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Ted Kaczynski

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Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski (May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023) was an American mathematician who was known as the Unabomber.[1] Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski engaged in a nationwide bombing campaign against people involved with modern technology, planting or mailing numerous home-made bombs, ultimately killing a total of three people and injuring 23 others.[2]

Ted Kaczynski
Kaczynski after his arrest in 1996
BornTheodore John Kaczynski
(1942-05-22)May 22, 1942
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 2023(2023-06-10) (aged 81)
FMC Butner, Durham County, North Carolina, U.S.
Alias(es)Unabomber
Conviction(s)Transportation, mailing and use of bombs; Murder
Penalty8 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
StatusDeceased
OccupationMathematician
Spouse
Elaine Anderson
(m. 1988; div. 1994)
Children1

Early life

Kaczynski was born in Chicago and raised in Evergreen Park, Illinois.[3] Kaczynski was accepted to Harvard University at the age of 16.[3] He earned an undergraduate degree. He then earned a PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan.[3] Kacyznski was a child prodigy who did well in mathematics.[4] He became an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967 at age 25.[3] He resigned two years later.[3]

The Unabomber

In 1971, he moved to a cabin without electricity or running water, in Lincoln, Montana. He lived there while learning survival skills. From 1978 to 1995, Kaczynski sent 16 bombs to targets including universities and airlines, killing three people and injuring 23.[5][6]

Kaczynski sent a letter to The New York Times on April 24, 1995.[3]

Kaczynski was arrested in his cabin on April 3, 1996. His brother, David, called the police so that they could arrest him.[7] He pleaded guilty of his crimes on January 22, 1998. He was an inmate of ADX Florence, Fremont County, Colorado. On December 14, 2021, he was moved from ADX Florence to the Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina after being diagnosed with late-stage cancer.[8]

Written works

Kaczynski wrote many books, Industrial Society and Its Future, Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How, and Technological Slavery are his most famous.[9] Industrial Society and Its Future was best known as the "Unabomber's Manifesto".[10][11]

Death

At 12:23 a.m. on June 10, 2023, he was found in his cell unresponsive. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.[12] Prison officials believe he committed suicide.[13]

Ted Kaczynski Media

  • Kaczynski (bottom right) with other merit scholarship finalists from his high school

  • Kaczynski's diplomas from Harvard University and the University of Michigan

  • Kaczynski as an assistant professor at UC Berkeley in 1968

  • Bible belonging to Kaczynski, found in his cabin

  • Kaczynski's cabin, photographed in 1996

  • Illinois drivers license for Theodore J. Kaczynski, 1978

  • An FBI reproduction of one of Kaczynski's bombs, once on display at the now defunct Newseum in Washington, D.C.

  • FBI poster offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the Unabomber's capture

References

  1. ↑ Kaczynski identified himself as an anarchist, although few anarchists accept this claim. On his own views see Gautney, Heather (2010). … claimed to be from 'the anarchist group calling ourselves FC. ISBN 9780230620247. Haberfeld, M. R.; Hassell, Agostino (9 July 2009). ... Kaczynski was a disenchanted mathematics professor turned anarchist. ISBN 9781441901156. Sue Mahan, Pamala L. Griset (2007). Terrorism in Perspective. Sage Publications. ISBN 9781412950152.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Ted Kaczynski, Administrative Maximum Facility Prison, Florence, Colorado, USA". Earth First Journal!. June 1999. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318135703/http://www.insurgentdesire.org.uk/tedk.htm. Retrieved March 18, 2009. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "U.s Seizes Unabomber Suspect". Chicago Tribune.com. April 4, 1996. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dead at 81". The Hill. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ The Unabomber's Targets: An Interactive Map. CNN. 1997. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1997/unabomb/victims/. 
  6. ↑ Lardner, George; Adams, Lorraine (April 14, 1996). To Unabomb Victims, a Deeper Mystery. p. A01. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/unabomber/bkgrdstories.victims.htm. 
  7. ↑ New York Times
  8. ↑ Zapotosky, Matt (December 23, 2021). Ted Kaczynski, the 79-year-old Unabomber, transferred to prison medical facility. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/unabomber-kaczynski-hospital-ill/2021/12/22/4f773f82-6367-11ec-8ce3-9454d0b46d42_story.html. Retrieved December 23, 2021. 
  9. ↑ Bailey, Holly (January 28, 2016). "The Unabomber takes on the Internet". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kaczynski, Theodore. "Industrial Society and Its Future" (PDF). editions-hache.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ↑ Chase (2004), p. 84.
  12. ↑ Sisak, Michael R.; Balsamo, Mike; Offenhartz, Jake (June 11, 2023). Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," died of suicide: AP Sources. https://apnews.com/article/ted-kaczynski-unabomber-1197f597364b36e56bdbcaca9837bdc4. Retrieved June 11, 2023. 
  13. ↑ Thrush, Glenn (June 11, 2023). Kaczynski Died by Suicide, Prompting Questions of Prison Security. p. A20. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/us/politics/kaczynski-unabomber-suicide-prison.html. Retrieved June 11, 2023. 

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