac Killer]]. | |||
*In 2016, it was reported that early on in his imprisonment Kaczynski had befriended [[Ramzi Yousef]] and [[Timothy McVeigh]], the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing, respectively. The trio discussed religion and politics and formed a friendship which lasted until McVeigh's execution in 2001. | |||
[[Category:Eco Terrorists]] | [[Category:Eco Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:Extremists]] | [[Category:Extremists]] | ||
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[[Category:Hypocrites]] | [[Category:Hypocrites]] | ||
[[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | [[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | ||
[[Category:Tricksters]] | |||
[[Category:Saboteurs]] | |||
[[Category:Tragic]] | |||
[[Category:Criminals]] | |||
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| “ | Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness | „ |
| ~ Ted Kaczynski |
Theodore John Kaczynski (born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber , is an American domestic terrorist, anarchist author, and former mathematics professor. He was a mathematics prodigy, but he abandoned an academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle. Between 1978 and 1995, he killed three people and injured 23 others in an attempt to start a revolution by conducting a nationwide bombing campaign targeting people involved with modern technology. In conjunction with this effort, he issued a social critique opposing industrialization while advocating a nature-centered form of anarchism.
In 1971, Kaczynski moved to a remote cabin without electricity or running water near Lincoln, Montana where he lived as a recluse. His original goal was to become self-sufficient so that he could live autonomously. He taught himself survival skills such as tracking game, edible plant identification, organic farming, bow drilling and other primitive technologies. He used an old bicycle to get to town, and a volunteer at the local library said he visited frequently to read classic works in their original languages. Other Lincoln residents said later that such a lifestyle was not unusual in the area.
He witnessed the destruction of the wilderness surrounding his cabin and concluded that living in nature was untenable; he began his bombing campaign in 1978.
In 1995, he sent a letter to The New York Times and promised to "desist from terrorism" if The Times or The Washington Post published his essay Industrial Society and Its Future, in which he argued that his bombings were extreme but necessary to attract attention to the erosion of human freedom and dignity by modern technologies that require large-scale organization.
In all, 16 bombs were attributed to Kaczynski. While the improvised explosive devices he created varied widely through the years, all but the first few contained the initials "FC", which Kaczynski later said stood for "Freedom Club", inscribed on parts inside. He purposely left misleading clues in the devices and took extreme care in preparing them to avoid leaving fingerprints; latent fingerprints on some of the devices did not match those found on letters attributed to Kaczynski
Kaczynski was the subject of the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before his identity was known, the FBI used the acronym UNABOM (University and Airline Bomber) to refer to his case, which resulted in the media naming him the "Unabomber". The FBI and Attorney General Janet Reno pushed for the publication of Industrial Society and Its Future, which led to a tip-off from Kaczynski's brother David, who recognized the writing style.
FBI agents arrested Kaczynski on April 3, 1996, at his cabin, where he was found in an unkempt state. A search of his cabin revealed a cache of bomb components, 40,000 hand-written journal pages that included bomb-making experiments, descriptions of the Unabomber crimes and one live bomb, ready for mailing. They also found what appeared to be the original typed manuscript of Industrial Society and Its Future. By this point, the Unabomber had been the target of the most expensive investigation in FBI history.
After his arrest, Kaczynski tried unsuccessfully to dismiss his court-appointed lawyers because they wanted him to plead insanity in order to avoid the death penalty, as he did not believe that he was insane. In 1998, a plea bargain was reached under which he pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to eight life sentences without the possibility of parole. He is currently imprisoned at ADX Florence, a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado.
Trivia
- He was once suspected of being the Zodiac Killer.
- In 2016, it was reported that early on in his imprisonment Kaczynski had befriended Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing, respectively. The trio discussed religion and politics and formed a friendship which lasted until McVeigh's execution in 2001.