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Fallout: The Unabomber’s Crimes and Manifesto (with Candice DeLong)

2024/9/9
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Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, died by suicide in prison. His 17-year terror campaign involved 16 bombs, resulting in three deaths and numerous injuries. His anti-technology manifesto has gained traction, raising questions about his legacy.
  • Kaczynski's bombs caused three deaths and many injuries.
  • His manifesto critiques industrial society and technology.
  • There's debate about whether his ideology was driven by mental illness or philosophical conviction.

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Ted Kaczynski, the man better known to the world as the Unabomber, died in 2023. But his manifesto and the ideas he presented as justifications for his killings have become more mainstream. We sat down with Candice DeLong, one of the FBI agents who helped capture Kaczynski in 1996, as well as Gary Wright, who survived a bombing in 1987.

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