How ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski escaped FBI for 17 YEARS – as Netflix show relives his twisted pipe bomb murder spree
TO outsiders, Ted Kaczynski was a well-educated professor who led a quiet life, but underneath the calm exterior lay a psychopathic terrorist.
The infamous 'Unabomber', as he is now known, was a twisted killer who murdered and mutilated dozens of people by targeting them with homemade bombs.
For nearly 18 years, between 1978 and 1995, the homicidal professor mailed and hand-delivered 17 bombs, which killed three people and maimed 23 others.
Most of the victims were academics who worked in modern technology and he was later dubbed the 'Unabomber' by the press because some of his targets included universities and airlines.
Now, Netflix has just released a new documentary series which documents Kaczynski's life and includes the first-ever interview the killer has given.
But what were Kaczynski's motives for his heinous crimes and where did it all begin?
It was led by Harvard psychologist Henry Murray and saw each student write essays detailing their personal beliefs and aspirations.
Instead, he returned home and wrote: "I felt disgusted about what my uncontrolled sexual cravings had almost led me to do and I felt humiliated, and I violently hated the psychiatrist.
"Like a phoenix, I burst from the ashes of my despair to a glorious new hope. I thought I wanted to kill the psychiatrist and anyone else whom I hate."
The words would go on to prove chillingly true as he directed his hatred at scientists across America.