Ted Kaczynski
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Kaczynski after his arrest in 1996
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Born
| Theodore John Kaczynski
(
1942-05-22
)
May 22, 1942
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Died
| June 10, 2023
(2023-06-10)
(aged 81)
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Other names
| Unabomber
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Occupation
| Mathematician
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Criminal status
| Deceased
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Spouse(s)
| Elaine Anderson
(
m.
1988;
div.
1994)
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Children
| 1
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Conviction(s)
| Transportation, mailing and use of bombs; Murder
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Criminal penalty
| 8 consecutive
life sentences
without the possibility of
parole
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
- ↑
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
.
- ↑
"Interview with Ted Kaczynski, Administrative Maximum Facility Prison, Florence, Colorado, USA"
.
Earth First Journal!
. June 1999. Archived from
the original
on March 18, 2009
. Retrieved
March 18,
2009
.
- ↑
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
.
- ↑
"Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dead at 81"
. The Hill
. Retrieved
June 12,
2023
.
- ↑
"The Unabomber's Targets: An Interactive Map"
. CNN. 1997. Archived from
the original
on June 13, 2008.
- ↑
Lardner, George; Adams, Lorraine (April 14, 1996).
"To Unabomb Victims, a Deeper Mystery"
.
The Washington Post
. p. A01.
Archived
from the original on May 4, 2011.
- ↑
New York Times
- ↑
Zapotosky, Matt (December 23, 2021).
"Ted Kaczynski, the 79-year-old Unabomber, transferred to prison medical facility"
.
The Washington Post
.
Archived
from the original on December 22, 2021
. Retrieved
December 23,
2021
.
- ↑
Bailey, Holly (January 28, 2016).
"The Unabomber takes on the Internet"
.
Yahoo News
.
Archived
from the original on February 14, 2016.
- ↑
Kaczynski, Theodore.
"Industrial Society and Its Future"
(PDF)
.
editions-hache.com
.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on November 11, 2011
. Retrieved
January 17,
2021
.
- ↑
Chase (2004), p. 84.
- ↑
Sisak, Michael R.; Balsamo, Mike; Offenhartz, Jake (June 11, 2023).
"Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," died of suicide: AP Sources"
.
Associated Press
.
Archived
from the original on June 11, 2023
. Retrieved
June 11,
2023
.
- ↑
Thrush, Glenn
(June 11, 2023).
"Kaczynski Died by Suicide, Prompting Questions of Prison Security"
.
The New York Times
. p. A20.
Archived
from the original on June 10, 2023
. Retrieved
June 11,
2023
.
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