device that is used to maim or kill. for almost two decades, he skillfully evaded identification and capture. we had literal hi hundreds and hundreds of suspects. dropped out of sight for six years. people thought he was dead. he was obsessed about leaving fingerprint evidence. nobody has ever seen anybody like theodore ka zin ski. the hunt for the unabomber next. reporter: a simple sketch was almost all investigators had to go on. the facial features were distinct but the head was cloaked by a hood. and the eyes, obscured by aviator sunglasses. for more than 17 years, he operated without restraint. in all that time, no one knew who he was or how exactly he chose his targets. even his victims remained in the dark until he struck. i had never heard of the unabomber before i was injured. i learned about the existence of the unabomber two days after i came home from the hospital. reporter: february 20th, 1987, an unseasonably warm and sunny day in salt lake
i realized it wasn t a nightmare. i was literally considering the possibility that my brother was the unabomber. hey, everyone. i m hill harper. the hunt for the unabomber was one of the largest, most expensive investigations in fbi history. this lone wolf serial killer put the nation on notice, as his increasingly deadly campaign of terror expanded across the country. beginning in the 1970s, the mysterious bomber taunted law enforcement, left no trace of his identity, made no demands and evaded capture for years. by 1993, the case had gone cold. people had hope the unabomber was dead, but really, he was just getting started. so far, investigators don t know who he is, but they say he s attacked people all across the country since 1978. there were never any serious subjects. there had never been any search warrants served. it was as close to being unsolvable as a case can be. the unabomber disappeared for nearly 7 years. a lot of people thought, he s dead. he s
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