The unabomber
Ted Kaczynski was born on May 22, 1942. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a child Kaczynski was well known as a child prodigy. He grew up to be a very well known mathematician and was an instructor at the University of California. He retreated, for an unkown reason, to life in the Montana woods.
In 1978 Ted moved back to Chicago to work in a factory with his brother. He was fired very soon for writing rude limericks about his boss. That same year he created his first homemade bomb.It would be the first of many.
He sent his bomb to a professor at Northwestern University. He sustained small injuries when the letter was opened. He returned to Montana after this. After his minor success with his first bomb he sent two bombs to American Airlines. One in 1979 and one in 1980, adressed to the company's president. The other blew up mid-flight. It still landed safely with 12 injuries.
In 1982 his bombs became more destructive. His first fatality came from setting a bomb outside a computer shop. It killed only one person. He killed two more and became extremely wanted by the FBI. After this all his destructions led to 3 deaths and 22 wounded. In 1996 on April 3rd he was caught and arrested. In January 1998 he attempted to commit suicide before his trial. He failed his attempt at suicide and recieved four life sentences. He is currently an inmate at the Florence Federal Correctional Complex located in Colorado.
In 1978 Ted moved back to Chicago to work in a factory with his brother. He was fired very soon for writing rude limericks about his boss. That same year he created his first homemade bomb.It would be the first of many.
He sent his bomb to a professor at Northwestern University. He sustained small injuries when the letter was opened. He returned to Montana after this. After his minor success with his first bomb he sent two bombs to American Airlines. One in 1979 and one in 1980, adressed to the company's president. The other blew up mid-flight. It still landed safely with 12 injuries.
In 1982 his bombs became more destructive. His first fatality came from setting a bomb outside a computer shop. It killed only one person. He killed two more and became extremely wanted by the FBI. After this all his destructions led to 3 deaths and 22 wounded. In 1996 on April 3rd he was caught and arrested. In January 1998 he attempted to commit suicide before his trial. He failed his attempt at suicide and recieved four life sentences. He is currently an inmate at the Florence Federal Correctional Complex located in Colorado.