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.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-02-22
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
Air Date: 2020-02-22
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
Air Date: 2020-02-22
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.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2020-02-29
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.
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Rating
7.2/10
Release Date
2020-02-22
Episodes
4 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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
Dr. Philip J. Resnick
Self. Prosecution Forensic Psychiatrist
Theresa Kintz
Self. Former Editor. Earth First pJournal
David Kaczynski
Self. Little Brother of Ted.
Linda Patrik
Self. Sister in Law. Helped solve the case of the unabomber
Jamie Gehring
Self. Neighbor of Ted, Daughter of Butch Gehring.
Butch Gehring
Self. Neighbor of Ted.
Chris Waits
Self. Neighbor
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Production Companies
Yap Films
BellMedia