Series
Unabomber: In His Own Words
DocumentaryCrime
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 122 Feb 2020 · 47m · ★ 6.8The 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.
2Episode 222 Feb 2020 · 40m · ★ 7.0Picking 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.
3Episode 322 Feb 2020 · 48m · ★ 6.8Part 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.
4Episode 429 Feb 2020 · 42m · ★ 7.0The 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.
Details
- Created by
- Mick Grogan
- First aired
- 22 Feb 2020
- Last aired
- 29 Feb 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 51 on TMDB
Cast
Ted KaczynskiSelf - The Unabomber (archive footage)- RRoy WrightSelf - Harvard Classmate
- JJoel MossSelf - FBI Supervisory Special Agent, UNABOMB Task Force
- KKevin FaganSelf - Reporter San Francisco Chronicle
- GGary WrightSelf - UNABOMB Survivor
- PPhillip ResnickSelf - Prosecution Forensic Psychiatrist
- TTheresa KintzSelf - Former Editor, Earth First Journal
David KaczynskiSelf - Little Brother of Ted- LLinda PatrikSelf - Sister in Law
- JJamie GehringSelf - Neighbor of Ted, Daughter of Butch Gehring
- BButch GehringSelf - Neighbor of Ted
- CChris WaitsSelf - Neighbor of Ted
