Sources Claim , Ted Kaczynski , Died By Suicide in Federal Prison.
On June 10, Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski,
better known as the "Unabomber,"
died in federal prison at the age of 81. .
'The Independent' reports that a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told the Associated Press (AP) that Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell. .
'The Independent' reports that a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told the Associated Press (AP) that Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell. .
AP reports that four people familiar with the matter
say that Kaczynski died by suicide, though the
official cause of death has yet to be announced.
Kaczynski was serving a life sentence
without the possibility of parole in
a federal prison in North Carolina.
Kaczynski was serving a life sentence
without the possibility of parole in
a federal prison in North Carolina.
In 1996, he was arrested
in western Montana, where he
was found living in a primitive cabin.
While on trial, Kaczynski pleaded guilty to
setting 16 explosions that killed three people
and injured 23 others between 1978 and 1995.
While on trial, Kaczynski pleaded guilty to
setting 16 explosions that killed three people
and injured 23 others between 1978 and 1995.
Computer store owner Hugh Scrutton, advertising
executive Thomas Mosser and lobbyist Gilbert Murray
were all killed by Kaczynski's homemade bombs.
In 1993, both Yale University computer
expert David Gelernter and California geneticist
Charles Epstein were maimed by bombs. .
In 1993, both Yale University computer
expert David Gelernter and California geneticist
Charles Epstein were maimed by bombs. .
Kaczynski was a Harvard-trained
mathematician whose manifesto decried
the advent of advanced technology. .
'The Independent' reports that his
arrest in 1995 ended one of the longest
and most expensive manhunts in U.S. history