it was in 1978 when kaczynski started his campaign of violence by leaving a mail bomb in a parking lot at a chicago university. he would go on to plant explosives on an airplane, university buildings and by computer stores. he also mailed powerful bombs to university professors and business executives. by the time he was arrested in 1996 his 16 devices killed three innocent people and injured 23 others. his own words published in a manifesto were what eventually led fbi agents to his off the grid primitive cabin in the woods of montana, tipped off by kaczynski s own brother. he pursued this bombing campaign as a way of striking back against technological advancement which he believed was damaging the environment in ways that needed to be stopped. reporter: before becoming a prolific bomber kaczynski was a high school honors student in illinois who enrolled at harvard at just 16. it was during his college years that kaczynski took a dark turn,
for transparency reasons to fully understand the circumstances around the death, but i would caution speculation at this point. we don t have any reason to believe anything unforward happening. reporter: a former fbi deputy director who was with the bureau as agents closed the unabomber case. it was in 1978 when kaczynski started his campaign of violence by leaving a mail bomb in a parking lot at a chicago university. he would go on to plant explosives on an airplane, university build ins and computer stores. he mailed powerful bombs to university professors and business executives. by the time he was arrested in 1996 his 16 devices killed three inspect people and injured 23 others. his own words published in a manifesto led fbi agents to his off the grid primitive cabin in the woods of montana, tipped off by kaczynski s own brother. he pursued this bombing campaign as a way of striking back against technological advancement which he believed
released. in december 2021 kaczynski was transferred to a federal medical facility in butner, north carolina, used to house inmates with health conditions. i think it s very important for transparency reasons to fully understand the circumstances around the death, but i would caution speculation at this point. we don t have any reason to believe anything untoward happened. andrew mccabe a former fbi deputy director with the bureau as agents closed the unabomber case. it was in 1978 when kaczynski started his campaign of violence by leaving a mail bomb in a parking lot at a chicago university. he would go on to plant explosives on an airplane, university buildings and by computer stores. he also mailed powerful bombs to university professors and business executives. by the time he was arrested in 1996, his 16 devices killed three innocent people and injured 23 others. his own words published in manifesto eventually led fib agents to his off the grid primitive cabin in the woods of
years starting in 1978. he planted bombs on an airplane, university building, computer stores and mailing some. his own words that were at the time published in his manifesto were what led fbi agents to his cabin in montana. i want you to hear from his brother and sister-in-law who initially tipped federal authorities on kaczynski s whereabouts. she said i think your brother is the unabomber. i said it s nothing to worried about. ted s never been violent. they posted the first few pages of the manifesto in the library. dave went with me and then as dave read the first page, i was sitting there beside him, and
he was rushed to the hospital where the convicted bomber was pronounced dead. reporter: known infamously as the unabomber, ted kaczynski was serving eight life sentences for his 17-year reign of terror when he died sunday. the 81-year-old was found unresponsive in a cell overnight. his cause of death, not yet released. in december 2021, he was transferred to a federal medical facility used to house prisoners with medical conditions. i think it is very important for transparency reasons to fully understand the circumstances around the death but i would caution speculation at this point west don t have any reason to believe anything untoward happened just yet. andrew mccabe was with the bureau as agents closed the case. it was in 1978 when kazzinsky started his campaign of violence by leaving a mail bomb in a parking lot. he would go to plant explosives on a plane, and by computer